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July 29th
178 Notable deaths
Claude Laydu
Belgian-swiss actor.
Born March 10th, 1927 in Etterbeek.
Died July 29th, 2011 at 84 years old in Massy. [ref]
Yakov Alksnis
Commander of red army air forces 1931–1937 (1897–1938).
Born January 26th, 1897 in Naukšēni Parish.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Volodymyr Zatonsky
Ukrainian politician.
Born August 8th, 1888 in Lisec.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 49 years old in Kyiv (ballistic trauma).
Charles Murray
American film actor of the silent era (1872-1941).
Born June 22nd, 1872 in Laurel.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Yakov Yakovlev
Soviet politician (1896-1938).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Hrodna.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo
President of el salvador (1921-1973).
Born September 2nd, 1921 in Sonsonate.
Died July 29th, 1973 at 51 years old in Houston.
Vilhelm Knorin
Soviet historian.
Born August 29th, 1890 in Līgatne.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow, Kommunarka shooting ground.
Aleksander Wat
Polish poet.
Born May 1st, 1900 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1967 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Valery Mezhlauk
Soviet political activist (1893–1938).
Born February 7th, 1893 in Kharkiv.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 45 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 178
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche