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September 29th
165 Notable deaths
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor (1928–1986).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis, liver cancer).
Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Russian composer.
Born May 16th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Paris.
Jan Werner Danielsen
Norwegian singer.
Born April 10th, 1976 in Nord-Odal.
Died September 29th, 2006 at 30 years old in Oslo (heart failure). [ref]
Hella Haasse
Dutch writer (1918-2011).
Born February 2nd, 1918 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2011 at 93 years old in Amsterdam (disease). [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]
Hugh Chisholm
English editor and journalist (1866-1924).
Born February 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died September 29th, 1924 at 58 years old in London.
Wilhelm Leuschner
German politician (1890-1944).
Born June 15th, 1890 in Bayreuth.
Died September 29th, 1944 at 54 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
R. G. D. Allen
British economist.
Born June 3rd, 1906 in Worcester.
Died September 29th, 1983 at 77 years old in Southwold.
Irving Chernev
Russian-american chess player.
Born January 29th, 1900 in Pryluky.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Vladimir Dimitrov
Bulgarian artist (1882-1960).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Frolosh. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1960 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid