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April 29th
163 Notable deaths
Irrfan Khan
Indian actor.
Born January 7th, 1967 in Tonk.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Mumbai (neuroendocrine tumor). [ref]
Alfred Hitchcock
English filmmaker (1899–1980).
Born August 13th, 1899 in Leytonstone. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bel Air (kidney failure). [ref]
John Singleton
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968-2019).
Born January 6th, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2019 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (arterial hypertension, Ischemic Stroke, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bob Hoskins
English actor (1942–2014).
Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). [ref]
Johnny Crawford
American actor-singer (1946-2021).
Born March 26th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19). [ref]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian-british philosopher (1889–1951).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Anne Buydens
American film producer.
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Hanover.
Died April 29th, 2021 at 102 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Mick Ronson
English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer.
Born May 26th, 1946 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1993 at 46 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist.
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2008 at 102 years old in Burg im Leimental (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Kenneth Galbraith
Canadian-american economist and diplomat (1908–2006).
Born October 15th, 1908 in Iona Station. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2006 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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