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July 29th
178 Notable deaths
Wanda Wasilewska
Polish writer (1905-1964).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Kraków. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1964 at 59 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Nelson Gale
British army world war ii general.
Born July 25th, 1896 in London.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kingston upon Thames.
Zlatko Čajkovski
Croatian footballer.
Born November 24th, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 74 years old in Munich.
Louise Abbéma
French painter, sculptor, and designer of the belle époque (1853-1927).
Born October 30th, 1858 in Étampes.
Died July 29th, 1927 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Juris Hartmanis
Latvian computer scientist.
Born July 5th, 1928 in Riga. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2022 at 94 years old [ref]
Vibeke Skofterud
Norwegian cross country skier.
Born April 20th, 1980 in Askim. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2018 at 38 years old in Hove (personal watercraft-related accident). [ref]
Wojciech Kossak
Polish painter (1856–1942).
Born December 31st, 1856 in Paris.
Died July 29th, 1942 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
French historian.
Born July 23rd, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2006 at 76 years old in Nice (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Arthur Samuel
American computer scientist (1901–1990).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Emporia. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1990 at 88 years old in Stanford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Geraldo Francisco dos Santos
Brazilian footballer.
Born June 11th, 1962 in São Paulo.
Died July 29th, 2021 at 59 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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