June 29th
159 Notable deaths
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer (1906-1967).
Born October 26th, 1906 in Sequals.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sequals (cancer).
Vittorio Gassman
Italian actor and director (1922-2000).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Genoa. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri Lefebvre
French philosopher (1901-1991).
Born June 16th, 1901 in Hagetmau. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Navarrenx. [ref]
Savita Ambedkar
Wife of babasaheb ambedkar, doctor and social activist (1909-2003).
Born January 27th, 1909 in Mumbai.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mumbai.
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician.
Born June 20th, 1928 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1964 at 36 years old in West Berlin (diabetes). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1941 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Manhattan.
Died June 29th, 2020 at 94 years old in Ojai. [ref]
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]
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]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson