May 29th
168 Notable deaths
Emil Lederer
German economist and sociologist (1882–1939).
Born July 22nd, 1882 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1939 at 56 years old in New York City.
Ludo Dierckxsens
Road bicycle racer.
Born October 14th, 1964 in Geel.
Died May 29th, 2025 at 60 years old in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde. [ref]
Georges Eekhoud
Belgian writer.
Born May 27th, 1854 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1927 at 73 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek. [ref]
Jacques Chardonne
French writer (1884-1968).
Born January 2nd, 1884 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1968 at 84 years old in La Frette-sur-Seine. [ref]
Yury Dombrovsky
Soviet writer (1909-1978).
Born May 12th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sándor Mátrai
Hungarian footballer (1932-2002).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Nagyszénás. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Margot Benacerraf
Venezuelan film director (1926–2024).
Born August 14th, 1926 in Caracas.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 97 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Jiří Stránský
Czech poet, playwright, political prisoner, translator, bookwriter and scriptwriter (1931-2019).
Born August 12th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2019 at 87 years old in Prague. [ref]
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Finnish linguist.
Born July 6th, 1940 in Helsinki.
Died May 29th, 2023 at 82 years old in Lund.
Manfred Wolke
East german boxer.
Born January 14th, 1943 in Babelsberg.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 81 years old in Frankfurt (Oder). [ref]
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Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry