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Dead at age 29
189 Notable deaths
Hank Williams
American recording artist; songwriter, country music singer.
Born September 17th, 1923 in Mount Olive. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1953 at 29 years old in Oak Hill (drug overdose). [ref]
Christine Chubbuck
American television news reporter.
Born August 24th, 1944 in Hudson.
Died July 15th, 1974 at 29 years old in Sarasota (shot to the head).
Ronnie Van Zant
American singer and founding member of lynyrd skynyrd (1948–1977).
Born January 15th, 1948 in Jacksonville.
Died October 20th, 1977 at 29 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).
Lee Thompson Young
American actor (1984-2013).
Born February 1st, 1984 in Columbia.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).
Marc Bolan
English guitarist and singer (1947–1977).
Born September 30th, 1947 in Stoke Newington. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1977 at 29 years old in Barnes (traffic collision). [ref]
Michelle Thomas
American actress.
Born September 23rd, 1969 in Boston.
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 29 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer). [ref]
Michael P. Murphy
Naval special warfare operator us navy seal.
Born May 7th, 1976 in Smithtown.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 29 years old in Kunar (killed in action). [ref]
Reeva Steenkamp
Model and paralegal..
Born August 19th, 1983 in Cape Town.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 29 years old in Pretoria (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Omar Mateen
American mass murderer.
Born November 16th, 1986 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2016 at 29 years old in Pulse (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Etika
American youtuber, streamer and model (1990-2019).
Born May 12th, 1990 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2019 at 29 years old in New York City, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge (suicide by drowning). [ref]
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