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September 29th
216 Notable deaths
Ray Ewry
American track and field athlete (1873–1937).
Born October 14th, 1873 in Lafayette.
Died September 29th, 1937 at 63 years old in New York City.
Tanaka Giichi
Japanese general (1864-1929).
Died September 29th, 1929 at 65 years old in Kōjimachi-ku.
Clifford Hugh Douglas
British engineer and economic theorist (1879–1952).
Born January 20th, 1879 in Stockport.
Died September 29th, 1952 at 73 years old in Fearnan.
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Bob Kurland
American basketball player (1924–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1924 in St. Louis.
Died September 29th, 2013 at 88 years old in Sanibel.
Léon Bourgeois
French statesman (1851-1925).
Born May 29th, 1851 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1925 at 74 years old in Épernay.
Toyohara Chikanobu
Japanese artist (1838-1912).
Born September 26th, 1838 in Edo.
Died September 29th, 1912 at 74 years old (stomach cancer).
Hebe Camargo
Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Taubaté.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 83 years old in São Paulo, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (peritoneal mesothelioma).
Petr Ginz
Czech victim of holocaust (1928–1944).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1944 at 16 years old in Auschwitz (asphyxia).
Neil Smith
Scottish geographer and academic (1954–2012).
Born July 18th, 1954 in Leith.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 58 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hayko
Armenian singer (1973–2021).
Born August 25th, 1973 in Yerevan.
Died September 29th, 2021 at 48 years old in Yerevan (COVID-19). [ref]
Hans Habe
Hungarian born austrian writer (1911-1977).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died September 29th, 1977 at 66 years old in Locarno.
Gustavo Leigh
Chilean general (1920-1999).
Born September 19th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died September 29th, 1999 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Felipe Agoncillo
Filipino politician (1859-1941).
Died September 29th, 1941 at 82 years old in Manila.
Alan Moorehead
Australian journalist (1910–1983).
Born July 22nd, 1910 in Melbourne.
Died September 29th, 1983 at 73 years old in London.
Émile Gaboriau
French writer (1832-1873).
Born November 9th, 1832 in Saujon. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1873 at 40 years old in rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. [ref]
Kitty Kelly
Stage, film, television actress (1902-1968).
Born April 27th, 1902 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 1968 at 66 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska
Polish composer.
Born September 17th, 1823 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1861 at 38 years old in Warsaw.
Tokugawa Nariaki
Japanese daimyo (1800-1860).
Died September 29th, 1860 at 60 years old (myocardial infarction).
Paul Radmilovic
British swimmer and water polo player (1886–1968).
Born March 5th, 1886 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Weston-super-Mare. [ref]
Paul Veyne
French historian (1930–2022).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died September 29th, 2022 at 92 years old in Bédoin. [ref]
Hellmuth Karasek
German journalist and literary critic (1934–2015).
Born January 4th, 1934 in Brno.
Died September 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor (1928–1986).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cancer, liver cirrhosis).
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1920-1986).
Born April 16th, 1920 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel