December 29th famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

Gil de Ferran
French-born brazilian racing driver, cart champion (2000, 2001), 2003 indianapolis 500 winner (b. 1967)

2022

Vivienne Westwood
British fashion designer, known as queen of punk, won the designer of year award in 1990 and 1991 and was made an obe for 1992. her work was permanently displayed at the victoria and albert museum, london, and the fashion institute of technology, new york city.
Edgar Savisaar
Estonian politician, estonian minister of the interior (d. 2022)
Pelé
Brazilian footballer (b. 1940)

2021

Peter Klatzow
South african composer (b. 1945)

2020

Alekai Laiho
Talented golfer known for his precision and skill on the course.
Aleksi Laiho
Finnish guitarist and vocalist known for his work in the metal band Children of Bodom.
Pierre Cardin
He is an italian-born french designer who designs elegant clothes for women. he is a style icon, an innovator of many products and concepts, and the only french designer to have been elected to the french academy. his signature has become one of the most recognizable and respected brands in the world.
Alto Reed
Renowned saxophonist known for his work with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band.
Joe Louis Clark
American educator (d. 2020)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

Alasdair Gray
Scottish poet and artist. his most famous work, lanark (1981), is a novel he wrote over almost 30 years. it's now considered a classic. poor things (1992), his novel, won the whitbread novel award as well as the guardian fiction prize. gray describes himself as both a republican and a civic nationalist. gray's work combines elements of science fiction, fantasy, …
Neil Innes
English writer, comedian and musician (b. 1944)

2018

Rosenda Monteros
Mexican actress (b. 1935)
Brian Garfield
American novelist, historian and screenwriter (b. 1939)

2017

Bridge Baron
Renowned American bridge player.
Sylvester Clarke
Former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Peggy Cummins
Irish actress (b. 1925)
Eldred Stebbing
Eldred Stebbing was a prominent New Zealand music producer and founder of Stebbing Recording Centre.
Gasper Crispino
Italian footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in the 1960s and 1970s.

John C. Portman Jr.

American neofuturistic architect and real estate developer (b. 1924)

2016

Ferdinand Kubler
Ferdinand Kubler was a Swiss cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1950.
LaVell Edwards
American football player and coach (d. 2016)
Keion Carpenter
American football defensive back (b. 1977)

2015

Pavel Srníček
Czech coach and footballer (d. 2015).
Om Prakash Malhotra
Indian general and politician, 25th governor of punjab (b. 1922)

2014

Hari Harilela
Indian-hong kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
Juanito Remulla
Sr., filipino lawyer and politician, governor of cavite (b. 1933)

2013

Benjamin Curtis
American guitarist and songwriter (secret machines school of seven bells tripping daisy, ufofu) (d.2013).
Connie Dierking
American basketball player (d. 2013)
Wojciech Kilar
Polish classical and film music composer (b. 1932)
C. T. Hsia
Chinese-american critic and scholar (b. 1921)

2012

Heyden Carruth
Heyden Carruth was an American poet known for his lyrical and introspective works.
Lord Rees-Mogg
Lord Rees-Mogg was a respected British journalist and editor, known for his conservative views.
Tony Greig
South african-australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946)
William Rees-Mogg
English journalist and public servant (d. 2012)

2011

Constance Bartlett Hieatt
American scholar (b. 1928)

2010

Avi Cohen
Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2010)
Bill Erwin
American actor and cartoonist (b. 1914)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Larue Cunningham
Larue Cunningham was an American author known for his works in the mystery genre.
Falco Accame
Italian politician and writer who served as a member of the European Parliament.
David Levine
American artist and illustrator (b. 1926)
Janina Bauman
Polish journalist and writer (b. 1926)
''Dr Death'' Steve Williams
American ex-professional wrestler and footballer (born 1960).

Akmal Shaikh

British drug dealer executed in china by lethal injection (born 1956).

2008

Freddie Hubbard
American composer and trumpet player (d. 2008).
Victor H. Krulak
American soldier (b. 1913)

2007

Phil Dusenberry
American advertising executive (b. 1936)
Phil O'Donnell
Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
Kevin Greening
British radio presenter (born 1962)

2005

Archer Williams
Archer Williams was an American politician known for his contributions to civil rights.
Cyril Philips
British historian and academic director (b. 1912)
Basil William Robinson
British art scholar and author (b. 1912)

2004

Julius Axelrod
American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2004)
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist, winner of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine (1912).
Peter Davison
American poet, essayist, teacher, lecturer, editor and publisher (b. 1928)
Ken Burkhart
American baseball umpire and player (d. 2004).
Liddy Holloway
Actress and screenwriter from new zealand (d. 2004).

2003

Bob Monkhouse
British comedian, who was known for his one-line jokes and is now a member of bob hope's script writing team. monkhouse was a star in the british comedy "carry on". he divorced his first wife in 1971 and remarried in 1973. this marriage lasted until monkhouse's death. he was awarded the obe (order of the british empire) in 1993. monkhouse, …
Dinsdale Landen
English actor (d. 2003).

2002

Yale Richmond
Yale Richmond was a renowned journalist known for his work in international reporting.
Lloyd Barbee
American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)

2001

Sidi Mamdouh
Egyptian author known for his impactful literary works.
Cassia Eller
Renowned Brazilian rock musician known for her powerful voice.
Takashi Asahina
Japanese conductor (born in 1908)
György Kepes
Hungarian painter, photographer, designer, educator and art theorist (b. 1906)
Cassia Eller
Brazilian musician (born 1962).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Leon Radzinowicz
Polish-english criminologist and academic (b. 1906)

1998

Jean-Claude Forest
French comics illustrator and writer, barbarella.
Don Taylor
American actor and film director (b. 1920)
Ralph Siu
American scholar, military and civil servant, and author (b. 1917)

1997

Robert Steel
Academic, dies at the age of 82.
(Hanlon) Pat Clarke
Age 82 for cyclist.

1996

Robert Morris
American artist, sculptor, and painter of minimalist design. his works include the robert morris observatory, a dutch observatory in which he marked the solstices as well as the equinoxes.
Leonel Viera
Uruguayan painter known for his abstract art.
Pennar Davies
Welsh clergyman and author (b. 1911)
Peggy Herbison
Scottish politician (b. 1907)
Mireille Hartuch
French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)

Alma Birk

At 77, journalist/politician dies

Oswald Szemerenyi

Philologist dies at 83.

Daniel Raphaeautl Mayer

Journalist/resistance leader, dies at age 86.

William Thomas Pennar Davies

At 85, poet/theologian dies.

Willaim Brown

At 67, a british television executive dies

Mireille Hartuch

French actress and singer

Peggy (Margaret McCrorie) Herbison

Politician dies at 89

1995

Lita Grey
Lita Grey was an actress who starred in silent films during the early 20th century.
Lita Grey
American actress (born in 1908)
Hans Henkemans
Dutch teacher, pianist, composer of classical music, and psychiatrist. he died 29 december 1995.
Hope Clara Chenhalls
Food inspector dies at 85
Nello Celio
President of switzerland (1972), is killed at the age of 81.

Louise Chaplin

Actress dies at 87

Madeleine Barot

French theologian and activist, who was influential in protestant, humanist and human rights movements.

1994

Frank Thring
Melbourne, victoria -- actor (el cid, ben-hur)
Frank Thring
Australian actor el cid, ben-hur, dies at 68
Eugene Tanner Jr
Singer, dies at 58

1993

Syvilla
Renowned African-American dancer and choreographer.

1992

Vivienne Segal
At 95, a us actress (broadway pal joey), is dead
LH Ruitenberg
Vicar / editor-in-chief (reform netherlands), died at 87

1991

Cecylia Lubowicz
Polish mathematician who made contributions to functional analysis.
Julia McCarthy
At 64, the death rate from cancer

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

Ieuan Maddock
Welsh scientist and nuclear researcher (d. 1988)
Mike Beuttler
Driver of a race car in egypt (d. 1988).

1987

Jun Ishikawa
Japanese author (b. 1899)
Wilbert E. Moore
American sociologist (b. 1914)

1986

Harold Macmillan
British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
Harold Macmillan
Prime minister of the united kingdom (born in 1894)
[Maurice] Harold Macmillan
Former british prime minister (1957-63), died in sussex, england at the age of 92 (born 1894).
John Antill
Composer dies at 82

Andrei Tarkovski

Russian director (stalker), dies at 54

1984

Leo Robin
American composer, lyricist and songwriter (b. 1900)
P. H. Polk
American photographer (b. 1898)

1982

Sol C Siegel
High society, a us film producer, dies at the age of 79.

1981

Miroslav Krleža
Prominent Croatian writer and playwright, considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.
Philip Handler
American nutritionist, and biochemist (b. 1917)
Miroslav Krleza
Croatian writer (born in 1893)
Guido Provoost
At 41, a belgian historian dies

1980

Tim Hardin
American singer "bird on a wire" dies from a drug overdose at 39 years old (b. 1941).
Nadezhda Mandelstam
Russian author and educator (b. 1899)
Irvin F. Westheimer
American businessman and social reformer (b. 1879)
Roy Engle
Actor (police chief - my favorite martian), died at 67

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

Florida Scott-Maxwell
Florida Scott-Maxwell was a renowned entrepreneur known for her contributions to the business world.
F. Edward Hébert
American journalist and politician (b. 1901)
Richard Tecwyn Williams
Welsh biochemist (b. 1909)

1976

Ivo Van Damme
Belgian athlete. he started playing football, then switched to running. he was a silver medalist at the 1976 montra(c), 1500m and 800m olympics, and he died a few months later.
Ivo van Damme
Belgian 800/ 1500 m sprinter (1976 olympics-silver medalist), dies at 22

1975

Halbert L. Dunn
Halbert L. Dunn was a pioneering statistician in the field of public health.
Euell Gibbons
Known for his wild food foraging and natural foods advocacy.

1972

Joseff Cornell
Known for his intricate shadow boxes and collages.
Joseph Cornell
American artist known for his shadow boxes and assemblage art.
Joash Cornell
American artist known for his innovative shadow box constructions.
Fritz Behrend
Composer dies at 83

1971

John Marshall Harlan II
American lawyer and jurist (b. 1899)
Stuart Holmes
German-american actor, who was active on the silent screen since 1911, the year he appeared in "how mrs. murray saved the army". in 1914, he landed the leading role in fox's first fox movie "life's shop window." he then went on to star as "the prisoner of zenda", "the four horsemen of the apocalypse," or in a serial in the …

1970

Marie Menken
American socialite and experimental filmmaker (born in 1909)
William King Gregory
American zoologist and anatomist (b. 1876)

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

Austin Farrer
English philosopher and theologian (born in 1904)

1967

Paul Whiteman
American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)
Paul Whiteman
American bandleader and the king of jazz in the big-band era. he was the first to feature future stars like dinah shore and bing crosby. whiteman began his career as a first violinist in symphony orchestras. after serving in ww i in the navy, whiteman moved to pop music.

1965

Frank Nugent
American screenwriter, journalist and film reviewer (b. 1908)
Kōsaku Yamada
Japanese composer and conductor (b. 1886)
Kusaku Yamada
Composer dies at 79

1964

Bernard von Brentano
German writer, big cats, dies at 63
Miroslav Krejci
Composer dies at 73

1960

Eden Phillpotts
British author known for his novels and plays.
Eden Phillpotts
British author known for his novels and plays.
Philippe Panneton
Canadian diplomat and academic physician (d. 1960).

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Robin Milford
English soldier and composer (b. 1903)
Robin Humphrey Milford
56 years old death of composer
Robin Milford
British composer (born in 1903)

1958

Doris Humphrey
American dancer/choreographer (dances of women), has died at the age of 63.

1956

Miles Vandahurst Lynk
American physician and author (b. 1871)

1954

William Merriam Burton
American chemist (b. 1865)

1953

Violet MacMillan
American broadway theatre actress (born 1887).

1952

Fletcher Henderson
Influential jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
Beryl Rubinstein
American pianist, composer and teacher (b. 1898)

1951

Hiram Bithorn
Hiram Bithorn was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who was the first player from Puerto Rico to play in Major League Baseball.

1950

Savva Kulish
Ukrainian composer and conductor.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

Addison Mitchell
Addison Mitchell was a pioneering American journalist known for his investigative reporting.
Tyler Dennett
American historian and author (b. 1883)

1948

Harry Farjeon
British composer and music teacher (b. 1878)

1947

Joseph Cuvelier
Belgian historian/general dies at the age of 78.

1946

Camillo Schumann
German composer and organist (b. 1872)

1945

Beulah Dark Cloud
American actress (b. 1887)

1944

Durward Lely
British actor known for his stage and film performances.
Khasan Israilov
Chechen rebel (b. 1910)

1943

Countess Daisy
Renowned for her romantic novels set in the Victorian era.
Art Young
American cartoonist and writer (b. 1866)
William H Singer
American painter/collector (singer museum), passes away at 75.

1942

Frank D Adams
Canadian geologist, dies at age 83.

1941

Tullio Levi-Civita
Italian mathematician, professor and researcher on pure geometry and hydrodynamics. he was also an author.
Talma Levi-Civita
Talma Levi-Civita was an Italian physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to the field of general relativity.
Louis Eilshemius
American painter (b. 1864)

1940

Stephen Birch
American businessman (b. 1873)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

Madeleine Pelletier
French psychiatrist, french doctor, socialist activist, and first-wave feminist.
Kelly Miller
American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1863)

1937

Don Marquis
American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)
Don Marquis
American journalist and writer, best known for his "archy & mehitabel" autobiography, which was written by an archy (cockroach) and an alley cat (mehitiabel). the entire book was written in lowercase because the cockroach couldn't use the shift key. marquis also published three books in late '20s/early '30s, as well as light and serious poetry and novels, and essays.

1935

Sante De Sanctis
Pioneering astronomer who made significant discoveries in the field.

1934

Alma Tell
American actress on the stage and in film (born 1898).

1933

Joh Georghe Duca
Premier of romania, assassinated.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

Edward Christopher Williams
American librarian (b. 1871)
Wilhelm Maybach
German engineer and industrialist, who was the chief designer for the first mercedes automobiles (1900aeur")

1926

Reginna Maria Rilke
Renowned poet known for his lyrical and philosophical works.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, widely recognized as one of the most lyrically intense German-language poets.
Rainer M Rilke
Austrian writer/songwriter ("wise queen") dies at 51.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian writer (born 1875).

1925

Félix Vallotton
He was a swiss painter and printmaker who is associated with les nabis. he was a key figure in the creation of the modern woodcut. he was the son of a conservative, middle-class lausanne family. he attended colla"ge cantonal and graduated in 1882 with a degree. he moved to paris in that same year to study art with jules joseph …

1924

Carl Spitteler
Swiss poet and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)
Carl Spitteler
Nobel prize winner in literature for switzerland (d. 1924)

1921

Hermann Paul
German philologist, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1846)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

William Osler
Canadian physician and professor (b. 1849)

1918

Abby Leach
American educator (b. 1855)

1916

Grigori J Rasputin
Russian faith healer/intriguer, killed at 45
Grigori Rasputin
Russian monk (born 1869)

1915

Charles Beach Hawley composer
At the age of 57, she dies.

1911

Newel Kimball
American author known for his works on American history and folklore.
Rosamund Marriott Watson
Rosamund Marriott Watson was a British poet and critic who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.