January 29th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on January 29th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2023
Canadian businesswoman and politician, 5th mayor of mississauga (b. 1921)
American-australian chemist (b. 1947)
German politician (b. 1958)
2022
American actor (b. 1940)
2021
Canadian actor (d. 2021)[15]
2020
Amaura Wilkins was a renowned American poet known for her powerful and evocative works.
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Renowned burlesque dancer known for her captivating performances.
Fernando Gaitán was a Colombian journalist and writer, best known for creating the telenovela 'Yo soy Betty, la fea'.
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American singer, who was named the best new artist in 1982. in the mid-'70s, he moved to los angeles as a member and later as a solo artist in r&b. he spent two years touring and recorded his first album with ray charles, singing background vocals and playing keyboard. he was a member of the rhythm section that played for …
Indian journalist and politician, minister of defence for india (d. 2019)
2016
Mustafa Khalifa was a Syrian writer known for his novel 'The Shell'.
Founder of D.E. Shaw & Co., a global investment management firm.
French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)
Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th prime minister of guinea (b. 1938)
2015
American track and field athlete who won two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Argentinian actress known for her roles in television and film.
Renowned poet and songwriter with a prolific career in the 1960s and 1970s.
Renowned poet and songwriter with a prolific career in the 1960s and 1970s.
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author best known for her novel 'The Thorn Birds'.
American commander and pilot of romanian descent (d. 2015)
Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic (b. 1937)
2012
American soprano and educator (b. 1919)
Italian lawyer and politician, 9th president of italy (b. 1918)
Indian general and politician, 10th lieutenant governor of puducherry (b. 1928)
2011
American composer, educator, and theorist (b. 1916)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
English-scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
Brazilian martial artist (born 1913)
English cricket statistician and scorer (born 1939).
2008
French actor. his mother was french and his father was iranian. in the 1970s, he first played a few small roles. he was best known for his role as the father and husband in 'tableau d'honneur' (1992).
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American writer, daughter harry s. truman (1924).
American singer and author (b. 1924)
American soldier (born 1925).
Swedish artist (born 1925).
2007
Nigerian jurist and politician who served as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
American thoroughbred racehorse (born 2003)
Iraqi extremist leader (born 1970).
2006
Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.
South korean-american artist (b. 1932)
2005
Israeli screenwriter, author, and dramatist. he was also an oscar-nominated director. he was one the most popular contemporary satirists around the globe.
Ephraim Kishon was a popular Israeli satirist and author.
Ayli Kishon was a Hungarian-born Israeli author known for his satirical works.
Welsh guitarist (the quarrymen), (born 1940).
2004
New Zealand author known for her novels, short stories, and autobiographical work.
2003
Legendary Russian prima ballerina.
American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)
2002
Canadian-american soldier and actor (d. 2002)
American football player (born 1928).
Canadian-american actor and soldier (d. 2002).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Iconic burlesque performer known for her glamorous performances.
American model and dancer (b. 1918)
American burlesque stripteaser. in a world of brash strippers, her reputation was only high-class. st. cyr, gypsy rose lee, and ann corio were among the most well-known acts in striptease from the 1940s through most of the 1950s.
1998
Nicie Cobb was an American actress who appeared in several films and television shows during the mid-20th century.
1997
French writer and journalist (d. 1997).
54 years old, writer dies
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Missouri executed 35-year-old murderer of two teachers.
1996
Journalist dies at 79
Bridge master dies at the age of 82.
1995
English agronomist rhodesia dies at the age of 88.
British rower (1948 olympics-gold medalist), is killed at 77
British oarsman (olympics-gold-1948), dies at age 77.
British architect dies at the age of 69.
Artist/designer dies at 52.
1994
Olympic skier breaks her neck in world cup skiing at 26.
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Midget (gremlin–twilight zone), succumbs to lung cancer at the age of 81
Russian actor (gori moja zvezda), is killed at 67
1993
Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd chief justice of nigeria (d. 1993)
American football player (born in 1940).
American journalist (variety) dies at the age of 79.
French ballet dancer. she was 19 years old when she was appointed a(c)toile (star), of the paris opera ballet from 1946-1959.
1992
American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
1991
Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor (b. 1914)
Polish poet and discus thrower (d. 1989).
1988
Adalei Leeming was a British actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows during the mid-20th century.
Dutch composer/conductor dies at the age of 46
American educator, scientist and white house advisor (b. 1904)
American opera singer commits suicide
President of mit (1948-1959), dies aged 83.
1987
Norwegian author and playwright.
American politician and judge, 101st mayor of new york city (b. 1900)
Composer dies at 73
1986
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California, united states -- actor ("invaders from mars, on the waterfront")
1984
British mathematician (b. 1905)
American actress, dramatist and screenwriter (b. 1890)
(diary of anne frank), died at 93 from lung cancer
1983
American naval aviator, usn vice admiral (b. 1898)
1982
British physicist and metallurgist (b. 1905)
Canadian microbiologist (b. 1916)
British biochemist (b. 1889)
1981
Renowned jazz drummer known for his work with various big bands and artists.
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American drummer (d. 1981)
American actress known for her roles in various films and TV shows.
New zealander literary scholar (b. 1911)
Canadian poet, novelist, and memoirist. his poems and translations are his most notable works, as well as his erotica. john glassco, a member of a monied family in montreal, was born to a catholic family. he attended selwyn house school and bishop's college school. lower canada college was his last stop before he moved on to mcgill university. he was …
1980
Granger Taylor was a Canadian inventor known for his eccentric personality and mysterious disappearance.
American entertainer (b. 1893)
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American actor/singer/comedian (ink-a-dink-a-doo, palooka, the show), dies at age 86 in new york city, new york (born 1893).
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A spanish bus driver was driving a bus full of people when it was submerged in a flood in murcia. his body was never found.
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
American jazz drummer (b. 1926)
1978
Australian politician, 28th premier of queensland (b. 1895)
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American actor and military officer (b. 1891)
1977
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American comedian and actor, best known for his role in the tv series "chico and the man." prinze's performance was the main reason his hit show rose quickly to number ten in the ratings. it premiered on september 24, 1974. prinze was forced to use a variety of drugs and alcohol because of the show's difficult schedule.
English record producer and pianist (b. 1922)
Norwegian-south african cricketer and lawyer (d. 1977)
American comedian freddie prinze's son, an american celebrity, committed suicide at the age of ten months. he was married to his mother for two years. his mom moved with him to albuquerque (nm) after his suicide. he grew up in a normal home, with a loving, firm mother and a normal childhood.
1976
American one-man band musician (b. 1896)
Actor (dunkirk. barabbas. cleopatra), died at 59
1975
Greek actor and tenor (d. 1974)
1974
British author known for his novels and short stories depicting rural life.
Dillon Anderson was an American lawyer and politician who served as National Security Advisor to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1973
German composer (b. 1903)
Composer dies at 67
Austrian actor man with a camera (man with a camera) dies at 89
1972
Gilroy Roberts was an American painter known for his work on U.S. coinage designs.
1970
Canadian painter and educator (d. 70)
French-english soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)
English military historian dies at the age of 74.
British historian (born 1895).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
Allen Dulles was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence.
Allen Dulles was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence.
1968
Thaine Bowen was a pioneering American geologist who specialized in the study of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Rainier Martens was a German botanist who specialized in the study of mosses and liverworts.
1967
English zoologist (b. 1889)
Composer dies at 62
1966
Canadian composer, tv producer, bassoonist and administrator (b. 1927)
German dentist / writer (tolle bomberg), dies at 84
French canadian composer (born 1927).
1965
English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario (b. 1892)
Composer dies at 50
1964
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Alan Ladd was a renowned American actor known for his roles in classic films like 'Shane' and 'This Gun for Hire.'
American folk singer (b. 1902)
American film producer, and former president of 20th century fox. he was the untold hero of star wars and helped usher in the age of "women’s movies." he was born to actor alan ladd, and his first wife, midge, from a prominent hollywood family.
1963
Rydge Frost was an American poet who is widely regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.
Robert Frost was an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his use of colloquial language in his poetry.
Rodert Frost was an American poet who is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.
Chadric Frost was an American poet, known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his use of colloquial language in his poetry.
Raford Frost was an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his use of colloquial language.
Elonzo Frost was an American poet known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his use of colloquial language.
Rhyen Frost was an American poet who is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his use of colloquial language.
American poet, known for his poems 'The Road Not Taken' and 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'.
An American poet known for his lyrical and philosophical poems about nature and rural life.
Loveda Frost was a renowned American poet known for her nature-inspired and introspective works.
Esten Omdahl was a Norwegian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Norway from 1951 to 1955.
American poet, new hampshire, four pulitzers, dies at 88.
American writer. he is often considered the greatest american poet of his time. he was awarded the pulitzer prize in four instances: 1924, 1931 and 1937, respectively. his works include "a boy's will", 1913, "new hampshire," 1923, and "steeple bush", 1974. frost was a cultural icon who maintained that status throughout his life.
1962
Anglo-american physicist (b. 1884)
Austrian-american violinist and composer (b. 1875)
Austrian-born composer and violinist. he was a well-known violinist and composer, considered one of the greatest of all time. his sweet tone and expressive phrasing made him one of the most prominent violinists of his day or any other. he produced a distinctive sound that was instantly recognizable as his own, just like many other great violinists his age. his …
1961
English novelist (b. 1890)
American major general (born 1874)
1960
American operatic and concert baritone vocalist (b. 1909)
American diplomat (b. 1883)
Actor (joe waterfront), dies at 54
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
South african novelist, short story writer, memoirist and playwright (b. 1882)
English-south african artist and illustrator (d. 1959).
1958
Carmeline Dufour was a French painter known for her impressionist landscapes and still life paintings.
1957
Hollywood screenwriter who worked on several classic films in the Golden Age of cinema.
1956
American editor, writer and satirist. he was the author of "american language" in four volumes, 1919-1948. he was a leading writer of essays and social comment, as well as co-editor of a magazine that he founded in 1924. from 1899, he was a reporter. he also worked as an editor, columnist, and reporter until 1948.
American journalist and critic (b. 1880)
American journalist (born 1880).
American essayist/critic/satirist (smart set), dies in baltimore, maryland at age 75.
1955
Danish politician (b. 1903)
Premier of denmark (1947-1955), dies aged 51.
1954
American art collector, critic and poet (b. 1878)
1952
Known for her extensive philanthropic work and support for the arts.
1951
Scottish playwright, screenwriter and physician (b. 1888)
Australian umpire and cricketer (d. 1951).
1950
Emir of kuwait (born in 1885).
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948
Duke of aosta (b. 1900)
Italian aristocrat, duke of aosta (born 1900).
1946
American businessman and politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce (b. 1890)
English conductor and composer (b. 1861)
American minister of business (loan and lease law), dies at 55.
Composer dies at 84
American diplomat and politician 8th united states secretary for commerce (d. 1946).
1945
Pioneering American botanist who made significant contributions to the study of algae.
1944
American newspaper editor and author known for his editorial writing.
Emoria gazette, a us journalist, has died at 75.
1942
Composer dies at 92
1941
Greek general and politician, 130th prime minister of greece (b. 1871)
General and politician from greece, 130th prime minister of greece (d. 41).
1940
American philanthropist (b. 1874)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1936
Scottish astronomer who made important contributions to the study of stellar parallax and the motion of binary stars.
1935
American explorer (b. 1853)
1934
German chemist who developed the Haber process, a method for synthesizing ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, which is essential for the production of fertilizers.
Polish-german chemist and engineer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1868)
German jewish-born chemist who won the 1918 nobel prize in chemistry for developing the haber process to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gasses. this invention was crucial to the development of explosives and fertilizers. this method of producing fertilizer is essential for the production of half the world's food. max born and haber proposed the bornaeur”haber cycle for evacuating fertilizer.
British botanist (b. 1854)
1933
Saraih Teasdale was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1918.
American lyric poet known for her emotional and introspective poetry.
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Belgian baritone. most famous for singing the "toreador song", the role of escamillo, in carmen's opera carmen.
American preacher and evangelist (b. 1873)
1928
British senior officer during World War I, best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front.
The scottish military was appointed commander-in chief of the british army france and belgium on 12/15/1915. he held that post until the end. he began the battle of passchendaele in flanders on 7/31/1917. in the three months that followed, there were 300,000. british casualties and 200,000 germans. his 1918 attack on germany broke the hindenburg line.
1924
Composer dies at 79
1923
Elihu Vedder was an American painter and illustrator known for his allegorical and symbolist works.
Elihu Vedder was an American symbolist painter known for his mystical and dreamlike works.
1920
Armenian-American activist known for her role in the fight for workers' rights.
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1919
Key figure in the Armenian national liberation movement.
1918
Russian-counter revolutionary (born 1861).
1917
1st earl of cromer, british statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (b. 1841)
At 75 years old, the victim dies.
1916
German art teacher, author and nun (b. 1881)
At the age of 62, he dies.
1912
Danish journalist and author (b. 1857)
At the age of 54, he dies.
1910
Canon Hannay was a Scottish journalist and author.
French-swiss novelist (b. 1857)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on January 29th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909
Renowned for his pioneering work in war photography.
1906
Ix of denmark (born in 1818).
1901
French bassoonist, composer and pedagogue (b. 1815)
I of serbia (born 1855).
1900
Jesiah D. Reynolds was a prominent physician known for his contributions to medical research.