Died on This Day (29-Jul)
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Mona-Liisa Nousiainen | Mona-Liisa Nousiainen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 2002 and 2018. | Finnish Olympic cross-country skier | 36 | 1 |
Ken Barrie | Leslie Hulme , known professionally as Ken Barrie, was an English voice actor and singer best known for singing the theme tune of the BBC television programmes Hi-de-Hi!, Postman Pat and Charlie Chalk; He also narrated the latter two. | English voice actor | 83 | 4 | |
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Christian Benítez | Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt , also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward for El Jaish of the Qatar Stars League at the time of his death. | Ecuadorian footballer | 27 | 7 |
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J Malan Heslop | J Malan Heslop was a World War II combat photographer with Arnold E. | American photographer | 88 | 9 |
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Al McKibbon | Al McKibbon was an American jazz double bassist, known for his work in bop, hard bop, and Latin jazz. | American musician | 86 | 15 |
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Edward Gierek | Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician and de facto leader of Poland between 1970 and 1980. | Polish politician | 88 | 19 |
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Severino Varela | Severino Varela Puente was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker. | Uruguayan footballer | 81 | 25 |
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Martha-Bryan Allen | Martha-Bryan Allen was an American 1920s stage actress. | American 1920s stage actress | 82 | 35 |
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Reuben Ellis Jenkins | Reuben Ellis Jenkins was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal | 79 | 45 |
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Floriano Peixoto | Floriano Vieira Peixoto rɐ peˈʃotu] 30 April 1839 – 29 July 1895), born in Ipioca , nicknamed the "Iron Marshal", was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War, and the second President of Brazil. | Brazilian politician | 56 | 125 |
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Nikolai Volkoff | Josip Hrvoje Peruzović , better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler who was best known for his performances in the World Wrestling Federation . | American professional wrestler | 70 | 2 |
Peter O'Sullevan | Sir Peter O'Sullevan was an Irish-British horse racing commentator for the BBC, and a correspondent for the Press Association, the Daily Express, and Today. | Horse racing commentator | 97 | 5 | |
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James Mellaart | James Mellaart FBA was an English archaeologist and author who is noted for his discovery of the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. | British archaeologist | 86 | 8 |
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Martin Drew | Martin Drew was an English jazz drummer who played with Ronnie Scott between 1975 and 1995 and with Oscar Peterson between 1974 and 2007. | British musician | 66 | 10 |
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Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Saud | Abdul Rahman bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a member of the Saudi royal family. | Saudi royal | 57 | 16 |
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René Favaloro | Dr. René Gerónimo Favaloro was an Argentine cardiac surgeon best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery. | Argentine cardiac surgeon | 77 | 20 |
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Bruno Kreisky | Bruno Kreisky was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983. | Chancellor of Austria | 79 | 30 |
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Filipp Golikov | Filipp Ivanovich Golikov was a Soviet military commander. | Soviet general | 79 | 40 |
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Charley Moore | Charles Wesley Moore was a Major League Baseball infielder who played in five games for the 1912 Chicago Cubs. | American baseball player | 85 | 50 |
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James Baker Pyne | James Baker Pyne was an English landscape painter who became a successful follower of Turner, after having been in his earlier years a member of the Bristol School of artists and a follower of Francis Danby. | Artist | 69 | 150 |