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September 29th
216 Notable deaths
Rebecca Harding Davis
American journalist (1831–1910).
Born June 24th, 1831 in Washington. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1910 at 79 years old in Mount Kisco. [ref]
Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Russian composer (1893–1979).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Paris.
Walther Penck
German geographer (1888-1923).
Born August 30th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1923 at 35 years old in Stuttgart.
Jan Werner Danielsen
Norwegian singer (1976–2006).
Born April 10th, 1976 in Nord-Odal Municipality.
Died September 29th, 2006 at 30 years old in Oslo (heart failure). [ref]
Ernst von Hoeppner
German general (1860–1922).
Born January 14th, 1860 in Unin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died September 29th, 1922 at 62 years old in Wolin (influenza).
Hella Haasse
Dutch writer (1918–2011).
Born February 2nd, 1918 in Jakarta.
Died September 29th, 2011 at 93 years old in Amsterdam (disease). [ref]
Beatriz Aguirre
Mexican actress.
Born March 21st, 1925 in Arteaga.
Died September 29th, 2019 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wilhelm Leuschner
German politician and trade unionist (1890-1944), victim of nazism.
Born June 15th, 1890 in Bayreuth.
Died September 29th, 1944 at 54 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
British politician (1846-1911).
Born November 18th, 1846 in London.
Died September 29th, 1911 at 64 years old in Ashford.
Irving Chernev
Ukrainean-american chess player.
Born January 29th, 1900 in Pryluky.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Philip Hannan
Eleventh archbishop of new orleans, la (1913–2011).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 29th, 2011 at 98 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Richard A. Searfoss
American astronaut (1956-2018).
Born June 5th, 1956 in Mount Clemens.
Died September 29th, 2018 at 62 years old in Bear Valley Springs. [ref]
Vladimir Dimitrov
Bulgarian artist (1882-1960).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Frolosh.
Died September 29th, 1960 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Yuriy Meshkov
Ukrainian politician.
Born October 25th, 1945 in Synelnykove.
Died September 29th, 2019 at 73 years old in Krasnogorsk (pneumonia).
R. G. D. Allen
British economist (1906–1983).
Born June 3rd, 1906 in Worcester.
Died September 29th, 1983 at 77 years old in Southwold.
Julia Hasdeu
Romanian poet.
Born November 14th, 1869 in Bucharest.
Died September 29th, 1888 at 18 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).
Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Egyptian activist (1938–2023).
Born December 3rd, 1938 in Bedeen.
Died September 29th, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]
Édouard Claparède
Swiss neurologist & pedagogue (1873-1940).
Born March 24th, 1873 in Geneva.
Died September 29th, 1940 at 67 years old in Geneva.
Gellu Naum
Romanian writer (1915–2001).
Born August 1st, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Jean-Baptiste Singelée
Belgian composer (1812-1875).
Born September 25th, 1812 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died September 29th, 1875 at 63 years old in Ostend.
János Farkas
Hungarian footballer (1942-1989).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1989 at 47 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Fu Baoshi
Chinese artist (1904-1965).
Born October 5th, 1904 in Nanchang Fu.
Died September 29th, 1965 at 60 years old in Nanjing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Aarre Merikanto
Finnish composer (1893–1958).
Born June 29th, 1893 in Helsinki.
Died September 29th, 1958 at 65 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer).
Ernst Steinitz
German mathematician (1871–1928).
Born June 13th, 1871 in Siemianowice Śląskie.
Died September 29th, 1928 at 57 years old in Kiel.
Bernhard von Langenbeck
German surgeon (1810–1887).
Born November 9th, 1810 in Padingbüttel.
Died September 29th, 1887 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius