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August 29th
135 Notable deaths
Michel Pécheux
French fencer (1911-1985).
Born May 24th, 1911 in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1985 at 74 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Cesare Facciani
Olympic cyclist (1906-1938).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Turin.
Died August 29th, 1938 at 32 years old in Turin.
Erzsébet Schaár
Hungarian sculptor (1905–1975).
Born July 27th, 1908 in Budafok. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1975 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Leo Freisinger
Speed skater.
Born February 7th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1985 at 69 years old in Mission Viejo.
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.
Lev Sverdlin
Soviet actor (1901-1969).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died August 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
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]
Niels Petersen
Gymnast.
Born July 12th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died August 29th, 1961 at 76 years old in Søllerød.
Victor Jörgensen
Boxer.
Born June 12th, 1924 in Hjørring.
Died August 29th, 2001 at 77 years old in Rødovre Municipality.
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