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July 29th
222 Notable deaths
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 (1902–1991).
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]
Mate Parlov
Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist (1948–2008).
Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer). [ref]
Ali Sami Yen
Turkish association football player and manager (1886–1951).
Born May 20th, 1886 in Istanbul.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 65 years old in Istanbul.
Bodewin Keitel
German general (1888–1953).
Born December 25th, 1888 in Helmscherode.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
Tomasz Stańko
Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018).
Born July 11th, 1942 in Rzeszów.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 76 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Herman Bavinck
Dutch reformed theologian (1854-1921).
Born December 13th, 1854 in Hoogeveen.
Died July 29th, 1921 at 66 years old in Amsterdam.
Ludwig Klages
German psychologist and philosopher (1872–1956).
Born December 10th, 1872 in Hanover.
Died July 29th, 1956 at 83 years old in Kilchberg.
Floriano Peixoto
Brazilian politician (1839-1895).
Born April 30th, 1839 in Maceió.
Died July 29th, 1895 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Burrill Bernard Crohn
American gastroenterologist (1884–1983).
Born June 13th, 1884 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 99 years old in New Milford. [ref]
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
American politician (1803–1857).
Born December 5th, 1803 in Pendleton.
Died July 29th, 1857 at 53 years old in Nacogdoches.
Bui Tuong Phong
Computer graphics researcher and pioneer (1942-1975).
Born December 14th, 1942 in Hanoi.
Died July 29th, 1975 at 32 years old in California (leukemia).
James Mellaart
Dutch-british archaeologist (1925–2012).
Born November 14th, 1925 in London.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 86 years old in London.
Paul Mario Day
British singer (1956–2025).
Born April 19th, 1956 in Whitechapel.
Died July 29th, 2025 at 69 years old in Newcastle. [ref]
Pierre Clastres
French anthropologist (1934-1977).
Born May 17th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 29th, 1977 at 43 years old in Gabriac (traffic collision).
Bernhard Weiß
German police chief (1880-1951).
Born July 30th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Doris Nolan
American actress (1916–1998).
Born July 14th, 1916 in New Rochelle. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1998 at 82 years old in Berwick-upon-Tweed. [ref]
Eunice de Souza
Contemporary indian english language poet.
Born August 1st, 1940 in Pune.
Died July 29th, 2017 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi