December 29th
185 Notable deaths
George Newberry
British racing cyclist (1917–1978).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Burton upon Trent.
Died December 29th, 1978 at 61 years old in Burton upon Trent.
Arthur Nordenswan
Sport shooter (1883-1970).
Born January 27th, 1883 in Stockholm City.
Died December 29th, 1970 at 87 years old in Oscar Parish.
Heinz Körvers
German handball player.
Born July 3rd, 1915 in Bönninghardt.
Died December 29th, 1942 at 27 years old in Volgograd.
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.
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.
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.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 185
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs