Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 29

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1930  Death of William Archibald Spooner, English writer (b. 1844) on this day in history.   

1931  Death of David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 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  On August - 29 death of henri Louis, French officer/resistance fighter, executed at 40   

1946  Death of J E Feenstra, Nazi military police commandant, executed on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 29 alexander Gauge, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 46   

1966  On this day in history death of sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. 1906)   

1968  Victor Sutherland, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1970  Mary Clare, dies at 76 on August - 29.   

1972  On August - 29 lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies   

1973  On August - 29 michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38   

1975  Eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history death of anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18   

1977  On August - 29 jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54   

1979  On this day in history 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  Ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday on August - 29.   

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  Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Peter Scott, English explorer, naturalist, and painter (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

1990  Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1991  Dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On August - 29 mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88   

1993  Dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 29 arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90   

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

2000  Death of Willie Maddren, English footballer (b. 1951) on August - 29.   

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  On this day in history birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on August - 29.   

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

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on August - 29.   

1619  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron   

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

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on August - 29.