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May 29th
158 Notable deaths
Lester Piggott
British champion jockey (1935–2022).
Born November 5th, 1935 in Wantage.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 86 years old in Geneva. [ref]
P. Ramlee
Malaysian singer, actor and film director.
Born March 22nd, 1929 in Penang.
Died May 29th, 1973 at 44 years old in Kuala Lumpur (cardiovascular disease).
James Whale
Film director.
Born July 22nd, 1893 in Dudley.
Died May 29th, 1957 at 63 years old in Hollywood (drowning).
Archibald Cox
American prosecutor.
Born May 12th, 1912 in Plainfield.
Died May 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Brooksville.
Margaret Chase Smith
Member of the united states senate from maine (1897-1995).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Skowhegan. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1995 at 97 years old in Skowhegan (lung cancer). [ref]
Coral Browne
Actress.
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1991 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Martha Scott
American actress.
Born September 22nd, 1914 in Jamesport.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 88 years old in Van Nuys.
Ajit Jogi
1st chief minister of chhattisgarh.
Born April 29th, 1946 in Bilaspur.
Died May 29th, 2020 at 74 years old in Raipur (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Hussein Onn
Former 3rd prime minister of malaysia (1922-1990).
Born February 12th, 1922 in Johor Bahru. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1990 at 68 years old in San Francisco (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Eva Hesse
German-born american sculptor and textile artist (1936-1970).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1970 at 34 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
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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