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May 29th
177 Notable deaths
Sándor Mátrai
Hungarian footballer (1932-2002).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Nagyszénás. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Budapest.
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.
Died May 29th, 1968 at 84 years old in La Frette-sur-Seine.
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]
Manfred Wolke
East german boxer (1943–2024).
Born January 14th, 1943 in Babelsberg.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 81 years old in Frankfurt (Oder). [ref]
Shin Song-mo
South korean politician (1891-1960).
Born October 20th, 1891 in Uiryeong County.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 68 years old in Seoul (disease).
Tom Jones
American racing driver (1943-2015).
Born April 26th, 1943 in Dallas.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Eastlake.
John Mason Clarke
American geologist and paleontologist (1857–1925).
Born April 15th, 1857 in Canandaigua.
Died May 29th, 1925 at 68 years old in Albany.
Henry Johansen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1904-1988).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Christiania.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Isidor Niflot
Olympic wrestler (1881-1950).
Born April 16th, 1881 in Russian Empire.
Died May 29th, 1950 at 69 years old
Deaths 141 to 150 of 177
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