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December 29th
157 Notable deaths
Pelé
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022).
Born October 23rd, 1940 in Três Corações.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 82 years old in Morumbi District (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, colorectal cancer). [ref]
M. G. Ramachandran
Film actor, chief minister of tamil nadu (1917-1987).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Kandy.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Chennai.
Harold Macmillan
British politician and prime minister (1894–1986).
Born February 10th, 1894 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1986 at 92 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Andrei Tarkovsky
Soviet and russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, and theatre and opera director (1932-1986).
Born April 4th, 1932 in Zavrazhye. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1986 at 54 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Vivienne Westwood
British fashion designer (1941–2022).
Born April 8th, 1941 in Tintwistle.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 81 years old in Clapham. [ref]
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875-1926).
Born December 4th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1926 at 51 years old in Montreux (leukemia). [ref]
June Whitfield
English actress (1925-2018).
Born November 11th, 1925 in Streatham.
Died December 29th, 2018 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Earl Hindman
American actor.
Born October 20th, 1942 in Bisbee.
Died December 29th, 2003 at 61 years old in Stamford (lung cancer).
Lita Grey
American actress (1908-1995).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1995 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Cardin
French-italian fashion designer (1922-2020).
Born July 2nd, 1922 in Sant'Andrea di Barbarana. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2020 at 98 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler