August 29th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 29th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2023
Filipino broadcaster
2021
Belgian surgeon, former olympic sailor. he was named as the new president of international olympic committee on july 16, 2001.
Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor (d. 2021)
American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2021)
2020
Renowned geophysicist known for his contributions to understanding the Earth's structure and dynamics.
NBA player known for his versatility and longevity.
Clifford Robinson was a professional basketball player known for his versatile skills and longevity in the NBA.
NBA star who played for multiple teams during his career.
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Ritta Pavone was an Italian actress, singer, and television personality who was a major star in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s.
Lila Cockrell was the first woman mayor of San Antonio, Texas, serving multiple terms.
2018
Scottish economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2018)
Renowned artist and designer known for his work in various mediums including painting and set design.
American choreographer (b. 1930)
2017
Remas Kanafani was a renowned Palestinian painter known for his vibrant and politically-charged works.
Italian-Canadian journalist and political commentator known for his columns in various newspapers.
2016
![Gene Wilder]()
American actor and comedian who made his screen debut with "bonnie and clyde", followed by "the producers." he was a frenetic, talented, and uncontrollable comedian. he also appeared in "everything you always wanted to know about sex." he began to direct his own films in 1975.
2015
Wayne Dyer was an American self-help author and motivational speaker known for his book 'Your Erroneous Zones' and his appearances on public television.
Bestselling self-help author and motivational speaker.
2014
Swedish race car driver (d. 2014)
Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975)
2013
Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
American geologist and academic, co-founded the planetary society (b. 1931)
American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
2012
Canadian academic and philanthropist, co-founded pier 21 (b. 1923)
Russian volleyball coach and player (d. 2012).
American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
American soprano (b. 1924)
Japanese-american mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
English historian and author (b. 1953)
2011
American politician and wife of author John Grisham.
Japanese voice actor (b. 1931)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Italian-American mobster associated with the Patriarca crime family.
2008
English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1953)
American geophysicist and theorist (b. 1939)
British comedian (born 1953).
2007
Irys Bergman was a renowned Swedish actress and director, known for her collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Fiction writer celebrated for his captivating novels.
Richard Jewell was an American security guard who was initially suspected of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing, but was later exonerated.
French politician. he was prime minister under georges pompidou, 6 july 1972 to 27 mai 1974. he was a gaullist and served in the "free french" forces from 1940-1945. he was married once.
Dutch-american entrepreneur, founder of peet’s coffee & tee (born 1920).
New zealand businessman (b. 1914)
French civil servant and politician, 154th prime minister of france (b. 1916)
American police officer (b. 1962)
2006
Known for his contributions to programming languages and software engineering.
2005
Layson Wilkins was an American painter and sculptor known for his abstract expressionist works.
2004
Dutch conductor (born 1942).
2003
![Michel Constantin]()
French film actor (born in 1924)
Irish-english painter and academic (d.2003)
Iraqi politician (b. 1939)
2002
English race car driver and businessman (d.2002)
2001
Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
Australian singer-songwriter & television personality (b. 1952)
Australian singer (skyhooks), radio and tv star (born 1952).
2000
English actress (b. 1922)
American-italian painter and academic (d. 2000)
English manager and footballer (d. 2000).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1995
Selma Burke was an African-American sculptor known for creating the bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the dime.
American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
British pilot, who dies at 89
Designer/socialist, dies at 70
Writer dies at 33
American screenwriter and producer (d. 1995).
1994
Athletics administrator, dies at 74
Deaths due to aids in 46
Actress malcolm x, dies at 38
A haematologist dies at the age of 90
Longest-serving newspaper editor dies at 93
1993
Dealer in volkskrant, died at 56
Actor in paris is burning, dies from aids at 56
1992
French philosopher and psychotherapist (d. 1992).
French social theorist and philosopher (born 1930).
English actor (d. 1992).
Children book author (borrowers), dies at 88
1991
American actress who appeared in films and on Broadway.
After taking a stand against their extortion requests, an italian businessman from palermo was killed by the mafia.
72-year-olds die from a heart attack
At 78, a person with a chronic respiratory condition dies
British painter, writer, and actor (terror from within).
News correspondent dies at 92
1990
Canadian mystic, author and philosopher (d. 1990)
Dog in the play annie, dies at 16
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Evea Braun was a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Germany during the mid-20th century.
English naturalist, explorer, and painter (born in 1909)
Newcastle, nsw -- canoeist (1996 olympics)
1988
Renji Kosaka was a prominent playwright known for his impactful works.
1987
Naji Al-Ali was a Palestinian political cartoonist known for his satirical and critical depictions of the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian struggle.
Naji al-Ali was a Palestinian political cartoonist known for his satirical depictions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
![Lee Marvin]()
American actor, television and film. marvin is known for his distinctive voice and white hair. he stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88m) tall. his first roles were supporting characters, mostly soldiers and villains. he starred in m squad, a hit nbc crime series, as detective lieutenant frank ballinger, from 1957 to 1960.
Jaymes Mansfield was an American actor known for his roles in classic Hollywood films.
American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
American screenwriter and actor (d. 1987).
1985
![Evelyn Ankers]()
Actress (black beauty and jungle woman), died at 67
Composer dies at 87
Actor (black orchid on the run), died at 77
1984
Field Hawthorne was a celebrated sculptor known for his innovative use of materials.
Egyptian politician and general 1st president (d. 1984).
1983
Writer dies at 68
Actor (toma, kolchak, baa baa black sheep), dies at 61
1982
![Ingrid Bergman]()
Swedish-american actress, who won oscars for the films "gaslight," 1945, and "anastasia," 1956. she was nominated for a tony in 1946 for "joan of lorraine" and for her performance in "turn of the screw" 1959 for an emmy. she received seven oscar nominations over her career.
Jackson, mississippi -- conductor/comp (streetcar named desire).
President zionist world organization dies at 87
1981
American author and broadcaster known for his travels and writings on the Middle East.
American journalist, radio commentator, author, and world traveler. he was sent by president wilson to europe during ww i to record a historical record. he made his radio debut in 1930. his most well-known book was "with lawrence, arabia", 1924.
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
American author and educator (b. 1890)
Actress (landru paris canaille), is killed at 84
1978
Hope Mirrlees was a British author known for her modernist novel 'Lud-in-the-Mist'.
1977
![Jean Hagen]()
American actress, best known for her role as hagen's wife, danny thomas, in "make room for daddy", for four years.
Australian race car driver (b. 1945)
American screenwriter and producer of actor directors
1976
American singer-songwriter/guitarist (d. 1976).
Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary (born 1899).
Actress (buffy family affair), ods at 18.
1975
Irish political leader who served as Taoiseach and President of Ireland.
Irish soldier and politician, 3rd president of ireland (b. 1882)
Weed
1973
![Michael Dunn]()
Shattuck (oklahoma) -- actor (house of the damned ship of fools).
Brazilian artist known for his contributions to kinetic art.
![Stringer Davis]()
Actress (mouse on the moon, miranda), is killed at 77
1972
German singer best known for her wartime hit song 'Lili Marleen.'
German night club performer / singer
Composer dies at 59
![Lale Andersen]()
German chanson singer-songwriter, most famous for her interpretation of "lili marleen" (1939), which was hugely popular on both side during the second world war.
1971
American murderer (leopold & loeb) (born in 1904)
American murderer (b. 1904)
1970
Ruben Salazar was a Mexican-American journalist known for his reporting on civil rights and social issues.
Dies at 76
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968
American soldier and planner, served as a major general in the United States Army during World War I.
![Victor Sutherland]()
Dies at 79
American soldier and planner (born in 1881)
1966
Egyptian author, educator, Islamic theorist, poet, and a leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
American poet and educator known for his work in the Harlem Renaissance.
1960
Actor (adventures of robin hood) dies at 46
Assassination of the prime minister of jordan
Austrian-born american novelist. his menschen im hotel (1929) was a bestseller. it was also adapted into a play (1930), an academy award-winning movie (1932), and a broadway musical (1989).
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
Harman Kardon was an engineer who co-founded the audio equipment company Harman Kardon.
Pioneering astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of galaxies.
1958
American illustrator and author (d. 1958).
1952
Prolific writer of novels and short stories during the early 20th century.
Austrian lawyer and businessman (d. 1952).
1951
English economist and civil servant (b. 1871)
English geophysicist and mathematician (d. 1970).
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1946
American painter and academic (b. 1897)
American businessman (b. 1891)
American brewing magnate, president and ceo of anheuser-busch company (born in 1891)
26. composer dies
Commandant of the nazi military police executed
Russian counter-revolutionary (executed) (born 1890)
1944
Greek pianist and composer (b. 1885)
1941
French officer/resistant fighter executed at 40
French resistance fighter dutch, executed at 36
1940
Composer dies at 77
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938
Hungarian writer and poet, known for his satirical works.
1935
Composer dies at 82
Queen of belgium/princess of sweden
Belgium (born in 1905)
1933
Composer dies at age 70
1932
Canadian poet and author (b. 1899)
1931
American businessman, co-founded abercrombie & fitch (b. 1867)
Abercrombie & fitch founder (born 1867)
1930
English priest and author (b. 1844)
English writer (born 1844).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928
British viscount/ lord-chancellor dies at 72
1921
Us zoologist (rules of allen), dies at 83
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918
German painter and author (d. 1918).
1917
American businessman (b. 1833)
1914
Russian general (tannenberg), dies in battle
1911
6th nizam of hyderabad (b. 1866)
1910
South African author known for her short stories and children's literature.
Swedish astronomer dies at 64
At 44, a sea officer (suriname) dies
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909
Danish physiologist
1904
Ottoman sultan (d. 1904)