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August 29th
159 Notable deaths
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French holocaust perpetrator (1897-1980).
Born December 19th, 1897 in Cahors.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 82 years old in Carratraca.
Bruce C. Murray
American geologist and planetary scientist (1931-2013).
Born November 30th, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Oceanside (Alzheimer's disease).
Otto Hölder
German mathematician (1859–1937).
Born December 22nd, 1859 in Stuttgart.
Died August 29th, 1937 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
Ann Smyrner
Danish actress (1934-2016).
Born November 3rd, 1934 in Frederiksberg.
Died August 29th, 2016 at 81 years old in Benalmádena.
Graham Leggat
Scottish footballer and manager (1934-2015).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Aberdeen.
Died August 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Canada. [ref]
Frank Gardner
Australian racing driver.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 77 years old in Mermaid Waters. [ref]
Junpei Takiguchi
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.
Born April 17th, 1931 in Funabashi. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2011 at 80 years old in Tosa (stomach cancer). [ref]
Yevhen Petrushevych
Ukrainian politician (1863-1940).
Died August 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Vladimir Veličković
Serbian painter (1935-2019).
Born August 11th, 1935 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2019 at 84 years old in Split.
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