April 29th
237 Notable deaths
Sven Thorell
Swedish canoeist and sailor (1888–1974).
Born February 18th, 1888 in Stockholm.
Died April 29th, 1974 at 86 years old in Bromma city district.
Sulo Salmi
Olympic gymnast (1914–1984).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Vaasa.
Died April 29th, 1984 at 70 years old in Vaasa.
Jan Verheijen
Dutch weightlifter (1896–1973).
Born November 30th, 1896 in The Hague.
Died April 29th, 1973 at 76 years old in The Hague.
Gerald Logan
Field hockey player (1879-1951).
Born December 29th, 1879 in Wimbledon.
Died April 29th, 1951 at 71 years old in Folkestone.
Henri Bouckaert
French rower (1870-1912).
Born November 30th, 1871 in Roncq.
Died April 29th, 1912 at 40 years old in Gulf of İzmir. [ref]
José Rodrigues Neto
Brazilian footballer (1949-2019).
Born December 6th, 1949 in Galiléia.
Died April 29th, 2019 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro (thrombosis). [ref]
Maxwell Deacon
Canadian ice hockey player (1910–1970).
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Thunder Bay.
Died April 29th, 1970 at 60 years old
Lukas Nielsen
Danish gymnast (1884-1964).
Born December 23rd, 1884 in Malmö.
Died April 29th, 1964 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Torleiv Corneliussen
Norwegian sailor (1890–1975).
Born July 25th, 1890 in Oslo Municipality, Christiania.
Died April 29th, 1975 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Alexey Novikov-Priboy
Russian writer (1877-1944).
Born March 24th, 1877.
Died April 29th, 1944 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Nikolai Barabashov
Russian astronomer (1894-1971).
Born March 30th, 1894 in Kharkiv.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 77 years old in Kharkiv.
Teixeira de Aragão
Portuguese army general and numismatist (1823–1903).
Born June 15th, 1823 in Lisbon.
Died April 29th, 1903 at 79 years old in Lisbon.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon