People who died on January 29 64
Ali
d. 661 (b. 601)
Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad (b. 601)
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Princess Ōku
d. 702 (b. 661)
Princess Ōku of Japan (d. 702)
An Lushan
d. 757 (b. 703)
An Lushan, Chinese general (b. 703)
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Salih ibn Wasif
d. 870
Salih ibn Wasif, Muslim general
Pope Gelasius II
d. 1119 (b. 1060)
Pope Gelasius II (b. 1060)
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine
d. 1327 (b. 1300)
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1327)
Louis, Duke of Savoy
d. 1465 (b. 1413)
Louis, Duke of Savoy (d. 1465)
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Elias Ammerbach
d. 1597 (b. 1530)
Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
d. 1608 (b. 1557)
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
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Francis Meres
d. 1647 (b. 1565)
Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
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Jerónimo Lobo
d. 1678 (b. 1593)
Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
d. 1706 (b. 1638)
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
d. 1737 (b. 1666)
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish field marshal (d. 1737)
André-Hercule de Fleury
d. 1743 (b. 1653)
André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
Louis Racine
d. 1763 (b. 1692)
Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
George III of the United Kingdom
d. 1820 (b. 1738)
George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1820)
Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras
d. 1829 (b. 1755)
Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
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István Pauli
d. 1829 (b. 1760)
István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (d. 1829)
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1870 (b. 1797)
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
d. 1871 (b. 1786)
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)
Edward Lear
d. 1888 (b. 1812)
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (d. 1888)
Alfred Sisley
d. 1899 (b. 1839)
Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
Christian IX of Denmark
d. 1906 (b. 1818)
Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
d. 1928 (b. 1861)
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal (d. 1928)
Sara Teasdale
d. 1933 (b. 1884)
Sara Teasdale, American poet and educator (d. 1933)
Fritz Haber
d. 1934 (b. 1868)
Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
Ioannis Metaxas
d. 1941 (b. 1871)
Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1941)
William Allen White
d. 1944 (b. 1868)
William Allen White, American journalist and author (d. 1944)
Harry Hopkins
d. 1946 (b. 1890)
Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946)
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
d. 1948 (b. 1900)
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
d. 1950 (b. 1885)
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1885)
Frank Tarrant
d. 1951 (b. 1880)
Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1880)
H. L. Mencken
d. 1956 (b. 1880)
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (d. 1956)
Winifred Brunton
d. 1959 (b. 1880)
Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (d. 1959)
Fritz Kreisler
d. 1962 (b. 1875)
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (d. 1962)
Robert Frost
d. 1963 (b. 1874)
Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)
Alan Ladd
d. 1964 (b. 1913)
Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (d. 1964)
Allen Welsh Dulles
d. 1969 (b. 1893)
Allen Welsh Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)
B. H. Liddell Hart
d. 1970 (b. 1895)
B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)
Freddie Prinze
d. 1977 (b. 1954)
Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
Jimmy Durante
d. 1980 (b. 1893)
Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and pianist (d. 1980)
Yasushi Inoue
d. 1991 (b. 1907)
Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
Willie Dixon
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter, bass player, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)
Adetokunbo Ademola
d. 1993 (b. 1906)
Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1993)
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Ulrike Maier
d. 1994 (b. 1967)
Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
Lili St. Cyr
d. 1999 (b. 1918)
Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (d. 1999)
Harold Russell
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)
Frank Moss (politician)
d. 2003 (b. 1911)
Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
Janet Frame
d. 2004 (b. 1924)
Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2004)
Ephraim Kishon
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005)
Nam June Paik
d. 2006 (b. 1932)
Nam June Paik, American artist (d. 2006)
Bengt Lindström
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (d. 2008)
Margaret Truman
d. 2008 (b. 1924)
Margaret Truman, American singer and author (d. 2008)
Hélio Gracie
d. 2009 (b. 1913)
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
Milton Babbitt
d. 2011 (b. 1916)
Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)
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Ranjit Singh Dyal
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian general and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (b. 1928)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy (d. 2012)
Camilla Williams
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (b. 1919)
François Cavanna
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
François Cavanna, French journalist and author (b. 1923)
Colleen McCullough
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (d. 2015)
Rod McKuen
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015)
Alexander Vraciu
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot (b. 1918)
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Jean-Marie Doré
d. 2016 (b. 1938)
Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016)
Jacques Rivette
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)