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May 29th
177 Notable deaths
Trevor Ford
Welsh association football player (1923-2003).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Swansea.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Swansea (pneumonia).
Paula Gunn Allen
American writer (1939-2008).
Born October 24th, 1939 in Albuquerque, Cubero.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 68 years old in Fort Bragg. [ref]
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]
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Prime minister of morocco (1924-2020).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Tangier.
Died May 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Casablanca (heart disease). [ref]
George Rochberg
American composer (1918-2005).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Paterson. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Bryn Mawr. [ref]
Omeljan Pritsak
Ukrainian historian (1919-2006).
Died May 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Boston. [ref]
Evgeny Vakhtangov
Russian actor and theatre director (1883-1922).
Born February 13th, 1883 in Vladikavkaz.
Died May 29th, 1922 at 39 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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]
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player (1870–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
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