April 29th
237 Notable deaths
Irrfan Khan
Indian actor (1967–2020).
Born January 7th, 1967 in Tonk.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Mumbai (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]
Alfred Hitchcock
British filmmaker (1899–1980).
Born August 13th, 1899 in Leytonstone. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bel Air (kidney failure). [ref]
Bob Hoskins
English actor (1942–2014).
Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). [ref]
John Singleton
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019).
Born January 6th, 1968 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2019 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, arterial hypertension, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Johnny Crawford
American actor and singer (1946–2021).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [ref]
Anne Buydens
American film producer (1919–2021).
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Hanover.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 102 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Mick Ronson
English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer (1946–1993).
Born May 26th, 1946 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 29th, 1993 at 46 years old in London (liver cancer).
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist (1906–2008).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 102 years old in Burg im Leimental (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Horowitz
Neoconservative activist, writer.
Born January 10th, 1939 in Forest Hills.
Died April 29th, 2025 at 86 years old in Colorado. [ref]
John Kenneth Galbraith
Canadian-american economist and diplomat (1908–2006).
Born October 15th, 1908 in Iona Station.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Joanna Barnes
American actress and writer.
Born November 15th, 1934 in Boston.
Died April 29th, 2022 at 87 years old in Sea Ranch. [ref]
Michael Gordon
American stage actor and stage and film director (1909-1993).
Born September 6th, 1909 in Baltimore.
Died April 29th, 1993 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Annie Edson Taylor
American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over niagara falls in a barrel (1838–1921).
Born October 24th, 1838 in Auburn.
Died April 29th, 1921 at 82 years old in Lockport.
John Nelson Darby
British bible teacher, considered to be the father of modern dispensationalism and futurism. (1800-1882).
Born November 18th, 1800 in Westminster.
Died April 29th, 1882 at 81 years old in Bournemouth.
Michael Martin
British politician (1945–2018).
Born July 3rd, 1945 in Glasgow.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 72 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Frank McRae
American actor (1944–2021).
Born March 18th, 1944 in Memphis. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2021 at 77 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Irving Fisher
American economist and statistician (1867–1947).
Born February 7th, 1867 in Saugerties.
Died April 29th, 1947 at 80 years old in New York City.
Harold Bride
British wireless operator on the titanic (1890–1956).
Born January 11th, 1890 in London.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 66 years old in Glasgow (lung cancer).
Konstantinos P. Cavafy
Greek-egyptian poet and journalist (1863–1933).
Born April 29th, 1863 in Alexandria.
Died April 29th, 1933 at 70 years old in Alexandria (laryngeal cancer).
Russell Kirk
American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and writer (1918–1994).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Plymouth.
Died April 29th, 1994 at 75 years old in Mecosta. [ref]
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
German field marshal and war criminal (1876–1956).
Born September 5th, 1876 in Landsberg am Lech.
Died April 29th, 1956 at 79 years old in Füssen.
Mae Clarke
American actress (1910–1992).
Born August 16th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died April 29th, 1992 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Karel Čurda
Czech parachutist (1911-1947).
Born October 10th, 1911 in Nová Hlína, Stará Hlína. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1947 at 35 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus