May 29th
168 Notable deaths
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]
Omeljan Pritsak
Ukrainian historian (1919-2006).
Died May 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Boston. [ref]
George Washington Lambert
Australian artist (1873–1930).
Born September 13th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 29th, 1930 at 56 years old in Cobbitty.
George Devereux
Ethnologist (1908–1985).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Lugoj. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1985 at 76 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cornelius Sim
Catholic bishop (1951–2021).
Born September 16th, 1951 in Seria.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 69 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
Russian and soviet actor, theatre director (1883-1922).
Born February 13th, 1883 in Vladikavkaz. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1922 at 39 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Ferenc Mádl
Hungarian politician (1931-2011).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Bánd. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2011 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player.
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Alexander Kazhdan
Soviet historian and byzantine empire specialist (1922-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1997 at 74 years old in Dumbarton Oaks. [ref]
Henry Carr
American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Montgomery.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Griffin. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 168
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving