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In the year 1929
240 Notable deaths
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889-1929).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Kokand.
Died March 18th, 1929 at 40 years old in Shohimardon (stoning).
William Henry Perkin
English organic chemist (1860-1929).
Born June 17th, 1860 in Sudbury.
Died September 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Hippolyte Petitjean
Painter (1854-1929).
Born September 11th, 1854 in Mâcon. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1929 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Georges Courteline
French dramatist and novelist.
Born June 25th, 1858 in Tours. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1929 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (gangrene). [ref]
José María Rubio
Spanish jesuit and saint (1864-1929).
Born July 22nd, 1864 in Dalías.
Died May 2nd, 1929 at 64 years old in Aranjuez.
Edward L. Atkinson
Royal navy surgeon and antarctic explorer (1881-1929).
Born November 23rd, 1881 in Saint Vincent. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1929 at 47 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Arthur Johnson
Irish footballer (1879-1929).
Born April 12th, 1879 in Dublin.
Died May 23rd, 1929 at 50 years old in Wallasey (pneumonia). [ref]
Julian Fałat
Polish artist (1853-1929).
Born July 30th, 1853 in Tulyholove. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1929 at 75 years old in Bystra, Bielsko County. [ref]
Paul Gerson Unna
German physician and dermatologist (1850-1929).
Born September 8th, 1850 in Hamburg.
Died January 29th, 1929 at 78 years old in Hamburg (influenza).
Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro
Portuguese artist (1857-1929).
Born November 21st, 1857 in Lisbon.
Died November 6th, 1929 at 71 years old in Lisbon.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 240
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