Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 29 December today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for December 29
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on December 29
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 1170 | Thomas Becket, English archbishop and saint (b. 1118) |
| 1208 | Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (b. 1168) |
| 1380 | Elizabeth of Poland, queen consort of Hungary (b. 1305) |
| 1550 | Bhuvanaikabahu VII, King of Kotte (b. 1468) |
| 1563 | Sebastian Castellio, French preacher and theologian (b. 1515) |
| 1606 | Stephen Bocskai, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1557) |
| 1661 | Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594) |
| 1689 | Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624) |
| 1720 | Maria Margaretha Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670) |
| 1731 | Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685) |
| 1785 | Johann Heinrich Rolle, German composer (b. 1716) |
| 1807 | Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Portuguese diplomat and scientist (b. 1750) |
| 1825 | Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (b. 1748) |
| 1890 | Spotted Elk, American tribal leader (b. 1826) |
| 1891 | Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic (b. 1823) |
| 1894 | Christina Rossetti, English poet and hymn-writer (b. 1830) |
| 1897 | William James Linton, English-American painter, author, and activist (b. 1812) |
| 1900 | John Henry Leech, English entomologist (b. 1862) |
| 1905 | Charles Yerkes, American financier (b. 1837) |
| 1910 | Samuel Butcher, Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician (b. 1850) |
| 1911 | Rosamund Marriott Watson, English poet, author and critic (b. 1860) |
| 1918 | Abby Leach, American educator (b. 1855) |
| 1919 | William Osler, Canadian physician and professor (b. 1849) |
| 1921 | Hermann Paul, German philologist, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1846) |
| 1924 | Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845) |
| 1925 | Félix Vallotton, Swiss-French painter (b. 1865) |
| 1926 | Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and author (b. 1875) |
| 1929 | Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (b. 1846) |
| 1937 | Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878) |
| 1939 | Kelly Miller, American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1863) |
| 1940 | Stephen Birch, American businessman (b. 1873) |
| 1941 | Louis Eilshemius, American painter (b. 1864) |
| 1943 | Art Young, American cartoonist and writer (b. 1866) |
| 1944 | Khasan Israilov, Chechen rebel (b. 1910) |
| 1945 | Beulah Dark Cloud, American actress (b. 1887) |
| 1946 | Camillo Schumann, German composer and organist (b. 1872) |
| 1948 | Harry Farjeon, British composer and music teacher (b. 1878) |
| 1949 | Tyler Dennett, American historian and author (b. 1883) |
| 1952 | Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1897) |
| 1954 | William Merriam Burton, American chemist (b. 1865) |
| 1956 | Miles Vandahurst Lynk, American physician and author (b. 1871) |
| 1958 | Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1895) |
| 1959 | Robin Milford, English soldier and composer (b. 1903) |
| 1960 | Eden Phillpotts, English author and poet (b. 1862) |
| 1965 | Frank Nugent, American screenwriter, journalist and film reviewer (b. 1908) |
| 1967 | Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890) |
| 1968 | Austin Farrer, English theologian and philosopher (b. 1904) |
| 1970 | William King Gregory, American zoologist and anatomist (b. 1876) |
| 1971 | John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1899) |
| 1972 | Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (b. 1903) |
| 1975 | Euell Gibbons, American author and naturalist (b. 1911) |
| 1976 | Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (b. 1954) |
| 1979 | F. Edward Hébert, American journalist and politician (b. 1901) |
| 1980 | Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian author and educator (b. 1899) |
| 1981 | Philip Handler, American nutritionist, and biochemist (b. 1917) |
| 1984 | P. H. Polk, American photographer (b. 1898) |
| 1986 | Harold Macmillan, English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1894) |
| 1987 | Jun Ishikawa, Japanese author (b. 1899) |
| 1988 | Mike Beuttler, Egyptian race car driver (b. 1940) |
| 1992 | Vivienne Segal, American actress and singer (b. 1897) |
| 1994 | Frank Thring, Australian actor (b. 1926) |
| 1995 | Hans Henkemans, Dutch pianist, composer and psychiatrist (b. 1913) |
| 1996 | Pennar Davies, Welsh clergyman and author (b. 1911) |
| 1998 | Ralph Siu, American scholar, military and civil servant, and author (b. 1917) |
| 1999 | Leon Radzinowicz, Polish-English criminologist and academic (b. 1906) |
| 2001 | Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908) |
| 2002 | Lloyd Barbee, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925) |
| 2003 | Dinsdale Landen, English actor (b. 1932) |
| 2004 | Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912) |
| 2005 | Cyril Philips, British historian and academic director (b. 1912) |
| 2007 | Phil Dusenberry, American advertising executive (b. 1936) |
| 2008 | Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938) |
| 2009 | Janina Bauman, Polish journalist and writer (b. 1926) |
| 2010 | Avi Cohen, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1956) |
| 2011 | Constance Bartlett Hieatt, American scholar (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | Tony Greig, South African-Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1946) |
| 2013 | C. T. Hsia, Chinese-American critic and scholar (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | Hari Harilela, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | Om Prakash Malhotra, Indian general and politician, 25th Governor of Punjab (b. 1922) |
| 2016 | Keion Carpenter, American football defensive back (b. 1977) |
| 2017 | Peggy Cummins, Irish actress (b. 1925) |
| 2018 | Brian Garfield, American novelist, historian and screenwriter (b. 1939) |
| 2019 | Alasdair Gray, Scottish writer and artist (b. 1934) |
| 2020 | Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer (b. 1922) |
| 2021 | Peter Klatzow, South African composer (b. 1945) |
| 2022 | Pelé, Brazilian footballer (b. 1940) |
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