Famous Deaths In August - 29

1928  On this day in history richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72   

1930  Death of William Archibald Spooner, English writer (b. 1844) on August - 29.   

1931  On this day in history death of david Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder   

1933  On August - 29 georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1935  On this day in history astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies   

1940  On this day in history arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77   

1941  Death of Henri Louis, French officer/resistance fighter, executed at 40 on August - 29.   

1946  On this day in history death of j E Feenstra, Nazi military police commandant, executed   

1960  Alexander Gauge, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 46 on August - 29.   

1966  Death of Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history victor Sutherland, dies at 79   

1970  On this day in history mary Clare, dies at 76   

1972  Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies on this day in history.   

1973  Michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1975  On August - 29 eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92   

1976  Death of Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18 on August - 29.   

1977  On this day in history jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54   

1979  On August - 29 mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84   

1981  Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89 on this day in history.   

1982  On August - 29 ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday   

1983  Simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61 on August - 29.   

1984  Death of Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian statesman (b. 1901) on August - 29.   

1985  On August - 29 alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87   

1986  On this day in history ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies   

1987  On this day in history lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63   

1989  On August - 29 death of peter Scott, English explorer, naturalist, and painter (b. 1909)   

1990  On August - 29 sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16   

1991  On this day in history dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies   

1992  On this day in history mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88   

1993  On August - 29 dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56   

1994  Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90 on August - 29.   

1995  On this day in history frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David & Lisa), dies at 65   

2000  On this day in history death of willie Maddren, English footballer (b. 1951)   

2001  On August - 29 death of graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Australian singer (Skyhooks), TV and radio star (b. 1952)   

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1387  On August - 29 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)   

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on this day in history.   

1476  On August - 29 birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On August - 29 birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on August - 29.   

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On August - 29 birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance