May 29th
163 Notable deaths
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]
Tom Jones
American racing driver (1943-2015).
Born April 26th, 1943 in Dallas.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Eastlake.
Grigore Obreja
Romanian sprint canoeist.
Born November 6th, 1967 in Somova. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2016 at 48 years old in Chevilly-Larue (cancer). [ref]
Henry Johansen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1904-1988).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Christiania.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Áskell Löve
Icelandic botanist (1916–1994).
Born October 20th, 1916 in Reykjavík.
Died May 29th, 1994 at 77 years old in San Jose.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X