March 29th
170 Notable deaths
Agnès Varda
French artist, film director, screenwriter and photographer (1928-2019).
Born May 30th, 1928 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2019 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lee Atwater
American political consultant and strategist.
Born February 27th, 1951 in Atlanta.
Died March 29th, 1991 at 40 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
Chance Perdomo
American actor (1996–2024).
Born October 19th, 1996 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2024 at 27 years old in Upstate New York (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Paul Henreid
Austrian-american actor and film director.
Born January 10th, 1908 in Trieste. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1992 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Carl Orff
German composer.
Born July 10th, 1895 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Munich (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Caspar Weinberger
American politician (1917-2006).
Born August 18th, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died March 29th, 2006 at 88 years old in Bangor (pneumonia). [ref]
Dick Haymes
Argentinian actor and singer (1918–1980).
Born September 13th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Krzysztof Penderecki
Polish composer and conductor.
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Dębica.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 86 years old in Kraków. [ref]
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician.
Born November 16th, 1873 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1958 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Andy Hallett
American actor and singer (1975-2009).
Born August 4th, 1975 in Barnstable.
Died March 29th, 2009 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine