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April 29th
237 Notable deaths
Leroy Carr
American blues singer, songwriter and pianist (1905–1935).
Born March 27th, 1905 in Nashville.
Died April 29th, 1935 at 30 years old in Indianapolis (nephritis).
Otto Lasch
German general (1893–1971).
Born June 25th, 1893 in Pszczyna.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 77 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Bernardino Machado
Portuguese president (1851-1944).
Born March 28th, 1851 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 29th, 1944 at 93 years old in Porto.
Zdzisław Marchwicki
Polish serial killer.
Born October 18th, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died April 29th, 1977 at 49 years old in Katowice (hanging to death).
Andy Phillip
American basketball player-coach.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Granite City.
Died April 29th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Aloysius Bertrand
French poet (1807–1841).
Born April 20th, 1807 in Ceva.
Died April 29th, 1841 at 34 years old in former 10th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
British army general.
Born December 25th, 1891 in Chennai.
Died April 29th, 1959 at 67 years old in Gibraltar (pneumonia).
Florence Farr
English actress, author, musician, mystic (1860-1917).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Bromley.
Died April 29th, 1917 at 56 years old in Colombo.
Iveta Bartošová
Czech singer (1966–2014).
Born April 8th, 1966 in Čeladná, Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2014 at 48 years old in Uhříněves (railway accident). [ref]
Bo Yang
Chinese author (1920–2008).
Born March 7th, 1920 in Kaifeng.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 88 years old in Taipei (pneumonia). [ref]
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
Son of sultan mehmed murad v.
Born August 6th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died April 29th, 1915 at 53 years old in Istanbul.
Ricard Viñes
Catalan pianist and composer (1875–1943).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Lleida.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981).
Born September 12th, 1916 in Greenville.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 64 years old in Norwalk.
Hans van Baalen
Dutch politician and mep (1960-2021).
Born June 17th, 1960 in Rotterdam.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 60 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Moïse Kisling
Polish-french artist (1891-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1953 at 62 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Roland Moreno
French inventor (1945-2012).
Born June 11th, 1945 in Cairo.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Muhammad Amin Bughra
Chinese politician.
Born April 22nd, 1901 in Hotan.
Died April 29th, 1965 at 64 years old in Turkey.
Shukri Ghanem
Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).
Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 69 years old in Vienna.
David A. Evans
American chemist (1941–2022).
Born January 11th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 29th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Robert L. Park
Physicist & skeptic (1931–2020).
Born January 16th, 1931 in Kansas City.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 89 years old
Mykhaylo Fomenko
Ukrainian footballer (1948–2024).
Born September 19th, 1948 in Mala Ribitsia.
Died April 29th, 2024 at 75 years old in Sumy. [ref]
Barend Biesheuvel
Prime minister of the netherlands (1920–2001).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
Died April 29th, 2001 at 81 years old in Haarlem (stroke).
Julius Katchen
American concert pianist (1926–1969).
Born August 15th, 1926 in New Jersey.
Died April 29th, 1969 at 42 years old in Paris.
David Tracy
American theologian.
Born January 6th, 1939 in Yonkers.
Died April 29th, 2025 at 86 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson