March 29th
230 Notable deaths
Jean-Pierre Coffe
French food critic and tv host (1938–2016).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Lunéville.
Died March 29th, 2016 at 78 years old in Lanneray (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Günther Kleiber
German politician (1931-2013).
Born September 16th, 1931 in Borna.
Died March 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Edward Adrian Wilson
English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist (1872–1912).
Born July 23rd, 1872 in Cheltenham.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 39 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Alexei Abrikosov
Soviet, russian and american theoretical physicist.
Born June 25th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died March 29th, 2017 at 88 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Gemmell Cochran
British / american statistician (1909–1980).
Born July 15th, 1909 in Rutherglen.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 70 years old in Orleans.
Michizō Tachihara
Japanese poet (1914-1939).
Born July 30th, 1914 in Tokyo.
Died March 29th, 1939 at 24 years old in Egota (tuberculosis).
Fritz Schäffer
German politician (1888-1967).
Born May 12th, 1888 in Munich.
Died March 29th, 1967 at 78 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Johannes Leimena
Indonesian politician (1905-1977).
Born March 3rd, 1905 in Ambon.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Maurice Kendall
British statistician (1907–1983).
Born September 6th, 1907 in United Kingdom, Kettering.
Died March 29th, 1983 at 75 years old in Redhill.
Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht
Austrian explorer (1838-1881).
Born September 8th, 1838 in Bad König. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1889 at 50 years old in Michelstadt (tuberculosis). [ref]
Victoria, Lady Welby
British philosophical writer (1837–1912).
Born April 27th, 1837 in London. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1912 at 74 years old in Harrow. [ref]
Constantin Hansen
Danish artist (1804-1880).
Born November 3rd, 1804 in Rome.
Died March 29th, 1880 at 75 years old in Frederiksberg.
Hermann Hankel
German mathematician (1839–1873).
Born February 14th, 1839 in Halle (Saale).
Died March 29th, 1873 at 34 years old in Schramberg.
Robert Tear
Welsh tenor singer and conductor (1939–2011).
Born March 8th, 1939 in Barry. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2011 at 72 years old in Greater London. [ref]
Wilhelm Worringer
German art historian (1881-1965).
Born January 13th, 1881 in Aachen. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1965 at 84 years old in Munich. [ref]
Nikolay Gamaleya
Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research (1859-1949).
Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Grace Chisholm Young
English mathematician (1878–1944).
Born March 15th, 1878 in Haslemere.
Died March 29th, 1944 at 66 years old in Croydon.
Paul-Émile Botta
French archaeologist (1802–1870).
Born December 6th, 1802 in Turin.
Died March 29th, 1870 at 67 years old in Achères. [ref]
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
Surgeon, histologist, anatomist (1816-1892).
Born July 20th, 1816 in Nantwich.
Died March 29th, 1892 at 75 years old in Dorking.
Alexander Braun
German botanist and university teacher (1805–1877).
Born May 10th, 1805 in Regensburg.
Died March 29th, 1877 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Iakovos Kambanelis
Greek writer and film director (1921-2011).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Naxos Island. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2011 at 89 years old in Athens (kidney failure). [ref]
Stylianos Gonatas
Greek politician (1876-1966).
Born August 15th, 1876 in Patras.
Died March 29th, 1966 at 89 years old in Athens.
Yuri Bondarev
Soviet and russian writer, screenwriter (1924–2020).
Born March 15th, 1924 in Orsk.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Romualdas Marcinkus
Lithuanian pilot and footballer (1907-1944).
Born July 22nd, 1907 in Jurbarkas.
Died March 29th, 1944 at 36 years old in Pruśce (gunshot wound).
Bessie Rayner Parkes
British writer, editor.
Born June 16th, 1829 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1925 at 95 years old in Slindon. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 230
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn