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July 29th
222 Notable deaths
Péter Kiss
Hungarian politician (1959–2014).
Born June 11th, 1959 in Celldömölk.
Died July 29th, 2014 at 55 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Renato Pirocchi
Racecar driver.
Born March 26th, 1933 in Notaresco.
Died July 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Chieti.
Carlo Orlandi
Boxer (1910–1983).
Born April 23rd, 1910 in Milan.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 73 years old in Milan.
Cecil Griffiths
British athlete (1900–1945).
Born January 20th, 1901 in Neath. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1973 at 72 years old in Golders Green tube station (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
Imperial russian army and soviet general (1878–1938).
Born August 29th, 1878 in Odesa.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Frane Bulić
Croatian historian, archaeologist and catholic priest (1846-1934).
Born October 4th, 1846 in Vranjic.
Died July 29th, 1934 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Xuan Bello
Spanish poet, author in asturian language (1965–2025).
Born July 10th, 1965 in Paniceiros.
Died July 29th, 2025 at 60 years old in Oviedo (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Bill Mackey
American racing driver.
Born December 15th, 1927 in Dayton.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 23 years old in Winchester.
Jack E. Cox
English cinematographer.
Born July 26th, 1896 in London.
Died July 29th, 1960 at 64 years old in Surrey.
Vasil Metodiev
Bulgarian footballer (1935-2019).
Born January 5th, 1935 in Sandanski.
Died July 29th, 2019 at 84 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Tuvya Ruebner
Slovakian-born israeli poet (1924-2019).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Bratislava.
Died July 29th, 2019 at 95 years old in Merhavia.
Walt Brown
American racing driver (1911-1951).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Springfield.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 39 years old in Williams Grove Speedway.
André Spire
French poet, writer, and zionist activist (1868-1966).
Born July 28th, 1868 in Nancy.
Died July 29th, 1966 at 98 years old in Paris.
Andrew Leith Adams
Scottish physician, naturalist and geologist (1827–1882).
Born March 21st, 1827 in Banchory.
Died July 29th, 1882 at 55 years old in Cóbh.
Grantley Goulding
British track and field athlete (1874-1947).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Gloucester.
Died July 29th, 1947 at 73 years old in KwaZulu-Natal.
Charles Spence Bate
British zoologist and dentist.
Born March 16th, 1819 in Truro.
Died July 29th, 1889 at 70 years old in Cornwall.
Jack Archer
English sprinter (1921–1997).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died July 29th, 1997 at 75 years old in Cheltenham.
Louis Martin
Father of saint thérèse de lisieux, spouse of and marie-azélie guérin (1823-1894).
Born August 22nd, 1823 in Bordeaux.
Died July 29th, 1894 at 70 years old in Arnières-sur-Iton (cancer).
Gerhard Schjelderup
Norwegian composer (1859–1933).
Born November 17th, 1859 in Kristiansand.
Died July 29th, 1933 at 73 years old in Benediktbeuern.
Ivan Belov
Soviet general.
Born June 27th, 1893 in Kalinnikovo.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 45 years old in Moscow.
María Antonia Iglesias
Spanish journalist (1945–2014).
Born January 15th, 1945 in Madrid.
Died July 29th, 2014 at 69 years old in Panxón, Nigrán (heart disease, chronic renal insufficiency).
Lucia Demetrius
Romanian novelist, poet, playwright and translator.
Born November 29th, 1910 in Bucharest.
Died July 29th, 1992 at 81 years old in Bucharest.
Alex Wilson
Scottish footballer (1933-2010).
Born October 29th, 1933 in Buckie.
Died July 29th, 2010 at 76 years old in Forres. [ref]
Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson
Swedish meteorologist.
Born August 19th, 1838 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1925 at 86 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Joseph Derenbourg
Franco-german orientalist (1811-1895).
Born August 21st, 1811 in Mainz.
Died July 29th, 1895 at 83 years old in Bad Ems.
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