People who died on April 29 85
Hou Junji
d. 643
Hou Junji, Chinese general and politician, Chancellor of the Tang dynasty
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Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
d. 926 (b. 883)
Burchard II, Duke of Swabia (b. 883)
Blanche of Burgundy
d. 1326
Blanche of Burgundy, queen consort of France (b. c. 1296)
Catherine of Siena
d. 1380 (b. 1347)
Catherine of Siena, Italian mystic, philosopher, and saint (b. 1347)
Louis II of Naples
d. 1417 (b. 1377)
Louis II of Naples (d. 1417)
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Thomas Cooper (bishop)
d. 1594 (b. 1517)
Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)
Agrippa d'Aubigné
d. 1630 (b. 1552)
Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
John Cleveland
d. 1658 (b. 1613)
John Cleveland, English poet and educator (d. 1658)
Michiel de Ruyter
d. 1676 (b. 1607)
Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
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Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
d. 1688 (b. 1620)
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis
d. 1698 (b. 1655)
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (b. 1655)
George Farquhar
d. 1707 (b. 1678)
George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (b. 1678)
Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre
d. 1743 (b. 1658)
Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French theorist and author (b. 1658)
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Georg Brandt
d. 1768 (b. 1694)
Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768)
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
d. 1771 (b. 1700)
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, French-Italian architect, designed Winter Palace and Catherine Palace (b. 1700)
Edward Wortley Montagu (traveller)
d. 1776 (b. 1713)
Edward Wortley Montagu, English explorer and author (b. 1713)
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John Michell
d. 1793 (b. 1724)
John Michell, English geologist and astronomer (b. 1724)
Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus
d. 1798 (b. 1723)
Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist and author (d. 1798)
William Babington (physician)
d. 1833 (b. 1756)
William Babington, Anglo-Irish physician and mineralogist (b. 1756)
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
d. 1854 (b. 1768)
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)
Paul Du Chaillu
d. 1903 (b. 1835)
Paul Du Chaillu, French-American anthropologist and explorer (d. 1903)
Ignacio Cervantes
d. 1905 (b. 1847)
Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1905)
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
d. 1916 (b. 1850)
Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (d. 1919)
William H. Seward Jr.
d. 1920 (b. 1839)
William H. Seward Jr., American general and banker (d. 1920)
Arthur Mold
d. 1921 (b. 1863)
Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
Constantine P. Cavafy
d. 1933 (b. 1863)
Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet and journalist (b. 1863)
William Gillette
d. 1937 (b. 1853)
William Gillette, American actor and playwright (b. 1853)
Bernardino Machado
d. 1944 (b. 1851)
Bernardino Machado, Portuguese academic and politician, 3rd President of Portugal (b. 1851)
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
d. 1945 (b. 1893)
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893)
Irving Fisher
d. 1947 (b. 1867)
Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician (b. 1867)
Ludwig Wittgenstein
d. 1951 (b. 1889)
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
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Kathleen Clarice Groom
d. 1954 (b. 1872)
Kathleen Clarice Groom, Australian-English author and screenwriter (b. 1872)
Harold Bride
d. 1956 (b. 1890)
Harold Bride, English soldier and operator (b. 1890)
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
d. 1956 (b. 1876)
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (d. 1956)
Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
d. 1959 (b. 1891)
Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, India-born English soldier and Governor of Gibraltar (b. 1891)
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William Eccles
d. 1966 (b. 1875)
William Eccles, English physicist and engineer (d. 1966)
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Paula Strasberg
d. 1966 (b. 1909)
Paula Strasberg, American actress, acting coach, and member of the Communist Party (b. 1909)
J. B. Lenoir
d. 1967 (b. 1929)
J. B. Lenoir, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
Edvard Drabløs
d. 1976 (b. 1883)
Edvard Drabløs, Norwegian actor and director (b. 1883)
Theo Helfrich
d. 1978 (b. 1913)
Theo Helfrich, German racing driver (d. 1978)
Muhsin Ertuğrul
d. 1979 (b. 1892)
Muhsin Ertuğrul, Turkish actor and director (b. 1892)
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Hardie Gramatky
d. 1979 (b. 1907)
Hardie Gramatky, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
Alfred Hitchcock
d. 1980 (b. 1899)
Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (d. 1980)
Raymond Bussières
d. 1982 (b. 1907)
Raymond Bussières, French actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1907)
Mae Clarke
d. 1992 (b. 1910)
Mae Clarke, American actress (d. 1992)
Michael Gordon (film director)
d. 1993 (b. 1909)
Michael Gordon, American actor and director (d. 1993)
Mick Ronson
d. 1993 (b. 1946)
Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1993)
Mike Royko
d. 1997 (b. 1932)
Mike Royko, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
Hal Laycoe
d. 1998 (b. 1922)
Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
Phạm Văn Đồng
d. 2000 (b. 1906)
Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1906)
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Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr.
d. 2001 (b. 1936)
Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
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Bob Akin
d. 2002 (b. 1936)
Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1936)
Janko Bobetko
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Janko Bobetko, Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff (b. 1919)
Sid Smith (ice hockey)
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004)
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William J. Bell
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
William J. Bell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1927)
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Louis Leithold
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
Louis Leithold, American mathematician and academic (b. 1924)
John Kenneth Galbraith
d. 2006 (b. 1908)
John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (b. 1908)
Milt Bocek
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007)
Josh Hancock
d. 2007 (b. 1978)
Josh Hancock, American baseball player (b. 1978)
Dick Motz
d. 2007 (b. 1940)
Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (b. 1940)
Ivica Račan
d. 2007 (b. 1944)
Ivica Račan, Croatian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
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Chuck Daigh
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Chuck Daigh, American racing driver (b. 1923)
Albert Hofmann
d. 2008 (b. 1906)
Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1906)
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Sandy Douglas
d. 2010 (b. 1921)
Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010)
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Siamak Pourzand
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Siamak Pourzand, Iranian journalist and critic (b. 1931)
Shukri Ghanem
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Shukri Ghanem, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)
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Joel Goldsmith
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Joel Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (b. 1957)
Roland Moreno
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Roland Moreno. French engineer, invented the smart card (b. 1945)
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Kenny Roberts (musician)
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Kenny Roberts, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
Alex Elisala
d. 2013 (b. 1992)
Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013)
Pesah Grupper
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Pesah Grupper, Israeli politician, 13th Israel Minister of Agriculture (b. 1924)
Parekura Horomia
d. 2013 (b. 1950)
Parekura Horomia, New Zealand politician, 40th Minister of Māori Affairs (b. 1950)
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John La Montaine
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
John La Montaine, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
Ernest Michael
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Ernest Michael, American mathematician and scholar (b. 1925)
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Kevin Moore (footballer, born 1958)
d. 2013 (b. 1958)
Kevin Moore, English footballer (b. 1958)
Marianna Zachariadi
d. 2013 (b. 1990)
Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter (b. 1990)
Iveta Bartošová
d. 2014 (b. 1966)
Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (b. 1966)
Al Feldstein
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
Bob Hoskins
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Bob Hoskins, English actor (b. 1942)
Michael Kadosh
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1940)
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François Michelin
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
François Michelin, French businessman (b. 1926)
Jean Nidetch
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (b. 1923)
Calvin Peete
d. 2015 (b. 1943)
Calvin Peete, American golfer (b. 1943)
Dan Walker (politician)
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (d. 2015)
Renato Corona
d. 2016 (b. 1948)
Renato Corona, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1948)