Famous Deaths on April 29

April 29 Calendar

1793 John Michell, English scientist and polymath, first to propose existence of black holes (b. 1724)
1793 Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist, dies at 79
1798 Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, dies at 74
1813 Christian Danner, German violinist and composer, dies at 55
1841 Aloysius Bertrand, French poet (Gaspard de la Nuit - Gaspard of the Night), and playwright, dies of tuberculosis at 34
1854 Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general, dies at 85

Canadian geologist (inventor of kerosene), dies at 66

1864 Charles-Julien Brianchon, French mathematician (Brianchon's theorem), dies at 80
1867 Cadwalader Ringgold, American Commander (Union Navy), dies at 64
1871 Jan Gelinde van Blom, Dutch Frisian notary, poet, and folksong writer, dies at 75
1873 James Hope-Scott, English barrister and Tractarian (Anglo-Catholic movement), dies at 60
1879 Douglas H. Cooper, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 63
1891 Armistead Lindsay Long, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 65
1903 Paul du Chaillu, French-American explorer who the 1st modern explorer to confirm existence of gorillas and pygmies, dies aged between 61-73
1905 Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), dies at 57
1916 Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (Gram-Schmidt process), dies at 65
1920 William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839)
1921 Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), dies at 57
1922 Kyrylo Stetsenko, Ukrainian composer (Burlaka), choral conductor, music critic, teacher, and later, Ukrainian Orthodox priest, dies of typhus while tending to the sick during an outbreak at 39
1925 Edward J. McKeever, American baseball executive (co-owner Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of influenza at 66
1928 Henrich Federer, Swiss writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61
1933 Constantine P. Cavafy, Egyptian Greek poet, journalist and civil servant, dies at 70
1935 Leroy Carr, American blues piano player and singer-songwriter ("How Long, How Long Blues"), dies of nephritis of the kidneys at 30
1936 Florentinus M. Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman (building of houses), dies at 76
1937 Wallace Carothers, American chemist and inventor (nylon), commits suicide at 41
1937 William Gillette, American stage and silent film actor (Sherlock Holmes), and playwright (Secret Service), dies at 83
1943 Joseph Achron, Lithuanian-American concert violinist and composer (Golem Suite), dies at 56
1943 Karl Adrian Wohlfart, Swedish composer, dies at 68
1943 Sidney Keyes, English poet (Foreign Gate), dies fighting during WWII at 20
1944 Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (1915–17, 1925–26), dies at 93
1944 Billy Bitzer, American cinematography pioneer, dies at 72
1945 Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893)
1947 Irving Fisher, 'America's greatest economist' (Fisher’s Theory of Interest, Monetarism), dies at 80 [1]
1951 Jules Verstraete [Julien Gustave de Graef], Flemish actor (rubber, The Three Wishes), dies at 67

Austria English philosopher (Philosophical Investigations), dies at 62

1953 Moïse Kisling, Polish-French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62
1954 Ernst Heldring, Dutch ship owner and financier, dies at 82
1956 Nemesio Otaño, Spanish organist, choral director, educator, and composer (Basque Suite), dies at 75
1957 Olallo Morales, Spanish-Swedish pianist, composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 82
1959 Kenneth Anderson, British general (Operation Torch - North Africa), dies at 67
1961 (Gilbert) "Cisco" Houston, American folk singer, and guitarist, dies of stomach cancer at 42
1961 (Irving Milford) "Miff" Mole, American jazz trombonist, and composer (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies - "Slippin' Around"; Sophie Tucker), dies at 63
1964 Albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77
1966 Eugene O'Brien, American actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85
1967 Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (El Cid, Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story), dies from a heart attack at 60
1967 J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash at 38
1970 Forrest DeBernardi, American Basketball HOF center (5 × AAU C'ship; 5 × AAU All-American Westminster College), dies at 71
1972 Ntare V [Charles Ndizeye], King of Burundi, assassinated in abortive coup at 24
1973 Manfred Gurlitt, German composer, dies at 82
1975 Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam
1975 Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam
1975 William Craig Nystul, USMC capt, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam
1976 Wilhelm Maler, German composer, dies at 73
1979 Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (Little Toot), dies at 72
1979 Julia Perry, American classical composer (Soul Symphony; Cask of Amontillado; Homunuclus C.F.), dies at 55

1982 Herbert Collum, German composer, dies at 67
1982 Jimmy Jones, American jazz pianist, arranger, and accompanist, dies at 62
1986 Seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25
1988 Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies
1988 Jan Kapr, Czech composer, dies at 74
1990 Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction - "Grazin' in the Grass"), dies of a heart attack at 52
1991 Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies
1992 Mae Clarke [Violet Mary Klotz], American actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge), dies at 81
1993 Cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77
1993 Michael Gordon, actor and director (Pillow Talk), dies at 83
1993 Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist (David Bowie's Spiders From Mars), and producer (Mott the Hoople; Lou Reed), dies of liver cancer at 46
1994 Oscar Sheldon A Williams, artist/critic, dies at 74
1994 William "Bill" Quinn, American actor (Star Trek, The Birds, Rifleman, All in the Family), dies of natural causes at 81
1995 Angier Biddle Duke, American diplomat and the youngest American ambassador in history, dies at 79
1995 Robert Gibb, British zoo and theme park creator (Flamingo Land; Pleasure Island), dies in a car accident at 57
1996 David Davis [William Eric Davis], British broadcaster (BBC's Children's Hour), and radio executive, dies at 87
1996 Jaime García Terrés, Mexican poet and essayist, dies at 71
1996 Siti Hartinah, Second First Lady of Indonesia, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, dies at 72
1996 Tony Hymphris, political activist, dies at 45
1997 Keith Ferguson, American blues-rock bassist (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of liver failure due to heroin use at 50
1997 Mike Royko, American journalist (Chicago Daily News) and author (Boss), dies of stroke at 64
1997 Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93), dies at 77
1998 Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey coach (inaugural HC Vancouver Canucks 1969-72), dies at 75
1999 Léon Barzin, Belgian-American conductor (NY City Ballet, 1948-58), dies at 98
1999 Perry Ford [Brian Pugh], British pop singer, session musician and songwriter (The Ivy League - "Tossing And Turning"), dies at 65
2001 Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971-73), dies at 81
2002 Bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936)
2002 Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist, dies at 100
2002 Lor Tok [Sawong Supsamruay], Thai comedian and actor (Ngern, Ngern, Ngern), dies at 88
2004 Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
2005 (Gwendolyn) Dianne Brooks, American R&B, jazz, session and touring vocalist (Three Playmates - "Sugah Wooga"; solo - "Walking On My Mind"; Anne Murray), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 66
2005 Mariana Levy, Mexican actress, singer, and television show host, dies of a heart attack at 39
2005 William J Bell, American television writer and producer (The Young and The Restless; The Bod and the Beautiful), dies at 87

2007 Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor and stand-up comedian (Mot i brøstet, Olsen-banden), dies of heart failure at 85
2007 Dick Motz, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 100 wickets, BB 6/63; Canterbury CA), dies at 67
2007 Ivica Račan, former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
2007 Josh Hancock, American baseball player, dies at 29
2007 Zhang Taofang, Chinese sniper (b. 1931)

2008 Michael "Micky" Waller, British blues and rock drummer (Long John Baldry; Jeff Beck Group), dies of liver failure at 66
2010 Johannes Fritsch, German violist, and classical and electro-acoustical composer (Duett für Bratsche), dies at 68
2011 David Mason, British orchestral, solo and session trumpet player (The Beatles "Penny Lane"), dies of leukemia at 85
2012 Amarillo Slim, American professional poker player, dies at 83
2012 Jim McCrary, American photographer (album covers such as Tapestry, Ticket to Ride), dies of a chronic nervous system disorder at 72
2012 Shukri Ghanem, Libyan Prime Minister, dies at 69
2013 John La Montaine, American composer, dies at 93
2014 (Abraham) "Glenn" Osser, American arranger and orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue; Miss America Pageant), dies at 99
2014 Bob Hoskins, English actor (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), dies from pneumonia at 71
2014 Gailene Stock, Australian ballerina, teacher, and dance school director, dies of cancer at 68
2014 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), dies of cancer at 68
2015 Brian Sedgemore, British MP (Labour Party 1974-79 and 1983-2005), dies at 78
2015 Calvin Peete, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles), dies of lung cancer at 71
2015 Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman and founder of Weight Watchers, dies at 91
2016 Dmytro Hnatyuk, Ukrainian baritone (1951-88), opera director State Opera, 1975-88), and parliamentarian, dies at 91
2018 Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and dictator, dies at 88
2018 Michael Martin, British politician and Speaker of the House of Commons (2000-09), dies at 72
2018 Robert Mandan, American actor best known for his role as Chester Tate in US sitcom "Soap", dies at 86
2019 Gino Marchetti, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl x 11), dies of pneumonia at 93
2019 John Singleton, American director and screenwriter (Boyz in the Hood), dies of a stroke at 51
2020 Denis Goldberg, South African anti-apartheid activist (convicted alongside Mandela), dies at 87
2020 Irrfan Khan, Indian film producer and actor (Paan Singh Tomar, Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi), dies of cancer at 53
2020 Jānis Lūsis, Latvian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 1968, silver 1972, bronze 1968), dies at 80
2020 Maj Sjowall, Swedish writer (Martin Beck crime novels), dies at 84
2020 Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), dies at 72
2021 Billie Hayes [Brosch], American stage, film, and television actress Li'l Abner - "Mammy Yokum"; Witchiepoo), dies at 96
2021 Courtney Hall, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), dies at 52
2021 Frank McRae, American actor (Dillinger; 1941; Rocky II; Love's Abiding Joy), dies of a heart attack at 80
2021 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), dies at 75
2021 Pierce Fulton, American electronic dance music DJ and record producer ("Runaway"; "Better Places"), dies at 28
2021 Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, Queen of the Zulu nation, dies a month after becoming regent at 65
2021 Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), dies from cardiac arrest at 48
2022 David Birney, American stage and screen actor (Bridget Loves Bernie; St Elsewhere, 1982-83), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 83
2023 Don Sebesky, American Grammy and Tony Award-winning arranger, composer, orchestra leader, jazz trombonist, and accordion player (Maynard Ferguson; Wes Montgomery; CTI Records), dies of complications of Parkinson's disease at 85 [1]
2023 Mike Shannon, American baseball utility (World Series 1964, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (St. Louis Cardinals radio 1972-2021), dies of long COVID at 83
2023 Tim Bachman, Canadian rock guitarist and vocalist (Brave Belt; Bachman–Turner Overdrive), dies of brain cancer at 71
2023 Yuri Korolyov, Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981, 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986), dies at 60
2024 Daniel Kramer, American portrait photographer (album covers for Bob Dylan, 1965), dies at 91 [1]
2024 Dingaan Thobela, South African boxer (WBO lightweight title 1990-92, WBA lightweight title 1993, WBC super-middleweight title 2000), dies at 57
2024 Luis Mendoza, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (15 caps; Deportivo Galicia, Deportivo Italia), dies at 78
2024 Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian soccer defender (24 caps USSR; Dynamo Kyiv173 games) and manager (Ukraine 2012-16), dies at 75
2024 Wally Dallenbach Sr., American auto racer (Champ Car Series 1973 runner-up; Motorsports HOF of America), dies at 87

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Famous Deaths on April 29