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August 29th
203 Notable deaths
Levan Sanadze
Athletics competitor (1928–1998).
Born August 16th, 1928 in Tbilisi.
Died August 29th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Michel Pécheux
French fencer (1911-1985).
Born May 24th, 1911 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died August 29th, 1985 at 74 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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.
Eugen Rupf
Swiss footballer.
Born June 16th, 1914 in Switzerland.
Died August 29th, 2000 at 86 years old
Jan Kreczmar
Polish actor (1908–1972).
Born May 6th, 1908 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1972 at 64 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
François Konter
Luxembourgian footballer (1934–2018).
Born February 20th, 1934 in Lasauvage.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 84 years old in Bettembourg. [ref]
Ivan Bodin
Swedish footballer (1923-1991).
Born July 20th, 1923 in Sundsvall. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1991 at 68 years old [ref]
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.
Aino Henssen
German lichenologist (1925-2011).
Born April 12th, 1925 in Elberfeld.
Died August 29th, 2011 at 86 years old in Marburg.
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 20th, 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]
Erzsébet Schaár
Hungarian sculptor (1908–1975).
Born July 27th, 1908 in Budafok.
Died August 29th, 1975 at 67 years old in Budapest.
John Hansen
Danish rower (1938–2022).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Copenhagen.
Died August 29th, 2022 at 83 years old [ref]
Liisa Suihkonen
Finnish cross-country skier (1943–2025).
Born September 27th, 1943 in Suonenjoki.
Died August 29th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Ida von Nagel
German equestrian (1917-1971).
Born May 15th, 1917 in Hofgeismar.
Died August 29th, 1971 at 54 years old in Ennigerloh.
René Bauwens
Belgian water polo player (1894–1959).
Born March 11th, 1894.
Died August 29th, 1959 at 65 years old [ref]
Niels Petersen
Danish gymnast.
Born July 12th, 1885 in Copenhagen.
Died August 29th, 1961 at 76 years old in Søllerød.
Vladimir Romashkin
Erzya folklorist, researcher, musician and documentary filmmaker. he also created the musical group toorama. (1951–2002).
Born September 6th, 1951 in Ichalki.
Died August 29th, 2002 at 50 years old in Saransk.
Leonard Wery
Field hockey player (1926–2019).
Born March 27th, 1926 in The Hague.
Died August 29th, 2019 at 93 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
William Wadsworth
Canadian rower (1875–1971).
Born December 17th, 1875 in Toronto.
Died August 29th, 1971 at 95 years old in Toronto.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius