August 29th
147 Notable deaths
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]
Vic Gonsalves
Dutch footballer (1887–1922).
Born October 22nd, 1887 in Cirebon.
Died August 29th, 1922 at 34 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Aad de Jong
Dutch association football player (1921-2003).
Born December 1st, 1921 in The Hague.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 81 years old in Zevenbergen.
John Hansen
Danish rower (1938–2022).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Copenhagen.
Died August 29th, 2022 at 83 years old [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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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner