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December 29th
185 Notable deaths
Siddhidas Mahaju
Nepal bhasa poet (1867–1929).
Born October 15th, 1867 in Kathmandu.
Died December 29th, 1929 at 62 years old in Kathmandu.
Pavel Kolchin
Estonian-russian cross-country skier and coach (1930-2010).
Born January 9th, 1930 in Yaroslavl.
Died December 29th, 2010 at 80 years old in Otepää. [ref]
Nello Celio
Member of the swiss federal council (1914-1995).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Quinto.
Died December 29th, 1995 at 81 years old in Bern.
Katay Don Sasorith
Nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of laos (1904-1959).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Pakse.
Died December 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Vientiane.
Jan Rypka
Czech academic, literature historian, orientalist, translator and university educator.
Born May 28th, 1886 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Davide Tizzano
Italian rower.
Born May 21st, 1968 in Naples.
Died December 29th, 2025 at 57 years old in Naples. [ref]
Hardo Aasmäe
Estonian politician, geographer, and encyclopedist (1951-2014).
Born February 11th, 1951 in Tallinn.
Died December 29th, 2014 at 63 years old in Tallinn.
János Varga
Olympic wrestler (1939–2022).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Abony.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Alexei Kirichenko
Soviet politician (1908-1975).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Chornobaivka. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1975 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John T. Dillon
American actor of the silent era (1876-1937).
Died December 29th, 1937 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown