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April 29th
165 Notable deaths
Irrfan Khan
Indian actor.
Born January 7th, 1967 in Tonk.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Mumbai (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]
Alfred Hitchcock
English filmmaker (1899–1980).
Born August 13th, 1899 in Leytonstone. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bel Air (kidney failure). [ref]
John Singleton
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968-2019).
Born January 6th, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2019 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (arterial hypertension, Ischemic Stroke, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bob Hoskins
English actor (1942–2014).
Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). [ref]
Johnny Crawford
American actor-singer (1946-2021).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [ref]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian-british philosopher (1889–1951).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Anne Buydens
American film producer.
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.
Born May 26th, 1946 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1993 at 46 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist.
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden. [ref]
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]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull