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January 29th
154 Notable deaths
Robert Frost
American poet; 4x recipient of pulitzer prize for poetry.
Born March 24th, 1874 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1963 at 88 years old in Boston (surgical complications). [ref]
Freddie Prinze
American actor and comedian (1954–1977).
Born June 22nd, 1954 in New York City.
Died January 29th, 1977 at 22 years old in Los Angeles.
Alan Ladd
American actor (1913-1964).
Born September 3rd, 1913 in Hot Springs. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1964 at 50 years old in Palm Springs (edema). [ref]
Jimmy Durante
American actor, comedian, singer, and pianist (1893–1980).
Born February 10th, 1893 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1980 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
James Ingram
American singer–songwriter and record producer (1952-2019).
Born February 16th, 1952 in Akron. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2019 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Fritz Haber
German chemist and receiver of the nobel prize.
Born December 9th, 1868 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1934 at 65 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Howard Hesseman
American actor.
Born February 27th, 1940 in Lebanon.
Died January 29th, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956).
Born September 12th, 1880 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1956 at 75 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Annie Wersching
American actress (1977–2023).
Born March 28th, 1977 in St. Louis.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Allen Welsh Dulles
First civilian and longest-serving director of central intelligence (dci).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Watertown.
Died January 29th, 1969 at 75 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia).
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