June 29th
173 Notable deaths
Blas de Otero
Spanish poet.
Born March 15th, 1916 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1979 at 63 years old in Madrid (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Tymoteusz Karpowicz
Polish poet.
Born December 15th, 1921.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 83 years old in Oak Park.
Jan Hin
Dutch filmmaker and sailor (1899–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1899 in Haarlem.
Died June 29th, 1957 at 58 years old in Haarlem.
Émile Billard
Olympic sailor.
Born April 5th, 1852 in Le Havre.
Died June 29th, 1930 at 78 years old in Le Havre.
Thorsten Svensson
Swedish footballer (1901-1954).
Born October 8th, 1901 in Jonsered.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 52 years old in Jonsered.
Aleksandr Bezymensky
Russian screenwriter, journalist and poet (1898-1973).
Born January 19th, 1898 in Zhytomyr.
Died June 29th, 1973 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Orla Jørgensen
Danish racing cyclist (1904-1947).
Born May 25th, 1904 in Gentofte Municipality.
Died June 29th, 1947 at 43 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Poul Hartmann
Danish coxswain (1878-1969).
Born May 1st, 1878 in Nykøbing Falster.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 91 years old in Nykøbing Falster.
Geert Lotsij
Dutch rower (1878-1959).
Born January 13th, 1878 in Dordrecht.
Died June 29th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hilversum.
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman