September 29th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on September 29th

2029 - 2020

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

2022

• Akissi Kouamé

  Ivorian army officer (b. 1955)

• Kathleen Booth

  British computer scientist and mathematician (d. 2022)

2020

• Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

  Emir of kuwait (d. 2020)

• Helen Reddy

  Australian-american singer, actress, and activist (b. 1941)

2019 - 2010

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

2019

• Martin Bernheimer

  German-american music critic (b. 1936)

2018

• Otis Rush

  Blues guitarist and singer known for his influential style and recordings.

• Otis Rush

  Blues guitarist and singer known for his influential style and recordings.

2017

• Tom Alter

  Indian actor (d. 2017)

2016

• Mirriam Defensor-Santiago

  Mirriam Defensor-Santiago was a Filipino politician who served as a senator and was known for her anti-corruption efforts and advocacy for women's rights.

• Larkin Malloy

  American actor best known for his role in soap operas.

• Miriam Defensor-Santiago

  Filipino politician and former Senator known for her strong stance against corruption.

• Miriam Defensor Santiago

  Filipino judge and politician (d. 2016)

2015

• Valta Rautavaara

  Finnish journalist known for her investigative reporting.

• Gamaliel Onosode

  Gamaliel Onosode was a Nigerian technocrat and politician known for his contributions to public service and corporate governance.

• Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

  Saudi arabian prince (b. 1932)

• Hellmuth Karasek

  Czech-german journalist, author, and critic (b. 1934)

• Phil Woods

  American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)

2014

• John Ritchie

  New zealand composer and educator (b. 1921)

• Mary Cadogan

  English author (b. 1928)

2013

• Marcella Hazan

  Marcella Hazan was an Italian-born American chef and cookbook author known for popularizing traditional Italian cooking in the United States.

• Jam Bonner

  Pioneering biologist who studied cell biology and genetics.

• Harold Agnew

  American physicist and academic (d. 2013)

• S. N. Goenka

  Indian teacher of vipassanā meditation (b. 1924)

2012

• Hebe Camargo

  Renowned Brazilian singer known for her contributions to MPB.

• Arthur Sulzberger

  Former publisher of The New York Times, leading the newspaper through a period of digital transformation.

• Hebe Camargo

  Brazilian politician who served as a senator and was known for her advocacy for women's rights.

• Donal Henahan

  Donal Henahan was a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic for The New York Times.

• Neil Smith

  Scottish geographer and academic (b. 1954)

Malcolm Wicks

English academic and politician (d. 2012)

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

American publisher (b. 1926)

2011

• Tatayana Lioznova

  Tatayana Lioznova was a celebrated Soviet film director known for her acclaimed television series and feature films.

• Sylvia Robinson

  American producer and singer (mickey & sylvia), (d.2011).

2010

• Tony Curtis

  American actor who starred in over 100 films starting 1948. this includes classics like "sweet smell of success" 1957 and "some like it hot" 1959. he also won an oscar for his oscar-nominated film "the defiant ones".

• Denai Thompson

  Pioneering playwright known for pushing boundaries in theater.

• Greg Giraldo

  American comedian and screenwriter, lawyer (d. 2010).

• Greg Giraldo

  American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

• Sperantza Vrana

  Greek actress (born 1926, 1932).

2008

• Glorya Hale

  Renowned author known for her captivating novels.

• Hayden Carruth

  American poet known for his distinctive voice and insightful poetry.

• Burford Delannoy

  Noted sculptor famous for his abstract works.

2007

• Lois Maxwell

  Canadian-australian model and actress (d. 2007)

• Katsuko Saruhashi

  Japanese geochemist (d. 2007)

2006

• Shep Greene

  American author known for his novel 'I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.'

• Yori Kawasaki

  Renowned Japanese painter known for his abstract art.

• Louis-Albert Vachon

  French canadian cardinal archbishop quebec (born 1912).

• Walter Hadlee

  New zealand cricketer and manager (b. 1915)

• Michael A. Monsoor

  American soldier, medal of honor recipient (b. 1981)

Michael A Monsoor

A united states navy seal who was killed in iraq, and was posthumously awarded the medal of honor (born 1981).

Khalique Ibrahim Khalique

Pakistani journalist, urdu poet and critic (born in 1926)

2005

• Merlina Lafayette

  Renowned actress known for her captivating performances on stage and screen.

• Polette Bourgeois

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

• Saban Entezari

  Renowned Iranian classical vocalist.

• Patrick Caulfield

  English painter and academic (b. 1936)

• Austin Leslie

  American chef, the "godfather of fried chicken" (born 1934).

2004

• Richard Sainct

  French motorcycle racer (b. 1970)

• Patrick Wormald

  English historian (d. 2004)

• Richard Sainct

  French rally raid motorcycle rider, most well-known for his victories at the paris-dakar rally 1999, 2000, and 2003.

2003

• Parilee Pardy

  Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

• Lylah Garrity

  Lylah Garrity was a renowned actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

• Ardelle Phelps

  Ardelle Phelps was a renowned actress known for her work in classic Hollywood films.

2002

• Chava Weissler

  Yiddish theater actress and singer.

• Belle Randall

  American poet and educator.

• Edmund Trebus

  English compulsive hoarder (born 1918)

2001

• Avalie Allison

  Renowned actress known for her versatile roles in classic films.

• Nguyen Van Thieu

  President of south vietnam (born in 1923)

• Mabel Fairbanks

  Mabel Fairbanks was a pioneering African-American figure skater who broke barriers in the sport.

• Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

  South vietnamese military officer and politician, 2nd president of south vietnam (b. 1923)

2000

• John Grant

  English journalist and politician (b. 1932)

1999 - 1990

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

1999

• Onyekachi Mbadiwe

  Nigerian politician and statesman who played a key role in the country's independence movement.

• Edward William O'Rourke

  American bishop (b. 1917)

• Jean-Louis Millette

  Canadian actor and writer (born in 1935).

1998

• Bruno Munari

  Italian artist and designer who also wrote books on art and design.

• Tom Bradley

  American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th mayor of los angeles (d. 1998)

• C. David Marsden

  British neurologist (b. 1938)

1997

• Roy Lichtenstein

  Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist known for his comic strip-inspired artwork.

• Sven-Eric Johanson

  Swedish composer and organist (b. 1919)

• Milner Connorton Gray

  Designer dies at 97

• Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell

  At 55, a journalist/musician dies

1996

• Hatsuko Endo

  Hatsuko Endo was a Japanese novelist and playwright, best known for his novel 'Silence', which explored the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan.

• Gerald Brooke

  British author known for his novels and short stories.

• Shūsaku Endō

  Japanese author (d. 1996)

• Endo Shusaku

  Japanese writer (sea & poison / sine), dies at 73

• Ethel Jane Cain

  Original uk speaking clock voice dies at 87

1995

• Madelyn Murray O'Hair

  American activist known for her role in the Supreme Court case Murray v. Curlett which led to the end of official Bible-reading in American public schools.

• Madalyn Murray O'Hair

  American activist, founded american atheists (d. 1995)

• Francis Frederick Johnson

  Architect dies at 84

• George Chesterman Phillips

  At 90, a naval officer dies

• Susan Maureen Fleetwood

  Actress (krays and clash of titans), dead at 51

Karl Anton Martin Gerhard Gerd Bucerius

Publisher dies at 89

Seger Pillot Ellis

Pianist/vocalist, dies at 91

1994

• Cheb Hasni

  Algerian singer, murdered at 26

• John Heddle Nash

  Singer, dies at 68

• Mehmet Topac

  Turkish minister of justice murdered

• Don Watson

  46-year-old race car driver dies in an automobile accident

1993

• Gordon Douglas

  American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1907)

• Douglas Gordon

  Director (call me mr tibbs from our gang), passes away at 85

• Ghuslam Wyne

  Premier of lahore pakistan, killed at 60

1992

• Jean Aurenche

  French screenwriter, who was first in contact with film from 1932 as a director for commercials and then later on short documentaries. jeanson, anouihl and archard were some of his collaborators, but he was most comfortable working with pierre bost. since 1936, he worked with bost as a screenwriter on dialogue and scripts for dozens important french films, including claude …

• Don West

  American writer, poet, educator, trade union organizer and civil-rights activist (b. 1906)

• William H. Sebrell Jr.

  American nutritionist, 7th director of the national institutes of health (b. 1901)

• Paul Jabara

  Singer/actor (last dance), dies at 44 from aids

1991

• Graham Greene

  Nobel Prize-winning chemist for his work on the nature of chemical bonding.

• Grace Zaring Stone

  American novelist and short-story writer (b. 1891)

• Zapata Jaw [Nelson Renfrum]

  Surinamese musician

• Gijsbert Perlee

  Amsterdam, organ builder/grinder (arabian).

• Sam Ntuli

  South african anc-writer, killed

1989 - 1980

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

1989

• Georges Ulmer

  French singer, lyricist, and composer (born 1919).

• Gussie Busch

  Gussie Busch was a prominent political figure who served in various government positions.

• Gussie Busch

  Gussie Busch was a prominent American businessman known for leading Anheuser-Busch, one of the largest brewing companies in the world.

• Georges Ulmer

  Danish-french singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1919)

• A A Busch Jr

  Brewer, baseball owner (st. louis cardinals), is killed at 90

1988

• Charles Addams

  American cartoonist. he is the creator of gentle, creepy drawings that are both charming and chilling. before becoming a regular contributor to the "new yorker", he was a photo reporter for "true detective". he was the creator of "the addams family", one of his over 1,300 cartoons, and 65 magazine covers. he published 13 books, including "drawn and quartered", and …

• Chas Addams

  Renowned for creating 'The Addams Family' characters.

1987

• Henry Ford II

  Ford motor company president, detroit, michigan, at the age of 70 (born 1917).

• Henry Ford II

  American businessman (d. 1987)

1986

• Betty Kean

  Actress (amy tucker - leave it to larry), is killed at 69

1984

• Geater Davis

  American singer and songwriter (d. 1984)

• Hal Porter

  Australian novelist, playwright and poet (b. 1911)

• Marnix Gijsen [Jan-Al Goris]

  Writer (lament for agnes), died at 85

1983

• Alan Moorehead

  Australian war correspondent and author (b. 1910)

1982

• Monty Stratton

  American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)

• A. L. Lloyd

  English folk singer (b. 1908)

1981

• Adalee Holliday

  Adalee Holliday was a renowned actress known for her work in classic Hollywood films.

• Bill Shankly

  Bill shankly, an international scottish footballer, was also a well-known football manager, most notably at liverpool football club. he was a winner of the english f.a. he won the english f.a. cup as both a player at preston north end and as a manager with liverpool twice. he managed liverpool to the english league title three times and won the …

• Frances Yates

  British writer and famous warburg institute author, best known for her biography on giordano bruno.

1980

• Harold Alexander Abramson

  American physician (b. 1889)

1979 - 1970

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

1979

• Cicilia Sánchez

  Renowned Mexican poet and writer.

• Francisco Macías Nguema

  Equatorial guinean politician, 1st president of the republic of equatorial guinea (d. 1979)

• Ivan Wyschnegradsky

  Russian composer (b. 1893)

1977

• Robert McKimson

  American animator and illustrator (b. 1910)

• Alexander Tcherepnin

  Russian-american composer and pianist (d. 1977).

• Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin

  Russian composer dies at 78

1976

• Wadi Ayoub

  Greco-roman professional wrestler (born 1927).

1975

• Casy Stengel

  An American baseball manager who led the New York Yankees to 10 World Series championships.

• Casey Stengel

  Casey Stengel was an American baseball player and manager who is best known for his successful tenure as the manager of the New York Yankees.

• Casey Stengel

  New york yankees manager (1949-60) dies in glendale (california), at the age of 85.

• Casey Stengel

  Casey Stengel was a legendary baseball player known for his managerial skills.

• Gladys Skelton

  Australian-british poet, novelist and playwright (b. 1885)

1974

• John Smallenbroek

  Dutch interior minister, died at 72

1973

• W H Auden

  W h auden was an influential english poet known for his intellectual and thought-provoking verse, addressing themes of love, politics, and religion.

• Wystan Auden

  Renowned English poet known for his works such as 'Funeral Blues' and 'The Age of Anxiety.'

• Auden W.H.

  Renowned English poet known for his intellectual and witty verse.

• W. H. Auden

  British-american poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1973)

1972

• Kathleen Clarke

  Irish politician and activist (b. 1878)

1970

• Gilbert Seldes

  American writer and cultural critic (b. 1893)

• Edward Everett Horton

  American actor (b. 1886)

• Edward Everett Horton

  Actor/narrator (bulwinkle show), dies at the age of 84

1969 - 1960

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

1968

• Wisteria Ware

  Renowned painter known for her vibrant floral artworks.

1967

• Carson McCullers

  American short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet (d. 1967).

• Carson McCullers

  Renowned American author known for her works such as 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'.

• Ludwig Donath

  Actor (torn curtain sirocco), succumbs to leukemia at the age of 67

1966

• Bernard Gimbel

  American businessman (b. 1885)

• Maurits H E Uyldert

  Dutch poet / writer (motion) dies at 75

1964

• Robert Burton

  British astrologer, mathematician and scholar. also reverend rector of seagrave. he wrote "anatomy of melancholy", under the pseudonym of democritus jr., after a deep personal awareness in 1621. he was educated at oxford and elected fellow of christ church college, 1599. he also received his bachelor's degree in divinity in 1614. for the rest of his adult life, he remained …

1962

• Patrick Corry

  Self-rotating rock drill developed, dies in bronx, new york.

1961

• Reinhard Herbig

  German archaeologist, who dies at 63

1960

• John Baillie

  Scottish theologian (b. 1886)

• John Goodwin

  British soldier and medical practitioner, 14th governor of queensland (b. 1871)

1959 - 1950

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

1959

• Bruce Bairnsfather

  British humorist and cartoonist (b. 1887)

• Bruce Bairnsfather

  Cartoonist

• Harold Huber

  Actor (i cover times square), died at 49

1958

• Aarre Merikanto

  Finnish composer and educator (d.58)

• Aare Merikanto

  Composer dies at 65

1956

• Anastasio Somoza García

  Nicaraguan dictator who ruled the country from 1937 to 1956.

• Anastasio Somoza García

  Nicaraguan businessman and politician who served as the President of Nicaragua from 1937 to 1947 and from 1950 to 1956.

1955

• Iver Kaarvaag

  Iver Kaarvaag was a Norwegian explorer who led expeditions to the Arctic regions.

• Hubert Maitland Turnbull

  British pathologist (b. 1875)

• Louis Leon Thurstone

  American psychologist (b. 1887)

1954

• Agatha Harrison

  Pioneering journalist and suffragist.

1953

• Ernst Reuter

  German politician (b. 1889)

1952

• C. H. Douglas

  British engineer (b. 1879)

• John Cobb

  Pilot and driver of a race car in england (d. 1952).

• John Cobb

  American philosopher and theologian

1951

• Bradley Barker
• Thomas Cahill

  American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)

• Thomas Cahill

  American soccer coach and player (d. 1951).

1950

• Balthazar H Verhagen

  Neth / south african dramatist / writer

1949 - 1940

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

1949

• Rosa Olitzka

  German-american contralto singer (b. 1873)

1945

• Cloria Vanderbilt

  Cloria Vanderbilt was an American tennis player who won multiple Grand Slam titles in the 1930s and 1940s.

1944

• Douglas Crawford McMurtrie

  American typeface designer, graphic designer, historian and author (b. 1888)

1941

• Friedrich Angel

  German mathematician (group theory), is killed at 79

1939 - 1930

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

1939

• Dickstein

  Mathematician

1937

• Ray Ewry

  Jumper (1900-04, 06, 08 olympics, 10 gold medals), is killed at 63

• Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková

  Czech botanist and zoologist (b. 1877)

1935

• Winifred Holtby

  Winifred Holtby was a British writer known for her novels and journalism work.

• Winifred Holtby

  English novelist and journalist (b. 1898)

1933

• Theodor Eisen

  German chemist who made significant contributions to the understanding of organic chemistry.

• Jean-François Delmas

  French bass-baritone (b. 1861)

• Margaret Talmadge

1931

• William Orpen

  Irish artist (b. 1878)

1930

• Iliya Repin

  A prominent Russian realist painter who is considered one of the most renowned Russian artists of the 19th century.

• Ilya Repin

  Prominent Russian realist painter known for his portraits and historical paintings.

• Ilya Repin

  Ukrainian-russian painter and illustrator (b. 1844)

• Ilya Yefimovich Repin

  Russian painter (born 1844).

1929 - 1920

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

1929

• Giitji Tanaka

  Japanese baron/general / premier (1927-1929), dies at the age of 66

1928

• Ernst Steinitz

  German mathematician (b. 1871)

• John Devoy

  Irish-american fenian rebel leader (b. 1842)

• Arnold Kent
• Steinitz

  Mathematician

• Lido Manetti

1927

• Willem Einthoven

  Indonesian-dutch physiologist and physician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1860)

• Arthur Achleitner

  German journalist and author (b. 1858)

• Willem Einthoven

  Indonesian-dutch doctor physiologist, academic nobel prize laureate (d.1927).

1925

• Léon Bourgeois

  French police officer and politician, 64th prime minister of france, nobel prize laureate (b. 1851)

• Runar Schildt

  Finnish author (b. 1888)

• E Runar Schildt

  Finnish writer galgmannen dies at 36

• Leon Bourgeois

  French statesman and nobel peace prize winner (born in 1851)

1923

• Walther Penck

  German geologist and geomorphologist (b. 1888)

1919 - 1910

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

1919

• Edward Pulsford

  English-australian politician and free-trade campaigner (b. 1844)

1918

• Lawrence Weathers

  Australian soldier (b. 1890).

1915

• Luther Orlando Emerson

  American musician, composer and music publisher (b. 1820)

• Rudi Stephan

  German composer (b. 1887)

• Luther Orlando Emerson

  Composer dies at 95

1914

• Jean Bouin

  French champion runner, who won an olympic silver medal for running 5,000 meters in stockholm 1912.

1913

• John F. Lacey

  American politician (b. 1841)

• Rudolf Diesel

  German engineer, invented the diesel engine (b. 1858)

• Rudolph Diesel

  Inventor of the diesel engine (born 1858).

• Rudolph C K Diesel

  German constructer (diesel motor), dies at 55

1910

• Winslow Homer

  Renowned American painter turned successful businessman.

• Rebecca Harding Davis

  American author and journalist (b. 1831)

1909 - 1900

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

1908

• Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

  Renowned Brazilian writer known for his innovative novels and short stories.

• Machado de Assis

  Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1839)

• Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

  Brazilian writer (born 1839)

• Joaquim M Machado de Assis

  Brazil writer, dom casmurro, dies at 69

1905

• Alexander Hay Japp

  Scottish author, journalist and publisher (b. 1836)

1904

• Alfred Nehring

  German zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1845)

• Niels Ryberg Finnen

  Danish physician (nobel 1903)

1902

• Emylie Zola

  Emylie Zola was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist who was a prominent figure in the literary world.

• Emile Zola

  Emile Zola was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist who was a leading figure in the literary movement of naturalism and an outspoken advocate for social and political reform.

• Emil Zola

  French novelist, playwright, journalist, and the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism.

• Zola

  Émile Zola was a French novelist and journalist known for his role in the political scandal known as the Dreyfus Affair.

• Émile Zola

  French fiction writer who achieved great european fame in his lifetime. in 1867, he was a success with "therese raquin", and then he began a 20-volume series about a family of heroic, sometimes sordid adventures. his works include "nana", "germinal" and other stories.

Zola Zola

Émile Zola was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, and the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism.

William McGonagall

Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)

Iosif Ivanovici

Composer

William Topaz McGonagall

British poet (born 1825)

1900

• Samuel Fenton Cary

  Congressman, prohibitionist (born 1814)