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May 29th
232 Notable deaths
Jeff Buckley
American musician (1966–1997).
Born November 17th, 1966 in Anaheim.
Died May 29th, 1997 at 30 years old in Memphis (drowning).
Dennis Hopper
American actor and film director (1936–2010).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Dodge City.
Died May 29th, 2010 at 74 years old in Venice (prostate cancer). [ref]
Sidhu Moose Wala
Indian singer-rapper (1993–2022).
Born June 15th, 1993 in Moosa.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 28 years old in Mansa district. [ref]
Orlando Anderson
American person of interest in the investigation into the murder of american rapper tupac shakur.
Born August 13th, 1974 in Compton.
Died May 29th, 1998 at 23 years old in Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center (gunshot wound). [ref]
Manuel Noriega
Panamanian head of state (1934-2017).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Panama City.
Died May 29th, 2017 at 79 years old in Hospital Santo Tomas (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Barry Goldwater
American politician and military officer (1909–1998).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Phoenix. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1998 at 89 years old in Paradise Valley (stroke).
Prithviraj Kapoor
Indian actor (1906-1972).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Faisalabad.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 65 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Romy Schneider
German-french actress (1938–1982).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1982 at 43 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mary Pickford
Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979).
Born April 8th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died May 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Harvey Korman
American actor and comedian (1927–2008).
Born February 15th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
John Barrymore
American actor (1882–1942).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died May 29th, 1942 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis).
Gavin MacLeod
American actor (1931–2021).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Mount Kisco.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Charan Singh
Prime minister of india (1979-1980).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Noorpur.
Died May 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in New Delhi (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Erich Honecker
Former leader of east germany, general secretary of the socialist unity party (1976-1989).
Born August 25th, 1912 in Neunkirchen. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1994 at 81 years old in La Reina (liver cancer). [ref]
Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951).
Born October 29th, 1891 in Manhattan.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
B. J. Thomas
American singer (1942-2021).
Born August 7th, 1942 in Hugo.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Arlington (lung cancer). [ref]
Betsy Palmer
American actress (1926–2015).
Born November 1st, 1926 in East Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Doc Watson
American musician (1923–2012).
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Deep Gap.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 89 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Baháʼu'lláh
Founder of the bahá'í faith (1817–1892).
Born November 12th, 1817 in Mirza Bozorg Nuri House.
Died May 29th, 1892 at 74 years old in Acre (fever).
Joe Lara
American actor (1962–2021).
Born October 2nd, 1962 in San Diego.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 58 years old in Percy Priest Lake (aircraft crash). [ref]
Archduchess Sophie Friederike of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born March 5th, 1855 in Vienna.
Died May 29th, 1857 at 2 years old in Buda (typhus).
Ronnie Hawkins
American musician (1935–2022).
Born January 10th, 1935 in Huntsville.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 87 years old in Peterborough. [ref]
Soong Ching-ling
Former vice president of the people's republic of china and third wife of sun yat-sen (1893–1981).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Shanghai.
Died May 29th, 1981 at 88 years old in Beijing (leukemia).
James Whale
British-born american film director.
Born July 22nd, 1893 in Dudley. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1957 at 63 years old in Hollywood (drowning). [ref]
Savita Ambedkar
Wife of babasaheb ambedkar, doctor and social activist (1909-2003).
Born January 27th, 1909 in Mumbai.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mumbai.
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