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May 29th
162 Notable deaths
Arkady Babchenko
Russian journalist.
Born March 18th, 1977 in Moscow.
Died May 29th, 2018 at 41 years old [ref]
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Austrian film director (1885-1967).
Born August 25th, 1885 in Roudnice nad Labem. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1967 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González
Spanish fishery research biologist and oceanographer (1916-2005).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Serantes. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2005 at 88 years old in La Jolla.
John Brisker
American basketball player.
Born June 15th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died May 29th, 1985 at 37 years old in Uganda.
Josef Suk
Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935).
Born January 4th, 1874 in Křečovice. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1935 at 61 years old in Benešov. [ref]
Ba Maw
Burmese politician (1893-1977).
Born February 8th, 1893 in Ma-ubin.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 84 years old in Yangon.
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Russian actress.
Born April 3rd, 1971 in Astrakhan.
Died May 29th, 2024 at 53 years old in Moscow (glioblastoma). [ref]
Kaneto Shindō
Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author..
Born April 22nd, 1912 in Hiroshima.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 100 years old in Tokyo City. [ref]
Billy Conn
American boxer.
Born October 8th, 1917 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 29th, 1993 at 75 years old in Pittsburgh.
Harald zur Hausen
German virologist and professor emeritus.
Born March 11th, 1936 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 29th, 2023 at 87 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
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