List of celebrities and famous people who died on December 29th
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
French-born brazilian racing driver, cart champion (2000, 2001), 2003 indianapolis 500 winner (b. 1967)
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)
South african composer (b. 1945)
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)
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
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)
American novelist, historian and screenwriter (b. 1939)
Mexican actress (b. 1935)
Renowned American bridge player.
Former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Irish actress (b. 1925)
Italian footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in the 1960s and 1970s.
Eldred Stebbing was a prominent New Zealand music producer and founder of Stebbing Recording Centre.
American neofuturistic architect and real estate developer (b. 1924)
Ferdinand Kubler was a Swiss cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1950.
American football player and coach (d. 2016)
American football defensive back (b. 1977)
Indian general and politician, 25th governor of punjab (b. 1922)
Czech coach and footballer (d. 2015).
Sr., filipino lawyer and politician, governor of cavite (b. 1933)
Indian-hong kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
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).
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)
American scholar (b. 1928)
American actor and cartoonist (b. 1914)
Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2010)
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
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).
British drug dealer executed in china by lethal injection (born 1956).
American composer and trumpet player (d. 2008).
American soldier (b. 1913)
American advertising executive (b. 1936)
Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
British radio presenter (born 1962)
Archer Williams was an American politician known for his contributions to civil rights.
British historian and academic director (b. 1912)
British art scholar and author (b. 1912)
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).
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).
Yale Richmond was a renowned journalist known for his work in international reporting.
American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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).
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
Polish-english criminologist and academic (b. 1906)
French comics illustrator and writer, barbarella.
American actor and film director (b. 1920)
American scholar, military and civil servant, and author (b. 1917)
Academic, dies at the age of 82.
Age 82 for cyclist.
American artist, sculptor, and painter of minimalist design. his works include the robert morris observatory, a dutch observatory in which he marked the solstices as well as the equinoxes.
Uruguayan painter known for his abstract art.
Scottish politician (b. 1907)
French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
Welsh clergyman and author (b. 1911)
French actress and singer
Philologist dies at 83.
At 85, poet/theologian dies.
At 67, a british television executive dies
Politician dies at 89
At 77, journalist/politician dies
Journalist/resistance leader, dies at age 86.
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.
American actress (born in 1908)
Food inspector dies at 85
French theologian and activist, who was influential in protestant, humanist and human rights movements.
President of switzerland (1972), is killed at the age of 81.
Actress dies at 87
Melbourne, victoria -- actor (el cid, ben-hur)
Singer, dies at 58
Australian actor el cid, ben-hur, dies at 68
Renowned African-American dancer and choreographer.
At 95, a us actress (broadway pal joey), is dead
Vicar / editor-in-chief (reform netherlands), died at 87
Polish mathematician who made contributions to functional analysis.
At 64, the death rate from cancer
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
Welsh scientist and nuclear researcher (d. 1988)
Driver of a race car in egypt (d. 1988).
Japanese author (b. 1899)
American sociologist (b. 1914)
British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
Russian director (stalker), dies at 54
Composer dies at 82
Former british prime minister (1957-63), died in sussex, england at the age of 92 (born 1894).
Prime minister of the united kingdom (born in 1894)
American photographer (b. 1898)
American composer, lyricist and songwriter (b. 1900)
High society, a us film producer, dies at the age of 79.
Prominent Croatian writer and playwright, considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.
American nutritionist, and biochemist (b. 1917)
Croatian writer (born in 1893)
At 41, a belgian historian dies
American singer "bird on a wire" dies from a drug overdose at 39 years old (b. 1941).
Russian author and educator (b. 1899)
American businessman and social reformer (b. 1879)
Actor (police chief - my favorite martian), died at 67
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
Florida Scott-Maxwell was a renowned entrepreneur known for her contributions to the business world.
Welsh biochemist (b. 1909)
American journalist and politician (b. 1901)
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
Halbert L. Dunn was a pioneering statistician in the field of public health.
Known for his wild food foraging and natural foods advocacy.
Known for his intricate shadow boxes and collages.
American artist known for his shadow boxes and assemblage art.
American artist known for his innovative shadow box constructions.
Composer dies at 83
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 …
American socialite and experimental filmmaker (born in 1909)
American zoologist and anatomist (b. 1876)
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
English philosopher and theologian (born in 1904)
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.
American screenwriter, journalist and film reviewer (b. 1908)
Japanese composer and conductor (b. 1886)
Composer dies at 79
German writer, big cats, dies at 63
Composer dies at 73
British author known for his novels and plays.
British author known for his novels and plays.
Canadian diplomat and academic physician (d. 1960).
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
English soldier and composer (b. 1903)
56 years old death of composer
British composer (born in 1903)
American dancer/choreographer (dances of women), has died at the age of 63.
American physician and author (b. 1871)
American chemist (b. 1865)
American broadway theatre actress (born 1887).
Influential jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
American pianist, composer and teacher (b. 1898)
Hiram Bithorn was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who was the first player from Puerto Rico to play in Major League Baseball.
Ukrainian composer and conductor.
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
Addison Mitchell was a pioneering American journalist known for his investigative reporting.
American historian and author (b. 1883)
British composer and music teacher (b. 1878)
Belgian historian/general dies at the age of 78.
German composer and organist (b. 1872)
American actress (b. 1887)
British actor known for his stage and film performances.
Chechen rebel (b. 1910)
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.
Canadian geologist, dies at age 83.
Italian mathematician, professor and researcher on pure geometry and hydrodynamics. he was also an author.
American painter (b. 1864)
American businessman (b. 1873)
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1863)
French psychiatrist, french doctor, socialist activist, and first-wave feminist.
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.
Pioneering astronomer who made significant discoveries in the field.
American actress on the stage and in film (born 1898).
Premier of romania, assassinated.
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
German engineer and industrialist, who was the chief designer for the first mercedes automobiles (1900aeur")
American librarian (b. 1871)
Renowned poet known for his lyrical and philosophical works.
Renowned poet known for his lyrical and expressive works.
Austrian writer (born 1875).
Austrian writer/songwriter ("wise queen") dies at 51.
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 …
Swiss poet and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845)
Nobel prize winner in literature for switzerland (d. 1924)
German philologist, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1846)
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
Canadian physician and professor (b. 1849)
American educator (b. 1855)
Russian monk (born 1869)
Russian faith healer/intriguer, killed at 45
At the age of 57, she dies.
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.
English tennis player (b. 1872)
Anglo-irish classical scholar and politician (b. 1850)
Famous deaths on December 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
American financier (b. 1837)