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In the year 1929
257 Notable deaths
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.
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
Austrian chemist (1865-1929).
Born April 1st, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1929 at 64 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Paul Leni
German film director.
Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). [ref]
Maurice Sarrail
French general.
Born May 4th, 1856 in Carcassonne. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Henri Gervex
French painter (1852-1929).
Born December 10th, 1852 in Montmartre.
Died June 7th, 1929 at 76 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Archibald Reiss
Forensic scientist (1875-1929).
Born July 8th, 1875 in Hausach. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1929 at 54 years old in Belgrade.
Prince Kuniyoshi Kuni
Japanese prince.
Born June 23rd, 1873 in Kyoto.
Died June 29th, 1929 at 56 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Percy Alexander MacMahon
British mathematician (1854-1929).
Born September 26th, 1854 in Sliema.
Died December 25th, 1929 at 75 years old in Bognor Regis.
Rainis
Latvian poet (1865–1929).
Born September 11th, 1865 in Dunava.
Died September 12th, 1929 at 64 years old in Jūrmala.
Nasreddine Dinet
French painter (1861-1929).
Born March 28th, 1861 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1929 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 257
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