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May 29th
177 Notable deaths
Billy Conn
American boxer (1917–1993).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 29th, 1993 at 75 years old in Pittsburgh.
Akiko Yosano
Japanese tanka poet (1878–1942).
Born December 7th, 1878 in Sakai.
Died May 29th, 1942 at 63 years old in Ogikubo (stroke).
Waldemar Pabst
Prussian soldier (1880–1970).
Born December 24th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died May 29th, 1970 at 89 years old in Düsseldorf.
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]
Tamara Toumanova
Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen.
Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
George C. Homans
American sociologist (1910-1989).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 29th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
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.
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