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June 29th
227 Notable deaths
Jayne Mansfield
American actress and playboy playmate (1933–1967).
Born April 19th, 1933 in Bryn Mawr.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 34 years old in Slidell (traffic collision, railway accident).
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003).
Born May 12th, 1907 in Hartford.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 96 years old in Old Saybrook (cardiac arrest).
Alan Arkin
American actor, filmmaker (1934–2023).
Born March 26th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 2023 at 89 years old in Carlsbad (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Rosemary Clooney
American singer and actress (1928–2002).
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Maysville.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Carl Reiner
American actor.
Born March 20th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died June 29th, 2020 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills.
Donald Rumsfeld
American politician and diplomat (1932–2021).
Born July 9th, 1932 in St. Luke's Hospital.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 88 years old in Taos (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Lana Turner
American actress (1921–1995).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Wallace.
Died June 29th, 1995 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Bob Crane
American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey (1928–1978).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Waterbury.
Died June 29th, 1978 at 49 years old in Scottsdale (blunt trauma).
Sonny Barger
American outlaw biker (1938–2022).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Modesto.
Died June 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Livermore (liver cancer). [ref]
Roscoe Arbuckle
American actor, director and comedian.
Born March 24th, 1887 in Smith Center.
Died June 29th, 1933 at 46 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Tim Buckley
American musician (1947–1975).
Born April 12th, 1947 in Washington, D.C..
Died June 29th, 1975 at 28 years old in Santa Monica (alcohol intoxication, heroin overdose).
Paul Klee
German-swiss artist (1879–1940).
Born December 18th, 1879 in Münchenbuchsee. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1940 at 60 years old in Muralto (scleroderma). [ref]
Jeanette Jerome
American-born british mother of winston churchill (1854–1921).
Born January 9th, 1854 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 1921 at 67 years old in London (gangrene).
William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997).
Born September 19th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 1997 at 68 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Héctor Lavoe
Puerto rican salsa singer (1946–1993).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Ponce.
Died June 29th, 1993 at 46 years old in New York City.
Lowell George
American musician (1945-1979).
Born April 13th, 1945 in Hollywood.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 34 years old in Arlington County (heart failure).
Jack Unterweger
Austrian serial killer (1950–1994).
Born August 16th, 1950 in Judenburg. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1994 at 43 years old in Graz (hanging to death). [ref]
Thomas Henry Huxley
British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895).
Born May 4th, 1825 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1895 at 70 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Don S. Davis
American character actor (1942–2008).
Born August 4th, 1942 in Aurora.
Died June 29th, 2008 at 65 years old in Gibsons (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer (1906-1967).
Born October 26th, 1906 in Sequals.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sequals (cancer).
Stuart Damon
American actor (1937-2021).
Born February 5th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Jeon Mi-seon
South korean actress.
Born December 7th, 1972 in Jeonju. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2019 at 46 years old in Jeonju, Wansan-gu (hanging to death).
Hershel W. Williams
U.s. marine corps medal of honor recipient (1923–2022).
Born October 2nd, 1923 in Quiet Dell.
Died June 29th, 2022 at 98 years old in Huntington. [ref]
Vittorio Gassman
Italian actor and director (1922–2000).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Genoa.
Died June 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon