March 29th
170 Notable deaths
Harry Price
British writer.
Born January 17th, 1881 in London.
Died March 29th, 1948 at 67 years old in Pulborough.
Henry Robertson Bowers
Royal navy officer and explorer.
Born July 29th, 1883 in Greenock.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 28 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Infante Alfonso of Spain
Spanish royal.
Born October 3rd, 1941 in Rome.
Died March 29th, 1956 at 14 years old in Villa Giralda (Estoril).
Anita Shreve
American writer.
Born October 7th, 1946 in Dedham.
Died March 29th, 2018 at 71 years old in Newfields (cancer). [ref]
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Born May 3rd, 1920 in La Grange. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2001 at 80 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ken Bruen
Irish writer.
Born January 3rd, 1951 in Galway.
Died March 29th, 2025 at 74 years old in Galway. [ref]
Guy Bourdin
French photographer.
Born December 2nd, 1928 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1991 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Anna Louise Strong
American journalist.
Born November 24th, 1885 in Friend.
Died March 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Helen Levitt
American photographer (1913-2009).
Born August 31st, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2009 at 95 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Marc Platt
American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014).
Born December 2nd, 1913 in Pasadena.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 100 years old in San Rafael (pneumonia).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 170
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe