In the year 1929

256 Notable deaths

Herman Hollerith

American statistician and inventor.

Born March 1st, 1860.

Died November 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

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.

Blind Lemon Jefferson

American blues singer and guitarist (1893–1929).

Born October 26th, 1894 in Wortham, 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 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, Prince Father

Thai prince (1892–1929).

Born January 1st, 1892 in Queen Savang Vadhana’s House.

Died September 24th, 1929 at 37 years old in Sa Pathum palace (dysentery, liver abscess).

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.

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).

Jatindra Nath Das

Indian independence movement activist.

Born October 27th, 1904 in Kolkata.

Died September 13th, 1929 at 24 years old in Lahore (starvation).

Princess Viktoria of Prussia

Prussian princess (1866-1929).

Born April 12th, 1866 in Potsdam.

Died November 13th, 1929 at 63 years old in Bonn (pneumonia).

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