Famous Deaths In April - 29

1943  On April - 29 joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56   

1944  On this day in history death of bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851)   

1945  On this day in history death of matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893)   

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 29 jules Verstraete, [Julien G de Graef], actor (Boefje), dies at 67   

1953  On April - 29 moise Kisling, Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62   

1954  Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 on April - 29.   

1956  Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75 on April - 29.   

1957  Otallo Morales, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 29 death of cisco Houston, American folk singer (b. 1918)   

1964  On this day in history albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77   

1966  Eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 on April - 29.   

1967  On April - 29 anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60   

1972  Death of Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup on April - 29.   

1973  On April - 29 manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82   

1975  On April - 29 death of charles McMahon Jr, US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam   

1976  On April - 29 wilhelm Maler, composer, dies at 73   

1979  On this day in history julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55   

1980  On this day in history alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80   

1986  Death of Seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25 on April - 29.   

1988  Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies   

1992  On April - 29 mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84   

1993  On April - 29 cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77   

1994  On April - 29 bill Quinn, US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81   

1995  Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57 on April - 29.   

1996  David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50   

1998  Death of Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922) on April - 29.   

2002  On April - 29 death of bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936)   

2004  On this day in history death of sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)   

2005  On this day in history death of william J. Bell, American television writer and producer (b. 1927)   

2006  On April - 29 death of john Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)   

2007  On April - 29 death of milt Bocek, American baseball player (b. 1912)   

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1584  On April - 29 birth of melchior Teschner, composer   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on April - 29.   

1660  Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on April - 29.   

1667  On April - 29 birth of john Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)   

1686  On April - 29 birth of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)   

1727  On April - 29 birth of jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)   

1745  Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) was born on this day in history.