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July 29th
178 Notable deaths
William McChesney Martin
Chairman of the united states federal reserve bank from 1951 to 1970.
Born December 17th, 1906 in St. Louis.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Richard Pearse
New zealand farmer and aviation pioneer (1877-1953).
Born December 3rd, 1877 in Temuka.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 75 years old in Christchurch.
Alex Nicol
Actor, film and television director (1916–2001).
Born January 20th, 1916 in Ossining.
Died July 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montecito.
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist (1899-1970).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in London.
Died July 29th, 1970 at 70 years old in London.
Nikolai Krylenko
Russian revolutionary, politician and chess organiser (1885-1938).
Died July 29th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Michel Serrault
French actor (1928–2007).
Born January 24th, 1928 in Brunoy.
Died July 29th, 2007 at 79 years old in Honfleur (cancer). [ref]
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
British economist and politician (born 1940).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Vadodara. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2025 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Franz Josef Popp
Austrian businessman (1886–1954).
Born January 14th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died July 29th, 1954 at 68 years old in Stuttgart.
Christian de Castries
French general.
Born August 11th, 1902 in Paris.
Died July 29th, 1991 at 88 years old in Paris.
Pavel Dybenko
Soviet admiral (1889-1938).
Born February 28th, 1889 in Novozybkov. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1938 at 49 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground. [ref]
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