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December 29th famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

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

2022

  • 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.

  • Estonian politician, estonian minister of the interior (d. 2022)

  • Brazilian footballer (b. 1940)

2021

2020

  • Talented golfer known for his precision and skill on the course.

  • Finnish guitarist and vocalist known for his work in the metal band Children of Bodom.

  • 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.

  • Renowned saxophonist known for his work with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band.

  • American educator (d. 2020)

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • 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, …

  • English writer, comedian and musician (b. 1944)

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

  • Sr., filipino lawyer and politician, governor of cavite (b. 1933)

  • Indian-hong kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)

2013

  • Polish classical and film music composer (b. 1932)

  • American basketball player (d. 2013)

  • Chinese-american critic and scholar (b. 1921)

  • American guitarist and songwriter (secret machines school of seven bells tripping daisy, ufofu) (d.2013).

2012

  • Lord Rees-Mogg was a respected British journalist and editor, known for his conservative views.

  • English journalist and public servant (d. 2012)

  • South african-australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946)

2011

2010

  • American actor and cartoonist (b. 1914)

  • Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2010)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Larue Cunningham was an American author known for his works in the mystery genre.

  • Italian politician and writer who served as a member of the European Parliament.

  • American artist and illustrator (b. 1926)

  • Polish journalist and writer (b. 1926)

  • American ex-professional wrestler and footballer (born 1960).

2008

2007

2005

2004

  • American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2004)

  • American biochemist, winner of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine (1912).

  • American poet, essayist, teacher, lecturer, editor and publisher (b. 1928)

  • American baseball umpire and player (d. 2004).

  • Actress and screenwriter from new zealand (d. 2004).

2003

  • 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, …

  • English actor (d. 2003).

2002

  • Yale Richmond was a renowned journalist known for his work in international reporting.

  • American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)

2001

  • Egyptian author known for his impactful literary works.

  • Renowned Brazilian rock musician known for her powerful voice.

  • Japanese conductor (born in 1908)

  • Hungarian painter, photographer, designer, educator and art theorist (b. 1906)

  • Brazilian musician (born 1962).

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • French comics illustrator and writer, barbarella.

  • American actor and film director (b. 1920)

  • American scholar, military and civil servant, and author (b. 1917)

1997

1996

1995

  • Lita Grey was an actress who starred in silent films during the early 20th century.

  • Dutch teacher, pianist, composer of classical music, and psychiatrist. he died 29 december 1995.

  • Lita Grey

    American actress (born in 1908)

  • Food inspector dies at 85

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

1994

1993

  • Renowned African-American dancer and choreographer.

1992

1991

1989 - 1980

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

1988

1987

1986

1984

  • American photographer (b. 1898)

  • American composer, lyricist and songwriter (b. 1900)

1982

  • High society, a us film producer, dies at the age of 79.

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

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

1979

1976

  • 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.

  • Belgian 800/ 1500 m sprinter (1976 olympics-silver medalist), dies at 22

1975

  • Halbert L. Dunn was a pioneering statistician in the field of public health.

  • Known for his wild food foraging and natural foods advocacy.

1972

1971

  • American lawyer and jurist (b. 1899)

  • 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

1969 - 1960

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

1968

1967

  • American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)

  • 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

1964

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1958

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

1956

1954

1953

1952

1951

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

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • Addison Mitchell was a pioneering American journalist known for his investigative reporting.

  • American historian and author (b. 1883)

1948

1947

1946

1945

1944

1943

  • Renowned for her romantic novels set in the Victorian era.

  • American cartoonist and writer (b. 1866)

  • American painter/collector (singer museum), passes away at 75.

1942

1941

1940

1939 - 1930

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

1939

  • American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1863)

  • French psychiatrist, french doctor, socialist activist, and first-wave feminist.

1937

  • American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)

  • 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

  • Pioneering astronomer who made significant discoveries in the field.

1934

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

1933

1929 - 1920

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

1929

1926

1925

  • 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

  • Swiss poet and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)

  • Nobel prize winner in literature for switzerland (d. 1924)

1921

  • 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

1918

1916

1915

1911

  • American author known for his works on American history and folklore.

  • Rosamund Marriott Watson was a British poet and critic who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

1910

1909 - 1900

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

1905

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