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September 29th
155 Notable deaths
S. N. Goenka
Indian teacher of vipassanā meditation (1924–2013).
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. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1967 at 50 years old in Nyack (cerebral hemorrhage). [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 (leukemia). [ref]
Nguyen Van Thieu
President of south vietnam from 1965–75.
Born April 5th, 1923 in Ninh Thuận.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 78 years old in Newton (stroke). [ref]
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Calvert.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Francisco Macías Nguema
Equatorialguinean politician, 1st and former president of equatorial guinea (1924-1979).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Mongomo.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 55 years old in Black Beach (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Sylvia Robinson
American singer, record producer, and executive.
Born March 6th, 1936 in Harlem.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 75 years old in Secaucus (heart failure). [ref]
Edward Everett Horton
American actor (1886-1970).
Born March 18th, 1886 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Encino (cancer). [ref]
Balamani Amma
Indian writer and poet.
Born July 19th, 1909 in Punnayurkulam.
Died September 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Kochi (Alzheimer's disease).
Shūsaku Endō
Author from japan.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Nishisugamo.
Died September 29th, 1996 at 73 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia, hepatitis). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon