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In the year 1929
240 Notable deaths
Herman Hollerith
American statistician and inventor.
Died November 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born October 26th, 1894 in Coutchman.
Died December 19th, 1929 at 35 years old in Chicago.
Maria Christina of Austria
Queen consort of spain (1858-1929).
Born July 21st, 1858 in Židlochovice Castle.
Died February 6th, 1929 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Prince Maximilian of Baden
German chancellor (1867-1929).
Born July 10th, 1867 in Baden-Baden.
Died November 6th, 1929 at 62 years old in Salem.
Prince Henry of Prussia
Prussian prince and admiral (1862-1929).
Born August 14th, 1862 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 66 years old in Gut Hemmelmark (esophageal cancer).
Mahidol Adulyadej
Thai prince.
Born January 1st, 1892 in Bangkok.
Died September 24th, 1929 at 37 years old in Bangkok (dysentery).
Norman Pritchard
Indian athlete and the first olympic medal winner from india (1877-1929).
Born June 23rd, 1877 in Kolkata.
Died October 31st, 1929 at 52 years old in Norwalk.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
Russian general.
Born November 18th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 1929 at 72 years old in Antibes.
Jatindra Nath Das
Indian independence movement activist.
Born October 27th, 1904 in Kolkata.
Died September 13th, 1929 at 24 years old in Lahore (starvation).
Emile Berliner
German-born american inventor of the phonograph.
Born May 20th, 1851 in Hanover.
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain