September 29th
216 Notable deaths
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Queen consort of denmark from 1863 to 1898.
Born September 7th, 1817 in Kassel.
Died September 29th, 1898 at 81 years old in Bernstorff Palace.
S. N. Goenka
Burmese teacher of vipassanā meditation.
Born January 30th, 1924 in Mandalay.
Died September 29th, 2013 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Carson McCullers
American writer (1917–1967).
Born February 19th, 1917 in Columbus.
Died September 29th, 1967 at 50 years old in Nyack (breast cancer).
Edward Everett Horton
American actor (1886–1970).
Born March 18th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died September 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Encino (prostate cancer).
Sylvia Robinson
American singer, record producer, and executive (1936–2011).
Born March 6th, 1936 in Harlem.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 75 years old in Secaucus (heart failure). [ref]
Warren Anderson
American chemical executive (1921–2014).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2014 at 92 years old in Vero Beach. [ref]
Timothy Ray Brown
First person cured of hiv/aids.
Born March 11th, 1966 in Seattle. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2020 at 54 years old in Palm Springs (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Katsuko Saruhashi
Japanese geochemist (1920–2007).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Balamani Amma
Indian writer and poet (1909–2004).
Born July 19th, 1909 in Punnayurkulam.
Died September 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Kochi (Alzheimer's disease).
Shūsaku Endō
Author from japan (1923–1996).
Born March 27th, 1923 in Nishisugamo.
Died September 29th, 1996 at 73 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia, hepatitis).
Anastasio Somoza García
Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).
Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in Ancón (gunshot wound).
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer.
Born June 21st, 1839 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 29th, 1908 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Richard S. Hamilton
American mathematician (1943–2024).
Born December 19th, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died September 29th, 2024 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sterling Price
American politician and confederate states army general in the civil war (1809–1867).
Born September 20th, 1809 in Prince Edward County.
Died September 29th, 1867 at 58 years old in St. Louis (cholera).
Otis Rush
American musician (1935–2018).
Born April 29th, 1934 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2018 at 84 years old in Chicago (stroke).
Mickey Newbury
American singer-songwriter (1940–2002).
Born May 19th, 1940 in Houston.
Died September 29th, 2002 at 62 years old in Springfield (pulmonary fibrosis).
Matangini Hazra
Martyr of india's independence movement.
Born October 19th, 1870 in Tamluk.
Died September 29th, 1942 at 71 years old (shootout).
Frank Luke
American fighter ace and medal of honor recipient (1897-1918).
Born May 19th, 1897 in Phoenix.
Died September 29th, 1918 at 21 years old in Murvaux.
Willem Einthoven
Dutch physiologist.
Born May 21st, 1860 in Semarang.
Died September 29th, 1927 at 67 years old in Leiden.
Phil Woods
American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (1931–2015).
Born November 2nd, 1931 in Springfield.
Died September 29th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stroudsburg (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
André Kertész
Hungarian photographer (1894–1985).
Born July 2nd, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1985 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 2nd, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
Paul Jabara
American actor, singer, songwriter (1948-1992).
Born January 31st, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died September 29th, 1992 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Christer Pettersson
Swedish criminal (1947–2004).
Born April 23rd, 1947 in Solna Municipality.
Died September 29th, 2004 at 57 years old in Karolinska University Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage).
Miguel Boyer
Spanish politician (1939-2014).
Born February 5th, 1939 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died September 29th, 2014 at 75 years old in Madrid (pulmonary embolism).
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder