In the year 1929

265 Notable deaths

Francisco Gárate

Spanish jesuit.

Born February 3rd, 1857 in Azpeitia.

Died September 9th, 1929 at 72 years old in Deusto.

Friedrich Dahl

German arachnologist.

Born June 24th, 1856 in Grube.

Died June 29th, 1929 at 73 years old in Greifswald.

Karl Scheurer

Member of the swiss federal council (1872-1929).

Born September 27th, 1872 in Sumiswald.

Died November 14th, 1929 at 57 years old in Bern.

Manuel Díaz

Cuban fencer.

Born April 8th, 1874 in Havana.

Died February 20th, 1929 at 54 years old in Rochester.

Burton Downing

American racing cyclist (1885–1929).

Born February 5th, 1885 in San Jose.

Died January 1st, 1929 at 43 years old in Red Bank.

Ivar Böhling

Finnish wrestler (1889–1929).

Born September 10th, 1889 in Ingå.

Died January 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Vyborg.

Marie Henri Andoyer

Astronomer and mathematician (1862–1929).

Born October 1st, 1862 in Paris.

Died June 12th, 1929 at 66 years old in Paris.

Josef Stenbäck

Finnish architect and engineer.

Born May 2nd, 1854 in Alavus.

Died April 27th, 1929 at 74 years old in Helsinki.

James William Good

American politician (1866-1929).

Born September 24th, 1866 in Cedar Rapids.

Died November 18th, 1929 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (peritonitis).

Herbert Christopher Robinson

British museum director and ornithologist (1874-1929).

Born November 4th, 1874 in Liverpool.

Died May 30th, 1929 at 54 years old in Oxford. [ref]

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