In the year 1929
240 Notable deaths
John Maxwell
British army officer and colonial governor (1859-1929).
Born July 11th, 1859 in Liverpool.
Died February 21st, 1929 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
José Batlle y Ordóñez
Politician, president of uruguay (1856-1929).
Born May 21st, 1856 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1929 at 73 years old in Lavalleja Department. [ref]
Richard Réti
Czechoslovakian chess player.
Born May 28th, 1889 in Pezinok. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1929 at 40 years old in Prague (scarlet fever). [ref]
Dagmar Overbye
Danish serial child killer.
Born April 23rd, 1887 in Assendrup.
Died May 6th, 1929 at 42 years old in Copenhagen.
Segundo de Chomón
Spanish-french film director, cinematographer and animator.
Born October 17th, 1871 in Teruel.
Died May 2nd, 1929 at 57 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Herman Potočnik
Slovenian inventor (1892-1929).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Pula.
Died August 27th, 1929 at 36 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist (1904-1929).
Born June 11th, 1904 in Troy. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1929 at 24 years old in Chicago (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Joseph Goldberger
Hungarian-american epidemiologist (1874-1929).
Born July 16th, 1874 in Giraltovce.
Died January 17th, 1929 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C..
Yakov Blumkin
Russian revolutionary and spy (1900-1929).
Born March 25th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died November 3rd, 1929 at 29 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 240
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