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August 29th
159 Notable deaths
Ivan Bodin
Swedish footballer (1923-1991).
Born July 20th, 1923 in Sundsvall.
Died August 29th, 1991 at 68 years old
Leo Freisinger
Speed skater.
Born February 7th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1985 at 69 years old in Mission Viejo.
János Gyarmati
Hungarian association football player and coach (1910-1974).
Born February 8th, 1910 in Tápiószele.
Died August 29th, 1974 at 64 years old in Budapest.
Cesare Facciani
Italian cyclist (1906–1938).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 32 years old in Turin.
Gwendoline Porter
British sprinter (1902–1993).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Ilford.
Died August 29th, 1993 at 91 years old
John Hein
Olympic wrestler (1886-1963).
Born January 27th, 1886 in New York City.
Died August 29th, 1963 at 77 years old in New York City.
Vic Gonsalves
Dutch footballer (1887–1922).
Born October 22nd, 1887 in Cirebon.
Died August 29th, 1922 at 34 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Josef Šroubek
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1891-1964).
Born December 2nd, 1891 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1964 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Harold Barker
British rower.
Born April 12th, 1886 in Marylebone.
Died August 29th, 1937 at 51 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Erzsébet Schaár
Hungarian sculptor (1905–1975).
Born July 27th, 1908 in Budafok. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1975 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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