May 29th
162 Notable deaths
Nazli Sabri
Egyptian queen consort.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Alexandria.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Greek politician (1918-2017).
Born October 18th, 1918 in Chania.
Died May 29th, 2017 at 98 years old in Athens. [ref]
John Cipollina
American musician.
Born August 24th, 1943 in Berkeley. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1989 at 45 years old in San Francisco (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Henry Morgentaler
Canadian champion of women's right to safe, legal abortion.
Born March 19th, 1923 in Łódź.
Died May 29th, 2013 at 90 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martin Gottfried Weiss
German ss officer, concentration camp commandant (1905-1946).
Born June 3rd, 1905 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died May 29th, 1946 at 40 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Siaka Probyn Stevens
Prime minister of sierra leone (1905-1988).
Born August 24th, 1905 in Moyamba.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 82 years old in Freetown.
John Gunther
American journalist (1901-1970).
Born August 30th, 1901 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1970 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stephen Timoshenko
Ukrainian & american engineer.
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Shpotivka.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 93 years old in Wuppertal.
Franz Böhme
World war ii nazi war criminal (1885-1947).
Born April 15th, 1885 in Zeltweg.
Died May 29th, 1947 at 62 years old in Nuremberg (falling).
Ada Blackjack
Iñupiat explorer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Solomon.
Died May 29th, 1983 at 85 years old in Palmer.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld