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June 29th
231 Notable deaths
Hugo Dingler
German philosopher.
Born July 7th, 1881 in Munich.
Died June 29th, 1954 at 72 years old in Munich.
Antonio Janni
Italian footballer (1904-1987).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Santena.
Died June 29th, 1987 at 82 years old in Turin.
Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter
German poet and novelist (1816-1873).
Born March 15th, 1816 in Königswinter.
Died June 29th, 1873 at 57 years old in Bad Neuenahr.
Andrey Kizhevatov
Soviet military officer (1907-1941).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Kizhevatovo.
Died June 29th, 1941 at 33 years old in Brest.
José Leitão de Barros
Portuguese filmmaker (1896-1967).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Lisbon.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 70 years old in Lisbon.
Marc Freiberger
Basketball player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Amarillo.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 76 years old in Winston-Salem.
Michael Anagnos
Greek-american educator of the blind.
Born November 7th, 1837 in Papingo.
Died June 29th, 1906 at 68 years old in Romania.
Louis Hostin
French weightlifter (1908–1998).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Saint-Étienne.
Died June 29th, 1998 at 90 years old in Boisseron.
John Monckton
Australian swimmer (1938–2017).
Born October 28th, 1938 in Armidale.
Died June 29th, 2017 at 78 years old in Nambucca Heads. [ref]
Veselin Stoyanov
Bulgarian composer (1902–1969).
Born April 7th, 1902 in Shumen.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Rodney Nuckey
British racing driver (1929-2000).
Born June 26th, 1929 in London.
Died June 29th, 2000 at 71 years old in Manila.
Friedrich Karl Ginzel
Austrian astronomer (1850–1926).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Liberec.
Died June 29th, 1926 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Margaret Bakkes
South african writer (1931–2016).
Born December 14th, 1931 in Sterkstroom.
Died June 29th, 2016 at 84 years old [ref]
Hanna Rydh
Swedish archaeologist, politician and women rights activist (1891-1964).
Born February 12th, 1891 in Stockholm, Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died June 29th, 1964 at 73 years old in Stockholm, Johannes parish.
Eric Backman
Athletics competitor (1896–1965).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Acklinga parish.
Died June 29th, 1965 at 69 years old in Skövde.
Maher Abd al-Rashid
Former prominent iraqi general.
Born July 24th, 1942 in Tikrit.
Died June 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Sulaymaniyah.
Masaharu Taguchi
Swimmer (1916–1982).
Born January 9th, 1916 in Kyoto.
Died June 29th, 1982 at 66 years old
Kiichirō Furukawa
Japanese astronomer (1929-2016).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in Kurashiki. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 86 years old [ref]
Clorinda Corradi
Italian opera singer (1804–1877).
Born November 27th, 1804 in Urbino.
Died June 29th, 1877 at 72 years old in Santiago.
Friedrich Dahl
German zoologist and arachnologist (1856-1929).
Born June 24th, 1856 in Grube.
Died June 29th, 1929 at 73 years old in Greifswald.
Max Emmerich
Athletics competitor (1879–1956).
Born June 1st, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died June 29th, 1956 at 77 years old in Indianapolis.
Henry Doubleday
English entomologist and ornithologist (1808-1875).
Born July 1st, 1808 in Epping.
Died June 29th, 1875 at 66 years old
Paul Decauville
French businessman (1846–1922).
Died June 29th, 1922 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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