Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 29

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history death of william Archibald Spooner, English writer (b. 1844)   

1931  On this day in history death of david Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder   

1933  On this day in history georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1940  Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 on August - 29.   

1941  Death of Henri Louis, French officer/resistance fighter, executed at 40 on August - 29.   

1946  On August - 29 death of j E Feenstra, Nazi military police commandant, executed   

1960  On August - 29 alexander Gauge, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 46   

1966  On August - 29 death of sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. 1906)   

1968  Victor Sutherland, dies at 79 on August - 29.   

1970  Mary Clare, dies at 76 on August - 29.   

1972  On this day in history lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies   

1973  Michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38 on August - 29.   

1975  On August - 29 eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92   

1976  Death of Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18 on August - 29.   

1977  On this day in history jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54   

1979  Mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84 on August - 29.   

1981  Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89 on this day in history.   

1982  On August - 29 ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday   

1983  On this day in history simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61   

1984  On this day in history death of muhammad Naguib, Egyptian statesman (b. 1901)   

1985  Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87 on August - 29.   

1986  Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies on this day in history.   

1987  On August - 29 lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63   

1989  On August - 29 death of peter Scott, English explorer, naturalist, and painter (b. 1909)   

1990  On this day in history sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16   

1991  Dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88 on August - 29.   

1993  Dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56 on August - 29.   

1994  Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1995  Frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David & Lisa), dies at 65 on August - 29.   

2000  On this day in history death of willie Maddren, English footballer (b. 1951)   

2001  Death of Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Australian singer (Skyhooks), TV and radio star (b. 1952) on August - 29.   

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1387  On August - 29 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)   

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on August - 29.   

1476  On August - 29 birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on August - 29.   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on August - 29.   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on August - 29.   

1628  On August - 29 birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  On August - 29 birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance