May 29th

177 Notable deaths

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]

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]

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).

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.

Ba Maw

Burmese politician and former head of the now-defunct state of burma.

Born February 8th, 1893 in Ma-ubin.

Died May 29th, 1977 at 84 years old in Yangon.

Stephen Timoshenko

Ukrainian & american engineer (1878–1972).

Born December 23rd, 1878 in Shpotivka.

Died May 29th, 1972 at 93 years old in Wuppertal.

Arkady Babchenko

Russian journalist.

Born March 18th, 1977 in Moscow.

Died May 29th, 2018 at 41 years old [ref]

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]

John Brisker

American basketball player.

Born June 15th, 1947 in Detroit.

Died May 29th, 1985 at 37 years old in Uganda.

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]

Deaths 51 to 60 of 177

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