May 29th
232 Notable deaths
Arnold Gesell
Psychologist and pediatrician (1880–1961).
Died May 29th, 1961 at 80 years old in New Haven.
George C. Homans
American sociologist (1910-1989).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 29th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
Dutch royal; youngest child of king william i of the netherlands and princess wilhelmine of prussia (1810–1883).
Died May 29th, 1883 at 73 years old in Schloss Reinhartshausen.
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
German actor (1885-1955).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González
Spanish fishery research biologist and oceanographer (1916-2005).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Serantes.
Died May 29th, 2005 at 88 years old in La Jolla.
Mikhail Borodin
Comintern agent (1884-1951).
Born July 9th, 1884 in Janavičy.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 66 years old in Siberia.
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist (1955-2013).
Born August 13th, 1955 in Greenwood.
Died May 29th, 2013 at 57 years old in Allentown (stroke). [ref]
Doris Hart
American tennis player (1925–2015).
Born June 20th, 1925 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2015 at 89 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
John Lothrop Motley
American historian and diplomat (1814-1877).
Born April 15th, 1814 in Dorchester.
Died May 29th, 1877 at 63 years old in Dorset.
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Bengali linguist (1890–1977).
Born November 26th, 1890 in Shibpur.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Robert Bacon
American diplomat, secretary of state, ambassador to france, etc. (1860-1919).
Born July 5th, 1860 in Jamaica Plain.
Died May 29th, 1919 at 58 years old in New York City (sepsis).
Yasuyo Yamasaki
Japanese army colonel (1891–1943).
Born October 17th, 1891 in Tsuru.
Died May 29th, 1943 at 51 years old in Attu Island.
Thomas Buergenthal
Slovak born holocaust survivor, american jurist and judge on the international court of justice (1934-2023).
Born May 11th, 1934 in Ľubochňa.
Died May 29th, 2023 at 89 years old in Miami. [ref]
Sergei Bagapsh
Abkhazian politician (1949-2011).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Sukhumi.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 62 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Mihail Sebastian
Romanian writer (1907–1945).
Born October 18th, 1907 in Brăila.
Died May 29th, 1945 at 37 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision).
Johann Moritz Rugendas
German artist (1802-1858).
Born April 30th, 1804 in Augsburg.
Died May 29th, 1858 at 54 years old in Weilheim an der Teck.
Ali Soilih
President of comoros (1937-1978).
Born January 7th, 1937 in Mahajanga.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 41 years old in Moroni.
Marcell Jankovics
Hungarian film director (1941-2021).
Born October 21st, 1941 in Budapest.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ferenc Mádl
Hungarian politician (1931-2011).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Bánd.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Henry Thomas Buckle
English historian (1821–1862).
Born November 24th, 1821 in Lewisham.
Died May 29th, 1862 at 40 years old in Damascus.
Trevor Ford
Welsh association football player (1923-2003).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Swansea.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Swansea (pneumonia).
Paula Gunn Allen
American writer (1939-2008).
Born October 24th, 1939 in Albuquerque, Cubero.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 68 years old in Fort Bragg. [ref]
Franca Rame
Italian theatre actress and playwright (1929-2013).
Born July 18th, 1929 in Parabiago. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2013 at 83 years old in Milan (stroke). [ref]
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Prime minister of morocco (1924-2020).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Tangier.
Died May 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Casablanca (heart disease). [ref]
George Rochberg
American composer (1918-2005).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Paterson.
Died May 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson