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July 29th
162 Notable deaths
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
French historian.
Born July 23rd, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2006 at 76 years old in Nice (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
John Finnegan
American actor (1926-2012).
Born August 18th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia). [ref]
Albert Vanhoye
Jesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021).
Born July 24th, 1923 in Hazebrouck. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2021 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]
Juris Hartmanis
Latvian computer scientist.
Born July 5th, 1928 in Riga. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2022 at 94 years old [ref]
Lucille Dumont
Canadian television presenter and radio host.
Born January 20th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died July 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Canada. [ref]
Wojciech Kossak
Polish painter (1856-1942).
Born December 31st, 1857 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Phil Smith
American basketball player (1952-2002).
Born April 22nd, 1952 in San Francisco.
Died July 29th, 2002 at 50 years old in Escondido (multiple myeloma).
Jovan Rašković
Croatian serb politician (1929-1992).
Died July 29th, 1992 at 63 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Uruguayan politician (1920-1998).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Art Davis
American double-bassist.
Born December 5th, 1934 in Harrisburg. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2007 at 72 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 162
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine