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June 29th
227 Notable deaths
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Bengali poet and dramatist (1824–1873).
Born January 25th, 1824 in Jashore District.
Died June 29th, 1873 at 49 years old in Kolkata.
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician (1928–1964).
Born June 20th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died June 29th, 1964 at 36 years old in West Berlin (diabetes).
Henri Lefebvre
French philosopher (1901-1991).
Born June 16th, 1901 in Hagetmau.
Died June 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Navarrenx.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Polish pianist, composer, supporter of poland's independence movements, politician, prime minister of reborn poland (1860–1941).
Born November 6th, 1860 in Kurilivka.
Died June 29th, 1941 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Elizabeth Cotten
American blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter (1893-1987).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Chapel Hill.
Died June 29th, 1987 at 92 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
Allan Carr
Film, tv and theatre producer, screenwriter (1937-1999).
Born May 27th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died June 29th, 1999 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (liver cancer).
Tshombé Moïse
Congolese politician and secessionist leader (1919–1969).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Musumba.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 49 years old in El Biar.
Pamela Mason
English actress, screenwriter (1916-1996).
Born March 10th, 1916 in Westgate-on-Sea.
Died June 29th, 1996 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Edward Yang
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Shanghai.
Died June 29th, 2007 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died June 29th, 2020 at 94 years old in Ojai. [ref]
Germán Valdés
Mexican actor, comedian and singer (1915-1973).
Born September 19th, 1915 in Mexico City.
Died June 29th, 1973 at 57 years old in Mexico City (pancreatic cancer).
Dave Semenko
Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2017).
Born July 12th, 1957 in Winnipeg.
Died June 29th, 2017 at 59 years old in Edmonton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Derrick O'Connor
Irish actor (1941-2018).
Born January 3rd, 1941 in Dublin. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2018 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (pneumonia). [ref]
Maria Mitchell
American astronomer.
Born August 1st, 1818 in Nantucket. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1889 at 70 years old in Lynn.
Josef Masopust
Czech footballer (1931-2015).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Most.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Prague (disease).
Magda Lupescu
Mistress of king carol ii of the romanians (1899-1977).
Born September 15th, 1895 in Iași.
Died June 29th, 1977 at 81 years old in Estoril.
Baldev Singh
Indian sikh political leader (1902-1961).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Ambala district.
Died June 29th, 1961 at 58 years old in Delhi. [ref]
John Gorrie
Physician, scientist, inventor (1803–1855).
Born October 3rd, 1803 in Nevis.
Died June 29th, 1855 at 51 years old in Apalachicola (disease).
Melitta Bentz
German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (1873–1950).
Born January 31st, 1873 in Dresden.
Died June 29th, 1950 at 77 years old in Holzhausen.
Mohamed Boudiaf
Algerian politician (1919–1992).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Ouled Madhi, M'Sila.
Died June 29th, 1992 at 73 years old in Annaba (hand grenade).
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
Irish republican brotherhood member, editor (1831-1915).
Born September 10th, 1831 in Rosscarbery.
Died June 29th, 1915 at 83 years old in Staten Island.
José Gregorio Hernández
Venezuelan physician and franciscan tertiary, saint in the catholic church.
Born October 26th, 1864 in Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela.
Died June 29th, 1919 at 54 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Joyce Hatto
English musician (1928-2006).
Born September 5th, 1928 in London.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 77 years old in Cambridge (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Onsi Sawiris
Egyptian businessperson.
Born August 14th, 1930 in Sohag.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 90 years old in El Gouna (kidney failure). [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci