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September 29th
171 Notable deaths
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.
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 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.
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.
Born April 10th, 1976 in Nord-Odal.
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]
Wilhelm Leuschner
German politician (1890-1944).
Born June 15th, 1890 in Bayreuth.
Died September 29th, 1944 at 54 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
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