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December 29th
240 Notable deaths
Kjell Rodian
Danish racing cyclist (1942-2007).
Born June 30th, 1942 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 29th, 2007 at 65 years old in Copenhagen.
Hugo Lahtinen
Finnish pentathlete (1891–1977).
Born November 29th, 1891 in Tampere.
Died December 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Tampere.
Friedrich Alexander Buhse
Baltic german botanist (1821-1898).
Born November 30th, 1821 in Riga.
Died December 29th, 1898 at 77 years old
Ivane Beritashvili
Georgian physiologist (1884–1974).
Born January 10th, 1885 in Vejini.
Died December 29th, 1974 at 89 years old in Tbilisi.
Luigi Lucotti
Italian racing cyclist (1893–1980).
Born December 18th, 1893 in Voghera.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 87 years old in Voghera.
Johann Zehetner
Austrian handball player (1912–1942).
Born September 4th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1942 at 30 years old
James Clarke
British tug of war competitor (1874-1929).
Born October 6th, 1874 in County Mayo.
Died December 29th, 1929 at 55 years old
Aage Høy-Petersen
Danish sailor (1898–1967).
Born November 4th, 1898 in Ordrup.
Died December 29th, 1967 at 69 years old in Gentofte.
Pedro Camus
Spanish association football player.
Born July 13th, 1955 in Santander.
Died December 29th, 2025 at 70 years old in Santander. [ref]
Josef Věntus
Czechoslovak rower (1931–2001).
Born February 12th, 1931 in Kylešovice.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 70 years old in Prague. [ref]
Maurice Hemelsoet
Belgian rower (1875–1943).
Born March 8th, 1875 in Ghent.
Died December 29th, 1943 at 68 years old in Ghent.
József Keresztessy
Gymnast (1885–1962).
Born September 19th, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1962 at 77 years old in Toronto.
Grigori Karelin
Russian botanist and explorer (1801-1872).
Born January 25th, 1801 in Saint Petersburg Governorate.
Died December 29th, 1872 at 71 years old in Atyrau.
Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango
President of panama (1899-1969).
Born March 14th, 1899 in Panama.
Died December 29th, 1969 at 70 years old in Panama.
Joseph Ti-kang
Roman catholic archbishop.
Born May 7th, 1928 in Xinxiang County.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 94 years old
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi