May 29th
168 Notable deaths
Walter J. Gehring
Swiss scientist (1939-2014).
Born March 20th, 1939 in Zürich.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 75 years old in Basel (traffic collision).
Luciano Rossi
Italian actor (1934-2005).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Rome.
Died May 29th, 2005 at 70 years old in Rome.
Robert Kahn
German composer.
Born July 21st, 1865 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1951 at 85 years old in Biddenden. [ref]
Miguel Fleta
Spanish operatic tenor (1897–1938).
Born December 1st, 1897 in Albalate de Cinca. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1938 at 40 years old in A Coruña (uremia). [ref]
Juan Pistarini
Argentine politician and general.
Born December 23rd, 1882 in Victorica.
Died May 29th, 1956 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Bill Roycroft
Australian equestrian (1915-2011).
Born March 17th, 1915 in Flowerdale.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 96 years old [ref]
Yoseph Imry
Israeli physicist (1939-2018).
Born February 23rd, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Israel.
Antonín Mrkos
Czech astronomer (1918-1996).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Střemchoví. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 78 years old in Prague.
John Farquhar Fulton
American neurophysiologist and historian of science (1899–1960).
Born November 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 60 years old in Hamden.
Larry Cannon
American basketball player.
Born April 12th, 1947 in Philadelphia.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 168
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel