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In the year 1929
257 Notable deaths
Henry Scott Tuke
English painter and photographer (1858-1929).
Born June 12th, 1858 in York. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1929 at 70 years old in Falmouth.
Charles Cooley
American sociologist.
Born August 17th, 1864 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 27th, 1929 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer).
Mercédès Jellinek
Namesake of mercedes-benz.
Born September 16th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died February 23rd, 1929 at 39 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
La Goulue
Can-can dancer from france.
Born July 12th, 1866 in Clichy.
Died January 30th, 1929 at 62 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris, Lariboisière Hospital.
David Dunbar Buick
Scottish-american inventor.
Born September 17th, 1854 in Arbroath.
Died March 5th, 1929 at 74 years old in Detroit (colorectal cancer).
Arthur Scherbius
German cryptographer (1878–1929).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died May 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Frederick Taylor Gates
American baptist clergyman.
Died February 6th, 1929 at 75 years old in Phoenix.
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1861–1929).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Petergof.
Died April 26th, 1929 at 67 years old in London (influenza).
Aby Warburg
German art historian and cultural theorist.
Born June 13th, 1866 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1929 at 63 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Allan Gilbert
American illustrator (1873-1929).
Born September 3rd, 1873 in Hartford.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 55 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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