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April 29th
174 Notable deaths
Joseph Achron
Russian composer and violinist (1886-1943).
Born May 1st, 1886 in Lazdijai.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 56 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Shankar Lakshman
Field hockey player.
Born July 7th, 1933 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Antonio Buero Vallejo
Spanish playwright (1916–2000).
Born September 29th, 1916 in Guadalajara.
Died April 29th, 2000 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Max Bense
German philosopher (1910-1990).
Born February 7th, 1910 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1990 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas
Lithuanian writer (1869–1933).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Maleišiai.
Died April 29th, 1933 at 63 years old in Kaunas.
Li Siguang
Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971).
Born October 26th, 1889 in Huilongshan.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Giovanni Canestri
Catholic cardinal (1918-2015).
Born September 30th, 1918 in Castelspina.
Died April 29th, 2015 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Zhang Enhua
Chinese footballer.
Born April 28th, 1973 in Dalian.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 48 years old in Shenzhen. [ref]
Eduard Crasemann
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 5th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died April 29th, 1950 at 59 years old in Werl.
Edgar Buckingham
American physicist.
Born July 8th, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died April 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
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