Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 29
Monday, 15 December 2025
1943 Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on this day in history. 

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

1945 On April - 29 death of matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893) 

1947 On this day in history irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 

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

1953 Moise Kisling, Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1954 Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 on this day in history. 

1956 On April - 29 nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75 

1957 On this day in history otallo Morales, composer, dies at 82 

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

1964 Albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77 on April - 29. 

1966 On April - 29 eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 

1967 On this day in history 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 this day in history manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82 

1975 On this day in history death of charles McMahon Jr, US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam 

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

1979 Julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55 on April - 29. 

1980 Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80 on this day in history. 

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 Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies on April - 29. 

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

1993 Cy Howard, director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77 on April - 29. 

1994 On this day in history 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 On this day in history david William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87 

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

1998 On April - 29 death of hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922) 

2002 On this day in history death of bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936) 

2004 On April - 29 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 Death of John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908) on this day in history. 

2007 Death of Milt Bocek, American baseball player (b. 1912) on April - 29. 

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