Famous Deaths In April - 29

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893) on April - 29.   

1947  On this day in history irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80   

1951  Jules Verstraete, [Julien G de Graef], actor (Boefje), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history moise Kisling, Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62   

1954  Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1956  Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1957  Otallo Morales, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1961  Death of Cisco Houston, American folk singer (b. 1918) on this day in history.   

1964  Albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85   

1967  Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1972  Death of Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup on this day in history.   

1973  Manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 29 death of charles McMahon Jr, US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam   

1976  Wilhelm Maler, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55   

1980  Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80 on April - 29.   

1986  On April - 29 death of seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25   

1988  On this day in history andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies   

1991  On this day in history claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies   

1992  On April - 29 mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84   

1993  Cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77 on April - 29.   

1994  On April - 29 bill Quinn, US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81   

1995  Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1996  On April - 29 david William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87   

1997  Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50 on April - 29.   

1998  On this day in history death of hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)   

2002  On April - 29 death of bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936)   

2004  Death of Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of William J. Bell, American television writer and producer (b. 1927) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

2007  On April - 29 death of milt Bocek, American baseball player (b. 1912)   

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1584  Melchior Teschner, composer was born on April - 29.   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on April - 29.   

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on April - 29.   

1665  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)   

1667  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on April - 29.   

1727  Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action) was born on April - 29.   

1745  On April - 29 birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)