April 29th
183 Notable deaths
Maj Sjöwall
Swedish writer (1935–2020).
Born September 25th, 1935 in Stockholm.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 84 years old in Landskrona. [ref]
Ivica Račan
7th prime minister of croatia (1944–2007).
Born February 24th, 1944 in Ebersbach, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf.
Died April 29th, 2007 at 63 years old in Zagreb (kidney cancer). [ref]
Janko Bobetko
Croatian general (1919–2003).
Born January 10th, 1919 in Sisak.
Died April 29th, 2003 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
Alvin S. White
American world war ii pilot (1918–2006).
Born December 9th, 1918 in Berkeley.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Lester James Peries
Sri lankan film director.
Born April 5th, 1919 in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 99 years old in Colombo.
Rose Laurens
French singer-songwriter.
Born March 4th, 1951 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 67 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Stepa Stepanović
Serbian field marshal (1856-1929).
Born March 11th, 1856 in Kumodraž.
Died April 29th, 1929 at 73 years old in Čačak.
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
Leroy Carr
American blues singer, songwriter and pianist.
Born March 27th, 1905 in Nashville. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1935 at 30 years old in Indianapolis (nephritis). [ref]
Otto Lasch
German general.
Born June 25th, 1893 in Pszczyna.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 77 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 183
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis