April 29th
164 Notable deaths
Muhammad Amin Bughra
Chinese politician.
Born April 22nd, 1901 in Hotan.
Died April 29th, 1965 at 64 years old in Turkey.
Roland Moreno
French inventor (1945-2012).
Born June 11th, 1945 in Cairo. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2012 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Shukri Ghanem
Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).
Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Julius Katchen
American concert pianist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in New Jersey. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1969 at 42 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
Danish mathematician.
Born June 27th, 1850 in Nustrup.
Died April 29th, 1916 at 65 years old in Copenhagen (traffic collision).
Barend Biesheuvel
44th prime minister of the netherlands (1920-2001).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2001 at 81 years old in Haarlem (stroke). [ref]
Avigdor Arikha
Israeli artist (1929-2010).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Rădăuți. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2010 at 81 years old in Paris (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]
Carlo Maria Abate
Italian racing driver (1932-2019).
Born July 10th, 1932 in Turin. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2019 at 86 years old in Turin. [ref]
Franz Breithaupt
German ss general.
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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 164
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