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2029 - 2020

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

2023

  • Henry Kissinger

    Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. Secretary of State.

  • Taichi Yamada

    Japanese screenwriter and novelist (d. 2023)

2022

  • Derek Granger

    British film and television producer and screenwriter (b. 1921)

  • Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang

    Samoan politician (b. 1953/1954)

2021

  • Arlene Dahl
    Arlene Dahl

    Arlene dahl is an american actress known for her roles in classic hollywood films suchjson as 'journey to the center of the earth' and 'three little words'.

  • Kinza Clodumar

    Nauruan politician, 7th president of nauru (b. 1945)

  • LaMarr Hoyt

    Major league baseball player, 1983 al cy young award winner (b. 1955)

2020

  • Papa Bouba Diop

    Senegalese footballer (d. 2020)

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Carollyn Burnett

    Carollyn Burnett was an American singer, actress, and television personality, best known for her television variety show The Carol Burnett Show.

  • Lev Rubinstein

    Russian poet known for his minimalist and conceptual poetry.

  • Yasuhiro Nakasone

    Japanese commander and politician, 45th prime minister of japan (d. 2019)

2017

  • Slobodan Praljak

    Croatian general (b. 1945)

2016

  • Aili Kannisto

    Finnish photographer recognized for her captivating black and white portraits.

  • Ruta Šaca-Marjaša

    Latvian lawyer, writer and politician (b. 1927)

  • Luis Alberto Monge

    Costa rican politician, 39th president of costa rica (b. 1925)

2015

  • Aronda Mack

    Renowned abstract artist known for vibrant color palettes.

  • Christopher Middleton

    British poet and translator (b. 1926)

  • Joseph F. Girzone

    American catholic priest and author (b. 1930)

  • Joe Marston

    Australian footballer and manager (b. 1926)

  • O'tkir Sultonov

    Uzbek lawyer and politician, 2nd prime minister of uzbekistan (b. 1939)

2014

  • Mark Strand

    Canadian-born american poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014)

  • Dwayne Alons

    American general and politician (b. 1946)

  • Dick Bresciani

    American businessman (b. 1938)

2013

  • Cuthbert Brodie

    Noted sculptor famous for his abstract works.

  • Nataliyah Gorbanevskaya

    A Russian poet, human rights activist, and one of the founders of the Soviet dissident movement.

  • Asta Bowen

    American sculptor known for her innovative use of materials in her artworks.

  • Colin Eglin

    South african soldier and politician (b. 1925)

  • Brian Torrey Scott

    American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1976)

2012

  • Klaus Schütz

    Klaus Schütz was a German politician who served as the Governing Mayor of West Berlin.

  • Sherab Palden Beru

    Tibetan painter (b. 1911)

  • Joelmir Beting

    Brazilian journalist (b. 1936)

2011

  • Patrice O'Neal

    American actor and comedian (d. 2011).

  • Guillermo O'Donnell

    Argentine political scientist (d. 2011)

2010

  • Reace Montgomery

    Acclaimed playwright whose works continue to be performed worldwide.

  • Brookley Wells

    Acclaimed playwright whose works continue to be performed worldwide.

  • Drae Bowen

    Influential playwright whose works continue to be performed worldwide.

  • Farrin Loy

    Acclaimed playwright known for her thought-provoking dramas.

  • Manami Kawamura

    Influential playwright known for her thought-provoking and innovative plays.

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Nevia Merlini

    Renowned astronomer known for her work on galaxy formation.

  • Georgenia Clark

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

  • Lunetta Kemper

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

  • Robert Holdstock

    English author (born 1948)

  • Zuhair Al-Karmi

    Palestinian author, scientific programs presenter on tv (b. 1922).

2008

  • Athalene Peters

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

  • Johnella Thompson

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

  • Grove Shakespeare

    Acclaimed artist known for his vibrant and expressive paintings.

  • Joda Barnes

    Celebrated poet whose works continue to inspire readers.

  • Jørn Utzon

    The sydney opera house was designed by a danish architect (d.2008).

2007

  • James Barber

    Author of british-canadian cookbooks and host of urban peasant (a cbc cooking program). barber was an engineer before becoming a food critic at the vancouver sun. barber's lifelong passion for food and writing led him to become an author of cookbooks. he spent the rest of his life on his farm on vancouver island's cowichan valley in british columbia after …

  • Ralph Beard

    American basketball player (d. 2007)

  • Henry Hyde

    American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)

  • Tom Terrell

    American journalist, musicologist, and dj (d.2007)

  • Ralph Beard

    American professional athlete, a baseball player

2006

  • Ernie Tagg

    English footballer (b. 1917)

  • Allen Carr

    English-spanish accountant and author (b. 1934)

2005

  • Forrestine B. Codel

    Award-winning investigative journalist known for her fearless reporting.

  • Mearle Prout

    Celebrated poet whose works touched the hearts of many.

  • Hazelene Oliver

    Actress who starred in several classic Hollywood films.

  • Elzena Faulkner

    Pioneering biologist who made significant contributions to the study of marine ecosystems.

  • Rital Jones

    Renowned poet known for her evocative verses.

2004

  • Glorian Kolb

    Renowned actress known for her versatile roles in both film and theater.

  • Jack Shields

    Canadian member of parliament (b. 1929)

  • John Drew Barrymore

    American actor (d. 2004)

  • Harry Danning

    American baseball player. he was a star new york giants catcher and the oldest jewish major leaguer. on november 29, 2004, he died from pneumonia in valparaiso (indiana), at the age of 93. although he was in a wheelchair for three years before his death, he was still mentally alert.

  • Anne Samson

    Canadian nun and supercentenarian (born in 1891)

2003

  • Jinny Lindon

    Jinny Lindon was a renowned actress known for her performances on stage and screen.

  • Rudi Martinus van Dijk

    Dutch composer (b. 1932)

  • Moondog Spot

    American professional wrestler (born 1952).

2002

  • Daniel Gélin

    French actor, director, writer, and poet. he is the father of maria schneider, actress, and actor xavier ga(c).lin. he was the father of five children and had three marriages.

  • George ''Two Ton'' Harris

    American professional wrestler (born in 1927).

  • Daniel Gelin

    French actor (born in 1921)

2001

  • George Harrison

    English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

  • George Harrison

    English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer; lead guitarist of the beatles (d. 2001)

  • Evangelyne Hollies

    Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

  • Cloyde Winston

    Celebrated poet whose works touched the hearts of many.

  • Maxima Berger

    Austrian physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

2000

  • Ilmar Laaban

    Estonian-swedish poet and publicist (b. 1921)

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Gene Rayburn

    Gene Rayburn was a popular television host known for hosting the game show 'Match Game' in the 1970s and 1980s.

  • John Berry

    American-french actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

  • Germán Arciniegas

    Colombian historian, author and journalist (b. 1900)

  • Kazuo Sakamaki

    Japanese naval officer (born 1918).

1998

  • Jacques Leray

    French physicist who made significant contributions to the field of fluid mechanics.

  • Leonilda Vesperini

    Italian painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • George Van Eps

    American swing and mainstream jazz guitarist (b. 1913)

  • Robin Ray

    English broadcaster, actor, and musician (b. 1934)

  • Frank Latimore

    American actor (born 1925).

1997

  • Coleman Young

    American politician who was mayor of detroit, michigan, from 1974 to 1994. young was elected the first african american mayor of detroit, the same week maynard jackson became atlanta's first african-american mayor. he was presented with the naacp's spingarn medal in 1981. young was twice married and divorced. coleman a. is his only son. young ii is currently a state …

  • Coleman Young

    American politician, 66th mayor of detroit (d. 1997)

1996

  • Denis Jenkinson

    English motorcycle racer and journalist (d. 1996)

  • Dan Flavin

    American sculptor and illustrator (b. 1933)

  • Dan Flavin

    American artist. he studied art history, but was self-taught as an artist. his style is centrally minimalist, with a geometric preoccupation for tubes and circles. the first work he exhibited, 1963, was an untitled piece that consisted of one eight-foot high tube made from green tubes. his works are displayed prestigiously.

1995

  • Page Smith

    Page Smith was a renowned historian known for his works on American history.

  • Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro

    Dr. / social reformer, dies at 79

  • Stone Cates

    Fictional character dies from aids in general hospital

1994

  • Sviatoslav S Stravinsky

    French/us composer/son of igor s, dies at 84

  • Muhammad Ali Araki

    Ayatollah of iran

1993

  • JRD Tata

    Pioneering Indian aviator and businessman who founded Tata Group.

  • J. R. D. Tata

    French-indian pilot and businessman, founded tata motors and tata global beverages (d. 1993)

  • J R D Tata

    Indian businessman, industrialist, and pilot (born1904)

1992

  • Emileo Pucci

    Emileo Pucci was an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded the Pucci fashion label and pioneered the use of bold, colorful prints in high-end fashion.

  • Emilio Pucci

    Emilio Pucci was an Italian fashion designer known for his colorful and innovative designs.

  • Jean Dieudonné

    French mathematician and academic (d. 1992)

  • Cary Scott Lowenstein

    At 30 years old, aids kills a singer/dancer

  • Emilio Pucci

    Marchese, an italian aristocrat and pioneer of italian designer clothing, started his fashion house in 1950. he became a leading couturier.

1991

  • Wladyslawa Bak

    Polish poet and translator recognized for her lyrical works.

  • Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy

    American actor, tv and radio with over 400 roles on the stage and 100 movies. his career spans eight decades. he acted with such grace and elegance that any role was possible. he was awarded an honorary oscar in 1987.

  • Joe Bonson

    English footballer (b. 1936)

  • Frank Yerby

    Us writer (health card the dahomean), died at 75

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz]

    Singer, dies at 56

1987

  • Irene Handl
    Irene Handl

    London, england -- actress (riding high, morgan).

  • Gwendolyn MacEwen

    Canadian poet known for her mystical and imaginative works.

  • Howard Pyle

    American politician (governor-republican-arizona, 1951-55), dies at age 81.

1986

  • Cary Grant
    Cary Grant

    British-american film actor. the quintessential hollywood handsome, sophisticated male movie star of the golden era. grant was a film actor who appeared in 72 comedies, dramas, and tragedies over his 34-year career. his films were characterized by an effortless display of easygoing charm, which became his trademark.

  • Carey Grant

    British-American actor known for his roles in classic films like 'North by Northwest' and 'To Catch a Thief'.

  • Herb Vigran

    Actor (vampire mark of vampire).

1985

  • Rik Jacobs

    Flemish stage manager, dies at 71

1984

  • Nora Thompson Dean

    American lenape educator and author (b. 1907)

  • Gotthard Gunther

    German philosopher (born 1900).

1983

  • Margaruite Kaye

    Contributed to the development of radar technology.

1982

  • Percy Williams

    Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)

1981

  • Natelie Wood

    Iconic Hollywood actress known for roles in films like 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'West Side Story'.

  • Matalie Wood

    Hollywood actress known for her roles in 'West Side Story' and 'Rebel Without a Cause'.

  • Nattalie Wood

    Nattalie Wood was an acclaimed American actress known for her roles in films such as 'Rebel Without a Cause', 'West Side Story', and 'Splendor in the Grass'.

  • Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood

    American actress. one of few child stars who could make the transition between child and teenage roles. natasha nikolaevna gurdin was the daughter of russian immigrants. she was petite, beautiful, and dark. when she was four years old, her first role was a small part in "happy land", in 1943. in the hopes of their daughter becoming an actor, her …

  • Demetrio Aguilera Malta

    Ecuadorian writer known for his novels and poetry.

1980

  • Dorothy Day

    American journalist and activist, co-founded the catholic worker movement (b. 1897)

  • George J Maloof

    Sr., american businessman (born in 1923)

  • Dorothy Day

    American activist in catholic workeraeur(tm),s union. she was a pragmatic idealist and had a significant impact on american catholicism. to give voice to the people displaced by the depression, she founded "the catholic worker" and it became the basis of a social reform movement that led to the establishment of catholic worker settlement homes and hospitality centers for the homeless, …

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Beuford Delaney

    Beuford Delaney was an American painter and novelist known for his abstract expressionist paintings and his literary works exploring themes of race and identity.

  • Chubby Browne

    British author known for his detective fiction novels.

1978

  • Alan Richardson

    English cricketer and coach

1977

  • George Hamilton Combs

    Television host, "through the curtain", dies at 78

1976

  • Godfrey Cambridge

    American comedian known for his work in stand-up comedy and acting.

  • Judith Lowry

    Actress (effects of gamma rays ...), dies at 86

  • Godfrey Cambridge
    Godfrey Cambridge

    Actor watermelon man, dies at 43

1975

  • Graham Hill

    Graham Hill was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship twice.

  • Tony Brise

    English race car driver (d. 1975)

1974

  • James J Braddock

    Irish-american boxer, one-time heavyweight champion in the world (d. 1974).

  • Peng Dehuai

    Chinese communist military leader (b. 1898)

  • Haroldson L Hunt

    At 85, a multi-millionaire us dies

  • Ouida Bergere

    Scriptwriter dies at 88

1972

  • Carl Stalling

    American pianist and composer (b. 1888)

  • Carl Stalling

    American composer and pianist (d. 1972).

1971

  • Heinz Tiessen

    Composer dies at 84

1970

  • Robert T. Frederick

    American general (b. 1907)

  • Robert Ruthenfranz

    Composer dies at 65

1969 - 1960

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

1967

  • Flossie Benton Rogers

    Flossie Benton Rogers was a renowned poet who captured the beauty of nature in her works.

  • Ferenc Münnich

    Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th prime minister of hungary (b. 1886)

  • Ferenc Munnich

    Hungarian communist politician (born in 1886).

  • Theo Marcuse

    Actor mara of wilderness, dies in an auto accident at 47

1964

  • Anne de Vries

    Dutch teacher/author (bartje) dies at 60

1963

  • Smokey Hogg

    Former U.S. Congressman from Alabama

1962

  • Rav Aaron Kotler

    Orthodox talmudic scholar, dies in lakewood, new jersey.

1960

  • Fortunato Depero

    Fortunato Depero was an Italian futurist artist and entrepreneur known for his innovative work in advertising and design.

1959 - 1950

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

1959

  • Cauy Caulfield

    American actor known for his roles in films such as The Caine Mutiny and The Shrike.

  • Fritz Brun

    Composer dies at 81

  • Hans Henny Jahnn

    64 years old, writer

1957

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Czech-american pianist and composer (b. 1897)

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Austrian / us composer (kathrin) dies at 60

1954

  • Luxton Hawthorne

    Influential playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

  • Dink Johnson

    American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)

  • George Edward Robey

    English actor / comic (henry iv) dies at 85

1953

  • Eliazer Sukenik

    Excavated the Dead Sea Scrolls.

  • Sam De Grasse

    Canadian-american actor (b. 1875)

  • Alfons Fryland

    Austrian actor (born 1888).

  • Milt Gross

    American animator and comic book illustrator (born 1895).

1952

  • Arlie Latham

    Former MLB player known for his speed and base-stealing abilities.

  • Vladimir N Ipatiev

    Russian/us chemist dies at 85

  • Rosa Lewis

    English chef / owner (cavendish hotel london)

1950

  • Jackob Mankell

    Swedish politician and member of the Swedish Parliament.

  • Walter Beech

    American aviator and early aviation entrepreneur (b. 1891)

1949 - 1940

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

1942

  • Boyd Wagner

    First usaaf fighter ace in world war ii (d. 1942).

  • Ron Middleton (VC)

    Australian bomber pilot and victoria cross recipient (b. 1916)

1941

  • Frank Waller

    American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)

1939 - 1930

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

1939

  • Philipp Scheidemann

    German lawyer and politician, 10th chancellor of germany (b. 1865)

  • Philipp Scheidemann

    German social democratic politician, who made the weimar republic a reality by declaring it from the reichstag's balcony, nov. 9, 1918, without any party or government approval. later, he became the republicaeur (tm)'s first chancellor.

1938

  • Lacharles Wardlaw

    Lacharles Wardlaw was an American painter known for his landscapes and portraits.

1932

  • Abdullah Cevdet

    Kurdish-turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)

1930

  • Rufus Estes

    Renowned African American chef known for his culinary skills and cookbook.

1929 - 1920

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

1927

  • George Giffen

    Australian footballer and cricketer (d. 1927).

1925

  • Karl Flodin

    Composer dies at 67

1924

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Italian composer known for his operas, including 'La Bohème' and 'Madama Butterfly'.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Italian composer of opera with bold and dramatic harmonies. he is the creator of the iconic "madame butterfly", an opera about italian life. although he did not please the critics of his time, he was immensely popular with the public. his beloved scores remained long after his death.

1922

  • Renzo Novatore

    Italian poet and philosopher associated with individualist anarchism.

1921

  • Ivan Caryll

    At 60, the composer (pink lady) dies

1919 - 1910

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

1918

  • Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

    Brazilian prince (b. 1881)

  • Harald Kidde

    Danish writer (helten), dies at 40

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on November 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1904

  • Cheyne Stokes

    Known for describing Cheyne-Stokes respiration.

1901

  • Francesc Pi i Margall

    Spanish federalist and republican politician and theorist (b. 1824)

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