In the year 1929
240 Notable deaths
Georg von der Marwitz
German general (1856–1929).
Born July 7th, 1856 in Słupsk.
Died October 27th, 1929 at 73 years old in Unichowo.
Stepa Stepanović
Serbian field marshal (1856-1929).
Born March 11th, 1856 in Kumodraž.
Died April 29th, 1929 at 73 years old in Čačak.
Julio Antonio Mella
Cuban politician (1903-1929).
Born March 25th, 1903 in Havana. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1929 at 25 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Thomas Burke
American sprinter.
Born January 15th, 1875 in Boston.
Died February 24th, 1929 at 54 years old in Boston.
Princess Olga Paley
Russian noble.
Born December 14th, 1865 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 2nd, 1929 at 63 years old in Paris.
Fausto Zonaro
Italian painter (1854-1929).
Born September 18th, 1854 in Masi. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1929 at 74 years old in Sanremo. [ref]
Tsuda Umeko
Japanese educator.
Born December 31st, 1864 in Edo.
Died August 16th, 1929 at 64 years old in Kamakura.
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Austrian scientist and inventor (1858-1929).
Born September 1st, 1858 in Vienna.
Died August 4th, 1929 at 70 years old in Mölbling.
Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse
British sociologist (1864-1929).
Born September 8th, 1864 in St Ive. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1929 at 64 years old in Alençon. [ref]
Dustin Farnum
American actor, singer and dancer (1874-1929).
Born May 27th, 1874 in Rockingham County.
Died July 3rd, 1929 at 55 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 240
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson