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In the year 1929
240 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Foch
French soldier and military theorist.
Born October 2nd, 1851 in Tarbes. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1929 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lillie Langtry
British actress (1853-1929).
Born October 13th, 1853 in Saint Saviour.
Died February 12th, 1929 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo (pneumonia).
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
American businessman and massachusetts politician (1858-1929).
Born January 14th, 1858 in Boston.
Died May 18th, 1929 at 71 years old in Boston.
Asa Griggs Candler
American mayor and businessman (1851-1929).
Born December 30th, 1851 in Villa Rica. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1929 at 77 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Thorstein Veblen
American academic.
Born July 30th, 1857 in Cato, Manitowoc County. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Menlo Park.
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Álvaro Obregón
Mexican politician, president of mexico.
Born February 17th, 1880 in Navojoa. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1929 at 49 years old in San Ángel. [ref]
Rattanbai Jinnah
Wife of muhammad ali jinnah.
Born February 20th, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 29 years old in Mumbai.
Sergei Diaghilev
Russian art critic and impresario.
Born March 31st, 1872 in Selischi. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1929 at 57 years old in Venice (diabetes). [ref]
Karl Liebknecht
German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the spartacus league (1871-1919).
Born November 13th, 1871 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1929 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht