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April 29th
174 Notable deaths
Franz Breithaupt
German ss general (1880–1945).
Born December 8th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 64 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Hajime Tanabe
Japanese philosopher.
Born February 3rd, 1885 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1962 at 77 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Henry Brant
American composer (1913–2008).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Montreal.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Adriano Visconti
Italian fighter pilot, aviator and military personnel (1915–1945).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 29 years old in Milan.
Jānis Lūsis
Latvian javelin thrower (1939-2020).
Born May 19th, 1939 in Jelgava.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Riga. [ref]
Rolf Carls
German admiral.
Born May 29th, 1885 in Rostock.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 59 years old in Bad Oldesloe (killed in action).
Joe May
Austrian film director (1880–1954).
Born November 7th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died April 29th, 1954 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Vladimir Krainev
Russian musician (1944-2011).
Born March 5th, 1948 in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2011 at 63 years old in Hanover (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
British army general.
Born December 25th, 1891 in Chennai.
Died April 29th, 1959 at 67 years old in Gibraltar (pneumonia).
Andrew Stunell
British politician (1942–2024).
Born November 24th, 1942 in Sutton.
Died April 29th, 2024 at 81 years old
Deaths 91 to 100 of 174
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