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History Deaths on December 29

By  Amílcar Teixeira  29 Dec   151 Views

History Deaths on December 29

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Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624)

#Thomas_Sydenham

In 1689

Roland Griffiths-Marsh, Australian soldier and author (b. 1923)

#Roland_Griffiths-Marsh

In 2012

Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1932)

#Andrei_Tarkovsky

In 1986

Harold Macmillan, English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)

#Harold_Macmillan

In 1986

Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (b. 1865)

#Félix_Vallotton

In 1925

Spotted Elk, American tribal leader (b. 1826)

#Spotted_Elk

In 1890

Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier (b. 1937)

#Eero_Mäntyranta

In 2013

Marie Menken, American director and painter (b. 1909)

#Marie_Menken

In 1970

Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and author (b. 1875)

#Rainer_Maria_Rilke

In 1926

Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)

#Brook_Taylor

In 1731

Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Portuguese diplomat and scientist (b. 1750)

#Diogo_de_Carvalho_e_Sampayo

In 1807

Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Estonian-Russian linguist and botanist (b. 1805)

#Ferdinand_Johann_Wiedemann

In 1887

Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical and film music composer (b. 1932)

#Wojciech_Kilar

In 2013

Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian author and educator (b. 1899)

#Nadezhda_Mandelstam

In 1980

Eden Phillpotts, English author and poet (b. 1862)

#Eden_Phillpotts

In 1960

Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (b. 1978)

#Benjamin_Curtis_(musician)

In 2013

Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)

#Miroslav_Krleža

In 1981

Christina Rossetti, English poet and hymn-writer (b. 1830)

#Christina_Rossetti

In 1894

Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (b. 1742)

#Johan_Herman_Wessel

In 1785

Thomas Becket, English archbishop and saint (b. 1118)

#Thomas_Becket

In 1170

Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)

#Takashi_Asahina

In 2001

Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)

#Tullio_Levi-Civita

In 1941

William James Linton, English-American painter, author, and activist (b. 1812)

#William_James_Linton

In 1897

John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (b. 1612)

#John_Albert_Vasa

In 1634

Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (b. 1748)

#Jacques-Louis_David

In 1825

Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)

#Don_Marquis

In 1937

Sebastian Castellio, French preacher and theologian (b. 1515)

#Sebastian_Castellio

In 1563

Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)

#Paul_Whiteman

In 1967

Om Prakash Malhotra, Indian general and politician, 25th Governor of Punjab (b. 1922)

#Om_Prakash_Malhotra

In 2015

Mike Beuttler, Egyptian race car driver (b. 1940)

#Mike_Beuttler

In 1988

Empress Genmei of Japan (b. 660)

#Empress_Genmei

In 721

Avi Cohen, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1956)

#Avi_Cohen

In 2010

Robin Milford, English soldier and composer (b. 1903)

#Robin_Milford

In 1959

Reginald Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1872)

#Reginald_Doherty

In 1910

Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)

#Leopold_Kronecker

In 1891

Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)

#Carl_Spitteler

In 1924

Connie Dierking, American basketball player (b. 1936)

#Connie_Dierking

In 2013

Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (b. 1927)

#Edward_Meneeley

In 2012

LaVell Edwards, American football head coach (b. 1930)

#LaVell_Edwards

In 2016

Sarah Baartman, Khoikhoi woman (b. 1789)

#Sarah_Baartman

In 1815

Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (b. 1846)

#Wilhelm_Maybach

In 1929

Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

#Julius_Axelrod

In 2004

Jagadish Mohanty, Indian author and translator (b. 1951)

#Jagadish_Mohanty

In 2013

John Henry Leech, English entomologist (b. 1862)

#John_Henry_Leech

In 1900

Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)

#Freddie_Hubbard

In 2008

Keion Carpenter, American football defensive back (b. 1977)

In 2016

Pavel Srní?ek, Czech footballer and coach (b. 1968)

In 2015

Juanito Remulla, Sr., Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (b. 1933)

In 2014

Hari Harilela, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)

In 2014

C. T. Hsia, Chinese-American critic and scholar (b. 1921)

In 2013

Bruce Stark, American cartoonist (b. 1933)

In 2012

Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)

In 2012

Tony Greig, South African-Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946)

In 2012

Steven Williams, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)

In 2009

Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972)

In 2007

Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1915)

In 2004

Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)

In 2003

Adele Stimmel Chase, American sculptor and painter (b. 1917)

In 2000

Leon Radzinowicz, Polish-English criminologist and academic (b. 1906)

In 1999

Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (b. 1930)

In 1998

Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1906)

In 1996

Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (b. 1954)

In 1976

Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, Greek priest and missionary (b. 1903)

In 1972

Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (b. 1903)

In 1972

Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904)

In 1968

Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1897)

In 1952

Tyler Dennett, American historian and author (b. 1883)

In 1949

Khasan Israilov, Chechen rebel (b. 1910)

In 1944

Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659)

In 1737

Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670)

In 1720

Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)

In 1661

Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1557)

In 1606

Queen Munjeong of Korea (b. 1501)

In 1565

Bhuvanaikabahu VII, King of Kotte (b. 1468)

In 1550

Mathew Swetenham, bow bearer of Henry IV

In 1416

Elizabeth of Poland, queen consort of Hungary (b. 1305)

In 1380

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (b. 1168)

In 1208

Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg (b.c. 1090)

In 1125

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