Famous Deaths In April - 29

1943  On this day in history joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56  

1944  On April - 29 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  On this day in history irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80  

1951  Jules Verstraete, [Julien G de Graef], actor (Boefje), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history moise Kisling, Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62  

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  Otallo Morales, composer, dies at 82 on April - 29.  

1961  Death of Cisco Houston, American folk singer (b. 1918) on this day in history.  

1964  Albert Saverys, Flemish painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1967  Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 on April - 29.  

1972  On this day in history death of ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup  

1973  Manfred Gurlitt, composer, dies at 82 on April - 29.  

1975  Death of Charles McMahon Jr, US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam on April - 29.  

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  On April - 29 death of seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25  

1988  On April - 29 andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies  

1991  Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies on April - 29.  

1992  Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 April - 29 robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57  

1996  On this day in history david William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87  

1997  Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50 on this day in history.  

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

2002  On April - 29 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  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 this day in history death of milt Bocek, American baseball player (b. 1912)  

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1584  On April - 29 birth of melchior Teschner, composer  

1636  On April - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

1660  On April - 29 birth of matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer  

1665  James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745) was born on this day in history.  

1667  John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope) was born on this day in history.  

1686  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

1727  On this day in history birth of jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)  

1745  Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) was born on April - 29.