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August 29th
203 Notable deaths
Gene Wilder
American actor (1933–2016).
Born June 11th, 1933 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2016 at 83 years old in Stamford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Richard Jewell
American police officer (1962–2007).
Born December 17th, 1962 in Danville.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 44 years old in Woodbury. [ref]
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish actress (1915–1982).
Born August 29th, 1915 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1982 at 67 years old in London (breast cancer).
Ed Asner
American actor (1929–2021).
Born November 15th, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died August 29th, 2021 at 91 years old in Tarzana.
Lee Marvin
American actor (1924–1987).
Born February 19th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 29th, 1987 at 63 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877).
Born June 1st, 1801 in Whitingham.
Died August 29th, 1877 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City (peritonitis).
Nandamuri Harikrishna
Indian actor (1956-2018).
Born September 2nd, 1956 in Nemmikuru.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 61 years old in Narketpalle (traffic collision).
Éamon de Valera
Irish statesman (1882–1975).
Born October 14th, 1882 in Manhattan.
Died August 29th, 1975 at 92 years old in Dublin (pneumonia).
Johnny Gaudreau
American ice hockey player (1993–2024).
Born August 13th, 1993 in Carneys Point Township, Salem. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2024 at 31 years old in Oldmans Township (bicyclist hit by car). [ref]
Charlbi Dean
South african actress (1990–2022).
Born February 5th, 1990 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2022 at 32 years old in New York City (bacterial sepsis). [ref]
Wayne Dyer
American writer (1940-2015).
Born May 10th, 1940 in Detroit.
Died August 29th, 2015 at 75 years old in Maui (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Kazi Nazrul Islam
National poet of bangladesh (1899-1976).
Born May 24th, 1899 in Churulia.
Died August 29th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dhaka (Pick disease).
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging to death).
Frank Perry
American film director (1930–1995).
Born August 21st, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 29th, 1995 at 65 years old in Manhattan (prostate cancer).
Jean Hagen
American actress (1923–1977).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1977 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, esophageal cancer).
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Jamaican reggae producer (1936–2021).
Born March 20th, 1936 in Kendal.
Died August 29th, 2021 at 85 years old in Lucea. [ref]
Alvin Karpis
American gangster (1907–1979).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Montreal.
Died August 29th, 1979 at 72 years old in Torremolinos.
Clifford Robinson
American basketball player (1966–2020).
Born December 16th, 1966 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Portland (stroke). [ref]
Simon Oakland
American actor (1915–1983).
Born August 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 29th, 1983 at 68 years old in Cathedral City (cancer).
Murad V
33th sultan of the ottoman empire (1876).
Born September 21st, 1840 in Topkapı Palace.
Died August 29th, 1904 at 63 years old in Çırağan Palace (diabetes).
Manly P. Hall
Canadian writer and mystic (1901–1990).
Born March 18th, 1901 in Peterborough.
Died August 29th, 1990 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Astrid of Sweden
Queen consort of the belgians (1905-1935).
Born November 17th, 1905 in Arvfurstens palats.
Died August 29th, 1935 at 29 years old in Küssnacht (traffic collision).
Georges Sorel
French philosopher and sociologist.
Born November 2nd, 1847 in Cherbourg.
Died August 29th, 1922 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter (1925–1976).
Born September 6th, 1925 in Dunleith.
Died August 29th, 1976 at 50 years old in Oakland (respiratory failure).
Béla Kun
Hungarian communist revolutionary and politician, the de facto leader of the hungarian soviet republic in 1919, people's commissar of foreign affairs.
Born February 20th, 1886 in Cehu Silvaniei.
Died August 29th, 1938 at 52 years old in Moscow (execution).
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