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December 29th
240 Notable deaths
Nello Celio
Member of the swiss federal council (1914-1995).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Quinto.
Died December 29th, 1995 at 81 years old in Bern.
Katay Don Sasorith
Nationalist, politician, author, and prime minister of laos (1904-1959).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Pāksē.
Died December 29th, 1959 at 55 years old in Vientiane.
Jan Rypka
Czech academic, literature historian, orientalist, translator and university educator.
Born May 28th, 1886 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Davide Tizzano
Italian rower.
Born May 21st, 1968 in Naples.
Died December 29th, 2025 at 57 years old in Naples. [ref]
Hardo Aasmäe
Estonian politician, geographer, and encyclopedist (1951-2014).
Born February 11th, 1951 in Tallinn.
Died December 29th, 2014 at 63 years old in Tallinn.
János Varga
Hungarian wrestler (1939–2022).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Abony.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Alexei Kirichenko
Soviet politician (1908-1975).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Chornobaivka. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1975 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John T. Dillon
American actor of the silent era (1876-1937).
Died December 29th, 1937 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
John Henry Leech
English entomologist.
Born December 5th, 1862 in Redditch.
Died December 29th, 1900 at 38 years old in Salisbury.
Sergey Kvochkin
Kazakh footballer (1938–2007).
Born October 6th, 1938 in Oskemen.
Died December 29th, 2007 at 69 years old in Almaty.
Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones
Prime minister of spain (1804-1879).
Born December 27th, 1804 in Lima.
Died December 29th, 1879 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Max de Terra
Racing driver (1918–1982).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Zurich.
Died December 29th, 1982 at 64 years old in Zollikon.
Nico Klopp
Luxembourg painter (1894-1930).
Born September 18th, 1894 in Bech-Kleinmacher.
Died December 29th, 1930 at 36 years old in Luxembourg.
Patrick Leahy
Irish athlete.
Born May 20th, 1877 in Charleville.
Died December 29th, 1927 at 50 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Theodor Ziehen
German neurologist (1862–1950).
Born November 12th, 1862 in Frankfurt.
Died December 29th, 1950 at 88 years old in Wiesbaden.
Pavel Brullov
Russian artist (1840-1914).
Born September 10th, 1840 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 29th, 1914 at 74 years old in Pavlovsk.
Jaroslav Borovička
Czech footballer (1931-1992).
Born November 26th, 1931 in Prague.
Died December 29th, 1992 at 61 years old
Anton Christian Bang
Norwegian bishop, writer and politician (1840-1913).
Born September 18th, 1840 in Dønna Municipality.
Died December 29th, 1913 at 73 years old in Christiania.
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
Estonian linguist and botanist (1805-1887).
Born April 11th, 1805 in Haapsalu.
Died December 29th, 1887 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Bernard von Brentano
German writer (1901-1964).
Born October 15th, 1901 in Offenbach am Main.
Died December 29th, 1964 at 63 years old in Wiesbaden.
Maurice Pic
French entomologist (1866–1957).
Born March 23rd, 1866 in Digoin.
Died December 29th, 1957 at 91 years old in Paris.
Luigi Tripepi
Catholic cardinal (1836–1906).
Born June 21st, 1836 in Cardeto.
Died December 29th, 1906 at 70 years old in Rome.
Friedrich Moritz Brauer
Austrian entomologist (1832-1904).
Born May 12th, 1832 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1904 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Anatoly Kubatsky
Soviet and russian actor (1908–2001).
Born November 1st, 1908 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Rofū Miki
Japanese poet and writer (1889-1964).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Tatsuno. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1964 at 75 years old in Nomura Hospital (struck by vehicle). [ref]
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain