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December 29th
240 Notable deaths
Ringo Lam
Hong kong filmmaker (1955–2018).
Born December 8th, 1955 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 29th, 2018 at 63 years old in Hong Kong (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edgar Savisaar
Estonian politician (1950–2022).
Born May 31st, 1950 in Harku Rural Municipality.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 72 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Shu Uemura
Japanese businessman.
Born June 19th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died December 29th, 2007 at 79 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Eduard Artemyev
Soviet and russian composer (1937–2022).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Novosibirsk.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
First lady of the united states from 1842 to 1844.
Born June 14th, 1816 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1889 at 73 years old in Montgomery.
Tullio Levi-Civita
Italian mathematician and physicist (1873–1941).
Born March 29th, 1873 in Padua.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 68 years old in Rome.
Guy Ballard
American mining engineer, founder of the "i am" movement (1878–1939).
Born July 28th, 1878 in Newton.
Died December 29th, 1939 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Don Taylor
American actor and film director (1920-1998).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Freeport.
Died December 29th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Pupetta Maresca
Italian criminal (1935–2021).
Born January 19th, 1935 in Castellammare di Stabia.
Died December 29th, 2021 at 86 years old in Castellammare di Stabia. [ref]
Miroslav Krleža
Croatian writer (1893–1981).
Born July 7th, 1893 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1981 at 88 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Doris Humphrey
American dancer and choreographer (1895–1958).
Born October 17th, 1895 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1958 at 63 years old in New York City.
Leonid Nikolaev
Russian assassin (1904–1934).
Born May 10th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 29th, 1934 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Charles Yerkes
American banker and art collector (1837-1905).
Born June 25th, 1837 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1905 at 68 years old in New York City (kidney disease). [ref]
Cássia Eller
Brazilian singer (1962-2001).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist (1912–2004).
Born May 30th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Besik Kudukhov
Olympic wrestler (1986-2013).
Born August 15th, 1986 in Tskhiloni.
Died December 29th, 2013 at 27 years old in Krasnodar Krai (traffic collision).
Akmal Shaikh
Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.
Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). [ref]
Claude Bolling
French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Cannes.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 90 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Brian Garfield
American novelist, historian and screenwriter (1939-2018).
Born April 24th, 1939 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Pasadena.
Don Marquis
American humorist.
Born July 29th, 1878 in Illinois.
Died December 29th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City (stroke).
Nadezhda Mandelstam
Russian writer and educator.
Born November 11th, 1899 in Saratov.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Gyumri.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 63 years old in Yerevan (cancer).
John Paul Jr.
American racecar driver born in 1960.
Born February 19th, 1960 in Muncie.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 60 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Judith Rich Harris
American psychology researcher (1938-2018).
Born February 10th, 1938 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2018 at 80 years old in Middletown (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Mike Beuttler
Racecar driver.
Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.
Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci