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December 29th
240 Notable deaths
Eilif Peterssen
Norwegian painter (1852-1928).
Born September 4th, 1852 in Christiania.
Died December 29th, 1928 at 76 years old in Lysaker.
Christian Gyan
Ghanaian-dutch association football player.
Born November 2nd, 1978 in Tema.
Died December 29th, 2021 at 43 years old in Rotterdam (cancer). [ref]
Ferdinand Kübler
Swiss racing cyclist (1919–2016).
Born July 24th, 1919 in Marthalen. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Grete Mosheim
German actress (1905-1986).
Born January 8th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer).
Hermann Baumann
German horn player (1934–2023).
Born August 1st, 1934 in Hamburg.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]
Robert Demachy
French photographer (1859-1936).
Born July 7th, 1859 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died December 29th, 1936 at 77 years old in Trouville-sur-Mer.
Tefta Tashko-Koço
Albanian artist (1910–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Faiyum.
Died December 29th, 1947 at 37 years old in Tirana (cancer).
Don Clarke
New zealand rugby union player (1933-2002).
Born November 10th, 1933 in Narbonne.
Died December 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Johannesburg.
Odd Iversen
Norwegian footballer (1945-2014).
Born November 6th, 1945 in Trondheim.
Died December 29th, 2014 at 69 years old in Trondheim (disease).
Jinpachi Nezu
Japanese actor.
Born December 1st, 1947 in Tsuru.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 69 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Francesco de Sanctis
Italian literary critic, scholar, writer, and politician (1817–1883).
Born March 28th, 1817 in Morra De Sanctis.
Died December 29th, 1883 at 66 years old in Naples.
Enrique Collar
Spanish footballer (1934–2025).
Born November 2nd, 1934 in San Juan de Aznalfarache.
Died December 29th, 2025 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Aldo Parisot
Brazilian-american music educator and cellist.
Born September 30th, 1918 in Natal.
Died December 29th, 2018 at 100 years old in Guilford.
Patriarch Fotios II of Constantinople
265th ecumenical patriarch of constantinople.
Born November 16th, 1874 in Büyükada.
Died December 29th, 1935 at 61 years old in Istanbul.
Blagoje Vidinić
Macedonian footballer (1934–2006).
Born June 11th, 1934 in Skopje. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Shabana Rehman Gaarder
Norwegian comedian and writer.
Born July 14th, 1976 in Karachi.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 46 years old in Oslo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mihalj Kertes
Yugoslav and serbian politician (1947–2022).
Born August 29th, 1947 in Bačka Palanka.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 75 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Endre Steiner
Hungarian chess player (1901–1944).
Born June 27th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died December 29th, 1944 at 43 years old in Budapest, extermination camp.
Judith Mason
South african artist (1938-2016).
Born October 10th, 1938 in Pretoria.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 78 years old in White River.
Tibor Radó
Hungarian mathematician (1895–1965).
Born June 2nd, 1895 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1965 at 70 years old in New Smyrna Beach.
Jun Ishikawa
Japanese writer (1899-1987).
Born March 7th, 1899 in Asakusa-ku.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 88 years old in Tokyo Yamate Medical Center (lung cancer).
Roy Conacher
Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1984).
Born October 5th, 1916 in Toronto.
Died December 29th, 1984 at 68 years old in Victoria.
Kim Yang-gon
North korean politician (1942-2015).
Born April 30th, 1942 in Anju.
Died December 29th, 2015 at 73 years old in North Korea (traffic collision). [ref]
Luigi Albertini
Italian politician (1871–1941).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Ancona.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 70 years old in Rome.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 240
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