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April 29th
237 Notable deaths
Italo Zingarelli
Film producer (1930–2000).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Lugo.
Died April 29th, 2000 at 70 years old in Rome.
Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato
Russian botanist, diplomat and art collector (1812-1870).
Born April 17th, 1812 in Moscow, Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1870 at 58 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
William Eccles
British physicist (1875–1966).
Born August 23rd, 1875 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Theo Helfrich
German racing driver (1913–1978).
Born May 13th, 1913 in Frankfurt.
Died April 29th, 1978 at 64 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Jadesola Olayinka Akande
Nigerian lawyer and academic (1940 – 2008).
Born November 15th, 1940 in Ibadan.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 67 years old in Lagos State.
Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz
Polish painter (1861-1917).
Born January 22nd, 1861 in Tarnobrzeg.
Died April 29th, 1917 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Mariana Zachariadi
Greek pole vaulter (1990–2013).
Born February 25th, 1990 in Greece.
Died April 29th, 2013 at 23 years old in Cyprus (lymphoma).
William J. Bell
American screenwriter (1927–2005).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died April 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Mabel Trunnelle
American actress (1879-1981).
Born November 8th, 1879 in Dwight.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 101 years old in Glendale (disease).
Adolphe Appian
French painter (1818–1898).
Born August 23rd, 1818 in Lyon. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1898 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Valmir Louruz
Brazilian association football player and manager (1944–2015).
Born March 13th, 1944 in Porto Alegre.
Died April 29th, 2015 at 71 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Bill Kirschbaum
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1902–1953).
Born November 5th, 1902 in Fort Williams.
Died April 29th, 1953 at 50 years old in San Mateo.
Geneviève Claisse
French painter (1935–2018).
Born July 17th, 1935 in Quiévy.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 82 years old in Dreux. [ref]
Amalia Domingo Soler
Spanish writer, feminist, spiritualist, editor.
Born November 10th, 1835 in Seville. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1909 at 73 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Colin Stanley Gum
Australian astronomer.
Born June 4th, 1924 in Zermatt.
Died April 29th, 1960 at 35 years old in Zermatt.
Rudolph Tesing
Olympic wrestler (1881–1926).
Born February 4th, 1881 in New York City.
Died April 29th, 1926 at 45 years old in Staten Island.
Rudolf Christian Böttger
German chemist (1806–1881).
Born April 28th, 1806 in Aschersleben.
Died April 29th, 1881 at 75 years old in Frankfurt.
Audrey Williamson
British athlete (1926–2010).
Born September 28th, 1926 in Bournemouth.
Died April 29th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rhos-on-Sea. [ref]
Louis Mercanton
Swiss actor, director and screenwriter (1879–1932).
Died April 29th, 1932 at 52 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
Victor Schröter
Russian architect of baltic german origin (1839-1901).
Born May 9th, 1839 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 29th, 1901 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alexander Becker
German botanist and entomologist (1818-1901).
Born August 30th, 1818 in Old Sarepta. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1901 at 82 years old in Old Sarepta.
Massimo Pilotti
Italian jurist (1879–1962).
Born August 1st, 1879 in Rome.
Died April 29th, 1962 at 82 years old in Rome.
Roger Westman
English architect.
Born September 16th, 1939 in Jarrow. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Hampstead Garden Suburb. [ref]
Alfred Lind
Danish film director (1879-1959).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Helsingør.
Died April 29th, 1959 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin