December 29th
162 Notable deaths
Gil de Ferran
Franco-brazilian pilot racecar driver and team owner (1967–2023).
Born November 11th, 1967 in Paris.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 56 years old in Opa-locka (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tullio Levi-Civita
Italian mathematician and physicist.
Born March 29th, 1873 in Padua. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1941 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Miroslav Krleža
Croatian writer.
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. [ref]
Eduard Artemyev
Soviet and russian composer.
Born November 30th, 1937 in Novosibirsk.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 85 years old in Moscow. [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).
Claude Bolling
French musician.
Born April 10th, 1930 in Cannes.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 90 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist.
Born May 30th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Don Marquis
American humorist.
Born July 29th, 1878 in Illinois. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Brian Garfield
American writer.
Born April 24th, 1939 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 162
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain