Famous Deaths In April - 29

1943  Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1944  Death of Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851) on April - 29.  

1945  Death of Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893) on this day in history.  

1947  Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80 on April - 29.  

1951  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82  

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  Death of Cisco Houston, American folk singer (b. 1918) on April - 29.  

1964  On April - 29 albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77  

1966  On this day in history eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85  

1967  Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1972  On April - 29 death of ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup  

1973  Manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1986  On this day in history death of seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25  

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

1991  On April - 29 claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies  

1992  Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84 on April - 29.  

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

1994  Bill Quinn, US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81 on April - 29.  

1995  On this day in history robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57  

1996  David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87 on April - 29.  

1997  Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50 on April - 29.  

1998  Death of Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922) on this day in history.  

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

2004  Death of Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925) on April - 29.  

2005  Death of William J. Bell, American television writer and producer (b. 1927) on April - 29.  

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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1584  On April - 29 birth of melchior Teschner, composer  

1636  On April - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

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

1665  On April - 29 birth of james Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)  

1667  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)