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May 29th
177 Notable deaths
Soong Ching-ling
Former vice president of the people's republic of china and third wife of sun yat-sen (1893–1981).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Shanghai.
Died May 29th, 1981 at 88 years old in Beijing (leukemia).
James Whale
Film director.
Born July 22nd, 1893 in Dudley.
Died May 29th, 1957 at 63 years old in Hollywood (drowning).
Savita Ambedkar
Wife of babasaheb ambedkar, doctor and social activist (1909-2003).
Born January 27th, 1909 in Mumbai.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mumbai.
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).
Lester Piggott
British champion jockey (1935–2022).
Born November 5th, 1935 in Wantage.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 86 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Martha Scott
American actress (1912–2003).
Born September 22nd, 1914 in Jamesport.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 88 years old in Van Nuys.
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]
Margaret Chase Smith
Member of the united states senate from maine (1897-1995).
Born December 14th, 1897 in Skowhegan.
Died May 29th, 1995 at 97 years old in Skowhegan (lung cancer). [ref]
Archibald Cox
American prosecutor.
Born May 12th, 1912 in Plainfield.
Died May 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Brooksville.
Ali Banat
Australian based charity worker, social activist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and founder of the matw (muslims around the world) project.
Born February 16th, 1982 in Sydney.
Died May 29th, 2018 at 36 years old in Sydney (cancer).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci