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July 29th
157 Notable deaths
Gayatri Devi
Politician from india (1919-2009).
Born May 23rd, 1919 in London.
Died July 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Jaipur. [ref]
Herbert Marcuse
German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898-1979).
Born July 19th, 1898 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Starnberg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Johnny Walker
Indian actor.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Indore.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Ronald Fisher
British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist.
Born February 17th, 1890 in East Finchley. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1962 at 72 years old in Adelaide (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Raymond Massey
Canadian-american actor (1896-1983).
Born August 30th, 1896 in Toronto. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Nikolai Volkoff
American professional wrestler.
Born October 14th, 1947 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 70 years old in Glen Arm. [ref]
René Favaloro
Argentinian cardiologist (1923-2000).
Born July 12th, 1923 in La Plata.
Died July 29th, 2000 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma).
Bruce Edwards Ivins
American microbiologist, vaccinologist (1946-2008).
Born April 22nd, 1946 in Lebanon.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 62 years old in Frederick (drug overdose). [ref]
Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian independence activist (1909-1996).
Born July 16th, 1909 in Kalka.
Died July 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in New Delhi.
Jerome Robbins
American theater producer, director, and choreographer (1918-1998).
Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1998 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel