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August 29th
135 Notable deaths
Erich Lessing
Austrian photographer (1923-2018).
Born July 13th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 95 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Otto Kandler
German botanist (1920-2017).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Deggendorf.
Died August 29th, 2017 at 96 years old in Munich.
Franciszek Latinik
Polish general.
Born July 17th, 1864 in Tarnów.
Died August 29th, 1949 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Phillip Hagar Smith
American electrical engineer (1905-1987).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Lexington.
Died August 29th, 1987 at 82 years old in Berkeley Heights.
Manzoor Hussain
Field hockey player.
Born October 28th, 1958 in Sialkot.
Died August 29th, 2022 at 63 years old in Lahore (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Horace W. Babcock
American astronomer.
Born September 13th, 1912 in Pasadena.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara.
Vladimir Andreyev
Russian actor and theatre director.
Born August 27th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died August 29th, 2020 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Mady Rahl
Actress.
Born January 3rd, 1915 in Neukölln.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 94 years old in Bogenhausen (cancer). [ref]
Osvaldo Brandão
Brazilian football manager.
Born September 18th, 1916 in Taquara.
Died August 29th, 1989 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Karl Hartl
Austrian film director (1899-1978).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 135
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe