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December 29th
185 Notable deaths
Eden Phillpotts
English author, poet and dramatist (1862–1960).
Born November 4th, 1862 in Mount Abu.
Died December 29th, 1960 at 98 years old in Exeter (disease).
Sadriddin Ayni
Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).
Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.
Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]
Reginald Doherty
English tennis player (1872–1910).
Born October 14th, 1872 in Wimbledon.
Died December 29th, 1910 at 38 years old in Kensington (heart failure).
Stanley Lane-Poole
British orientalist and archaeologist (1854–1931).
Born December 18th, 1854 in London.
Died December 29th, 1931 at 77 years old in London.
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
German aristocrat and diplomat.
Born June 3rd, 1886 in Munich.
Died December 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Munich.
Aleksei Bugayev
Russian association football player (1981–2024).
Born August 25th, 1981 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2024 at 43 years old in Ukraine. [ref]
Sigurd Lewerentz
Swedish architect.
Born July 29th, 1885 in Bjärtrå. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1975 at 90 years old in Lund. [ref]
Ahmad Adaweyyah
Egyptian singer (1945–2024).
Born June 26th, 1945 in Minya Governorate.
Died December 29th, 2024 at 79 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Stuart Holmes
Actor (1884-1971).
Born March 10th, 1884 in Chicago.
Died December 29th, 1971 at 87 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Minakata Kumagusu
Japanese mycologist, biologist and writer (1867-1941).
Born April 15th, 1867 in Wakayama.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 74 years old in Tanabe.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 185
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