Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1929

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1929. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 2 Charalambos Tseroulis

  Greek general and politician, greek minister for military affairs (b. 1879)

• May 4 Henry Morton Dunham

  Composer dies at 75

• May 7 John Scalise

  Al capone kills a us gangster.

• May 7 Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta

  Al capone kills a us gangster.

• May 7 Albert Anselmi

  Al capone kills a us gangster.

• May 11 Jozef Murgaš

  Slovak-american priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)

• May 13 Arthur Scherbius

  German electrical engineer, invented the enigma machine (b. 1878)

• May 16 Lilli Lehmann

  Soprano

• May 21 Archibald Primrose

  5th earl of rosebery, english politician, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1847)

• May 24 Nikolai von Meck

  Russian engineer (b. 1863)