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December 29th
240 Notable deaths
Jessica Campbell
American actress (1982-2020).
Born October 30th, 1982 in Tulsa.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 38 years old in Portland. [ref]
Luke Letlow
American politician (1979-2020).
Born December 6th, 1979 in Monroe.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 41 years old in Shreveport (COVID-19). [ref]
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Nyack.
Died December 29th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City.
Wilhelm Maybach
German engine designer and industrialist (1846–1929).
Born February 9th, 1846 in Heilbronn.
Died December 29th, 1929 at 83 years old in Stuttgart.
Ian Tyson
Canadian singer-songwriter (1933–2022).
Born September 25th, 1933 in Victoria.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 89 years old in Longview. [ref]
John Marshall Harlan II
Us supreme court justice from 1955 to 1971.
Born May 20th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died December 29th, 1971 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (spinal cord neoplasm).
Peggy Cummins
Irish actress (1925-2017).
Born December 18th, 1925.
Died December 29th, 2017 at 92 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gil de Ferran
Franco-brazilian pilot racecar driver and team owner (1967–2023).
Born November 11th, 1967 in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 56 years old in Opa-locka (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
German aristocrat (1933-2022).
Died December 29th, 2022 at 89 years old in Salem. [ref]
Tomiko Itooka
Japanese supercentenarian (1908–2024).
Died December 29th, 2024 at 116 years old in Ashiya. [ref]
Carmen De Lavallade
American dancer (1931–2025).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2025 at 94 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1897–1952).
Born December 18th, 1897 in Cuthbert.
Died December 29th, 1952 at 55 years old in New York City.
Anatoliy Golitsyn
Kgb officer (1926–2008).
Born August 25th, 1926 in Pyriatyn.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 82 years old
Rosenda Monteros
Mexican actress (1935–2018).
Born August 31st, 1935 in Veracruz.
Died December 29th, 2018 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Pavel Srniček
Czech soccer player, soccer representant and soccer coach (1968–2015).
Born March 10th, 1968 in Ostrava, Karviná.
Died December 29th, 2015 at 47 years old in Ostrava, Poruba, University Hospital Ostrava (cardiac arrest).
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
American artist (1840-1879).
Born July 26th, 1840 in Concord. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1879 at 39 years old in Paris (maternal death). [ref]
Phil O'Donnell
Scottish association football player (1972-2007).
Born March 25th, 1972 in Bellshill.
Died December 29th, 2007 at 35 years old in Wishaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Félix Vallotton
Swiss painter and printmaker (1865-1925).
Born December 28th, 1865 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1925 at 60 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Hakim Ajmal Khan
Indian politician.
Born February 12th, 1868 in Delhi.
Died December 29th, 1927 at 59 years old
John C. Portman Jr.
American architect and real estate developer (1924-2017).
Born December 4th, 1924 in Walhalla. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 93 years old in Atlanta (heart failure). [ref]
Les McCann
American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1935 in Lexington.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Leopold Kronecker
German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891).
Born December 7th, 1823 in Legnica.
Died December 29th, 1891 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Wojciech Kilar
Polish composer and pianist (1932–2013).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Lviv. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Katowice (brain cancer). [ref]
Philip Bliss
19th century christian hymnodist (1838–1876).
Born July 9th, 1838 in Clearfield County. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1876 at 38 years old in Ashtabula (railway accident).
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
First lady of the united states.
Born February 13th, 1818 in Wedgefield.
Died December 29th, 1878 at 60 years old in New York City.
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