Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Jul-29

Died on This Day (Jul-29)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Meghnad Desai Meghnad Desai British economist and politician British economist and politician 85 1
  Benjamin Gay American football player American football player 44 2
  Nancy Van de Vate American composer American-Austrian composer, violist and pianist 92 3
  Lin-J Shell Player of American and Canadian football American football player 39 5
  Connie Culp American face transplant recipient First US recipient of a partial face transplant 57 6
Mona-Liisa Nousiainen Mona-Liisa Nousiainen Finnish cross-country skier and accordionist Finnish Olympic cross-country skier 36 7
Nikolai Volkoff Nikolai Volkoff American professional wrestler American wrestler 70 8
  Ken Barrie British actor and musician English voice actor 83 10
J Malan Heslop J Malan Heslop J Malan Heslop was a World War II combat photographer with Arnold E. American photographer 88 15
António Feio António Feio António Jorge Peres Feio was a Portuguese actor and director who was awarded the honorific degree of "Comendador da Ordem do Infante D. Portuguese actor 55 16
Gino Vinicio Gentili Gino Vinicio Gentili Gino Vinicio Gentili was an Italian archaeologist. Italian archaeologist 91 20
Edward Gierek Edward Gierek Edward Gierek was a Polish Communist politician and de facto leader of Poland between 1970 and 1980. Polish politician 88 25
Bill Jackowski Bill Jackowski William Anthony Jackowski was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1952 to 1968. Baseball umpire 81 30
Christian de Castries Christian de Castries Christian Marie Ferdinand de la Croix de Castries was the French commander at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. French general 88 35
Mickey Cohen Mickey Cohen Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen was an American gangster, boxer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles during the mid-20th century. American criminal 62 50
Ali Sami Yen Ali Sami Yen Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. Turkish footballer-manager 65 75
Edward J. Dunphy Edward J. Dunphy Edward John Dunphy of New York City was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1889 to 1895. American politician 70 100
Charles Day Charles Day Charles Day was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Medal of Honor recipient 57 125
Daniel Rapine Daniel Rapine Daniel Rapine was the second mayor of Washington, D. American politician 58 200
Charles François Hutin Charles François Hutin Charles François Hutin was a French history and figure painter, engraver and sculptor. French painter 61 250