July 29th
178 Notable deaths
David Eugene Smith
American mathematician (1860–1944).
Born January 21st, 1860 in Cortland.
Died July 29th, 1944 at 84 years old in New York City.
Eileen Percy
Irish-born american actress of the silent era (1900-1973).
Born August 21st, 1900 in Belfast.
Died July 29th, 1973 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ivan Kolev
Bulgarian general (1863-1917).
Born September 15th, 1863 in Bannivka.
Died July 29th, 1917 at 53 years old in Vienna.
Sheik Umar Khan
Sierra leonean virologist (1975-2014).
Born March 6th, 1975 in Sierra Leone.
Died July 29th, 2014 at 39 years old in Sierra Leone (Ebola hemorrhagic fever).
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
Imperial russian army and soviet general.
Born August 29th, 1878 in Odesa.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Nella Martinetti
Swiss singer (1946– 2011).
Born January 21st, 1946 in Brissago.
Died July 29th, 2011 at 65 years old in Männedorf (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Giorgio Gaslini
Italian pianist, composer and conductor (1929–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1929 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2014 at 84 years old in Borgo Val di Taro (falling from height). [ref]
Sabahudin Bilalović
Bosnian basketball player (1960-2003).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Trebinje.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 43 years old in Makarska.
Osip Piatnitsky
Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Margot Eskens
German singer.
Born August 12th, 1936 in Düren.
Died July 29th, 2022 at 85 years old in Carinthia. [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte