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April 29th
237 Notable deaths
Nicolae Neagoe
Romanian bobsledder (1941–2023).
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Sinaia.
Died April 29th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]
Silvio Lagreca
Brazilian association football player (1895-1966).
Born June 14th, 1895 in Piracicaba.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 70 years old in São Paulo.
Charles McGinnis
American pole vaulter (1906–1995).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Kansas City.
Died April 29th, 1995 at 88 years old in Peoria.
Ernst Joachim Förster
German painter and an art critic (1800-1885).
Born April 8th, 1800 in Münchengosserstädt.
Died April 29th, 1885 at 85 years old in Munich.
Jan Sztolcman
Polish ornithologist (1854–1928).
Born November 19th, 1854 in Warsaw.
Died April 29th, 1928 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Alexander Bovin
Soviet diplomat (1930-2004).
Born August 9th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 29th, 2004 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Edwin Graves
American rower (1897–1986).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Chesapeake City.
Died April 29th, 1986 at 88 years old in Scituate.
Mario David
French actor (1927-1996).
Born August 9th, 1927 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died April 29th, 1996 at 68 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism).
Vartan Militosyan
Soviet weightlifter.
Born July 8th, 1950 in Gyumri.
Died April 29th, 2015 at 64 years old in Gyumri.
Eugène Daumas
French general and writer (1803-1871).
Born September 4th, 1803 in Delémont.
Died April 29th, 1871 at 67 years old in Camblanes-et-Meynac.
Harold Devine
Boxer (1909–1998).
Born May 18th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died April 29th, 1998 at 88 years old in Massachusetts.
Antonina Ryzhova
Soviet volleyball player (1934–2020).
Born July 5th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]
Angelo Scalzone
Italian trap shooter (1931–1987).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Casal di Principe.
Died April 29th, 1987 at 56 years old in Villejuif.
Blaine Sexton
Ice hockey player (1892–1966).
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Windsor.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 73 years old in London.
Marlene Elejarde
Athletics competitor (1951–1989).
Born June 3rd, 1951 in Havana.
Died April 29th, 1989 at 37 years old in Havana (traffic collision).
Harold Stapley
English footballer (1883-1937).
Born April 29th, 1883 in Kent.
Died April 29th, 1937 at 54 years old in Glossop.
Tahar Chaïbi
Tunisian association football player (1946-2014).
Born February 17th, 1946 in Tunis.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 68 years old (stroke).
Arvo Viitanen
Cross-country skier.
Born April 12th, 1924 in Uurainen.
Died April 29th, 1999 at 75 years old in Anjalankoski.
Ove Paulsen
Danish botanist (1874-1947).
Born March 22nd, 1874 in Aarhus.
Died April 29th, 1947 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Theodor Gartner
Austrian romanist and philologist (1843-1925).
Born November 4th, 1843 in Vienna.
Died April 29th, 1925 at 81 years old in Innsbruck.
Ulrich Hübner
German artist (1872-1932).
Born June 17th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died April 29th, 1932 at 59 years old in Neubabelsberg.
Isak Abrahamsen
Gymnast.
Born April 28th, 1891 in Bergen.
Died April 29th, 1972 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Jean-Pierre Giudicelli
French modern pentathlete (1943–2024).
Born February 20th, 1943 in Pau.
Died April 29th, 2024 at 81 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
François Picard
French racing driver (1921-1996).
Born April 26th, 1921 in Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Died April 29th, 1996 at 75 years old in Nice.
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