July 29th

178 Notable deaths

Maria Gay

Singer.

Born June 13th, 1879 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1943 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]

Cecil Green

American racing driver.

Born September 30th, 1919 in Dallas.

Died July 29th, 1951 at 31 years old in Winchester.

Gabriel Acacius Coussa

Catholic cardinal.

Born August 3rd, 1897 in Aleppo.

Died July 29th, 1962 at 64 years old in Rome.

Olivier Strebelle

Belgian sculptor (1927-2017).

Born January 20th, 1927 in Uccle.

Died July 29th, 2017 at 90 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Bob King

Athlete.

Born June 20th, 1906 in Los Angeles.

Died July 29th, 1965 at 59 years old in Walnut Creek.

Péter Kiss

Hungarian politician (1959-2014).

Born June 11th, 1959 in Celldömölk.

Died July 29th, 2014 at 55 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]

Renato Pirocchi

Racecar driver.

Born March 26th, 1933 in Notaresco.

Died July 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Chieti.

Carlo Orlandi

Boxer.

Born April 23rd, 1910 in Milan.

Died July 29th, 1983 at 73 years old in Milan.

Cecil Griffiths

British athlete (1900–1945).

Born February 18th, 1900 in Neath. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1973 at 73 years old in Golders Green tube station (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Xuan Bello

Spanish poet, author in asturian language (1965–2025).

Born July 10th, 1965 in Paniceiros.

Died July 29th, 2025 at 60 years old in Oviedo (aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Deaths 141 to 150 of 178

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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender