August 29th
159 Notable deaths
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer (1888–1960).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Lance Macklin
British racing driver.
Born September 2nd, 1919 in London.
Died August 29th, 2002 at 82 years old in Kent (disease).
Rose Hobart
Actress (1906-2000).
Born May 1st, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2000 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
David Diop
Senegalese poet (1927-1960).
Born July 9th, 1927 in Bordeaux.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 33 years old [ref]
Pierre Messmer
83rd prime minister of france (1916-2007).
Born March 20th, 1916 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2007 at 91 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1939-2003).
Died August 29th, 2003 at 64 years old in Najaf (Imam Ali Mosque bombing).
Uma Nehru
Indian politician.
Born March 8th, 1884 in Agra. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1963 at 79 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1968 at 71 years old in Friern Hospital.
Björn Waldegård
Swedish rally driver, first winner of the world rally championship for drivers.
Born November 12th, 1943 in Solna Municipality. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2014 at 70 years old in Sweden (cancer). [ref]
Franco Basaglia
Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980).
Born March 11th, 1924 in Venice.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 56 years old in Venice (cancer). [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson