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In the year 1929
265 Notable deaths
Dustin Farnum
American actor, singer and dancer (1874-1929).
Born May 27th, 1874 in Rockingham County.
Died July 3rd, 1929 at 55 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure).
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Austrian scientist and inventor (1858-1929).
Born September 1st, 1858 in Vienna.
Died August 4th, 1929 at 70 years old in Mölbling.
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
Austrian chemist (1865-1929).
Born April 1st, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1929 at 64 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Paul Leni
German film director.
Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). [ref]
Maurice Sarrail
French general.
Born May 4th, 1856 in Carcassonne. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Max Bauer
German artillery expert in the first world war.
Born January 31st, 1869 in Quedlinburg.
Died May 6th, 1929 at 60 years old in Shanghai (smallpox).
Henri Gervex
French painter (1852-1929).
Born December 10th, 1852 in Montmartre.
Died June 7th, 1929 at 76 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Jacques Doucet
French fashion designer and art collector (1853-1929).
Born February 19th, 1853 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1929 at 76 years old in Paris.
Archibald Reiss
Forensic scientist (1875-1929).
Born July 8th, 1875 in Hausach. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1929 at 54 years old in Belgrade.
Prince Kuniyoshi Kuni
Japanese prince.
Born June 23rd, 1873 in Kyoto.
Died June 29th, 1929 at 56 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 265
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