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July 29th
178 Notable deaths
Joe Fry
British racing driver.
Born October 26th, 1915 in Chipping Sodbury.
Died July 29th, 1950 at 34 years old in Blandford Forum.
Mary Bailey
Anglo-irish aviator (1890-1960).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Rossmore Castle.
Died July 29th, 1960 at 69 years old in Kenilworth.
Walter Feit
Austrian-american mathematician (1930-2004).
Born October 26th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died July 29th, 2004 at 73 years old in Branford.
Józef Szmidt
Polish triple jumper (1935–2024).
Born March 28th, 1935 in Miechowice.
Died July 29th, 2024 at 89 years old in Zagozd (cancer). [ref]
Ajip Rosidi
Indonesian writer (1938–2020).
Born January 31st, 1938 in Majalengka.
Died July 29th, 2020 at 82 years old [ref]
Redha Malek
Algerian politician (1931–2017).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Batna.
Died July 29th, 2017 at 85 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Leonardo De Lorenzo
Italian flautist and music educator.
Born August 29th, 1875 in Viggiano.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Anatoliy Solovyanenko
Ukrainian singer (1932-1999).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Donetsk.
Died July 29th, 1999 at 66 years old in Kozyn (myocardial infarction).
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
Norwegian writer (1866–1900).
Born November 21st, 1866 in Stavanger.
Died July 29th, 1900 at 33 years old in Copenhagen (tuberculosis).
Osvaldo Brandão
Brazilian football manager (1916–1989).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Taquara.
Died July 29th, 1989 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 178
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