History Deaths on July 29

Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)

#Norm_Smith

Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (b. 1900)

#Fred_Waring

Oliver Dragojevi?, a Croatian recording artist (b. 1947)

#Oliver_Dragojevi?

Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1885)

#Hasan_Saka

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (b. 1435)

#Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby

Marvin Zindler, American journalist (b. 1921)

#Marvin_Zindler

Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (b. 1959)

#Péter_Kiss

Pope Urban II (b. 1042)

#Pope_Urban_II

David Niven, English military officer and actor (b. 1910)

#David_Niven

Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)

#Sotirios_Krokidas

Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)

#Bill_Todman

Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1898)

#Herbert_Marcuse

Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (b. 1888)

#Robert_Moses

Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

#Dorothy_Hodgkin

Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (b. 1939)

#Idris_Muhammad

Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (b. 1911)

#Bruno_Kreisky

Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)

#Ali_Sami_Yen

Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)

#Robert_Schumann

Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1918)

#Jerome_Robbins

Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)

#Tobias_Asser

Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970)

#Tatiana_Egorova

Cass Elliot, American singer (b. 1941)

#Cass_Elliot

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)

#René_Nicolas_Charles_Augustin_de_Maupeou

Balbinus, Roman emperor (b. 165)

#Balbinus

Pope Urban VIII (b. 1568)

#Pope_Urban_VIII

Pupienus, Roman emperor (b. 178)

#Pupienus

Mickey Cohen, American gangster (b. 1913)

#Mickey_Cohen

Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)

#Ernest_William_Christmas

Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)

#Peter_Warren_(Royal_Navy_officer)

Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (b. 1923)

#Peter_Flanigan

Offa of Mercia (b. 730)

#Offa_of_Mercia

Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1813)

#Agostino_Depretis

Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (b. 1889)

#Vladimir_K._Zworykin

Erich Kästner, German author and poet (b. 1899)

#Erich_Kästner

Ladislaus I of Hungary (b. 1040)

#Ladislaus_I_of_Hungary

Olaf II of Norway (b. 995)

#Olaf_II_of_Norway

Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)

#Thomas_Dick_(scientist)

Ric Nordman, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1919)

#Ric_Nordman

Wau Holland, German computer scientist, co-founded Chaos Computer Club (b. 1951)

#Wau_Holland

Martin Behaim, German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (b. 1459)

#Martin_Behaim

Philip I of France (b. 1052)

#Philip_I_of_France

María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1945)

#María_Antonia_Iglesias

Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)

#Umberto_I_of_Italy

Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)

#Jean-Andoche_Junot

Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)

#Luis_Buñuel

Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)

#Johann_Kies

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)

#William_Wilberforce

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1920)

#Marcel-Paul_Schützenberger

Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1943)

#Jon_R._Cavaiani

Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)

#Coen_de_Koning

James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (b. 1925)

#James_Mellaart

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (b. 1259)

#Richard_Óg_de_Burgh,_2nd_Earl_of_Ulster

Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)

#Raymond_Massey

Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (b. 1885)

#Nikolai_Krylenko

Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)

#Jacques_Bongars

August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (b. 1921)

#August_Kowalczyk

M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925)

#M._Caldwell_Butler

Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)

#Michel_Serrault

Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (b. 1175)

#Ingeborg_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_France

Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)

#Floriano_Peixoto

John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)

#John_Barbirolli

Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)

#Joe_Fry

Edward Gierek, Polish soldier and politician (b. 1913)

#Edward_Gierek

Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1929)

#Giorgio_Gaslini

Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)

#Gaspard_de_Prony

Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)

#Vincent_van_Gogh

Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)

#Vean_Gregg

Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)

#Leonardo_De_Lorenzo

John Caius, English physician and academic (b. 1510)

#John_Caius

Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)

#Ronald_Fisher

Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1986)

#Christian_Benítez

Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)

#Tom_Snyder

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)

#Franz_Xaver_Wolfgang_Mozart

Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)

#Didier_Pitre

Josip Peruzovic, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (b. 1947)

Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1930)

Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1939)

Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (b. 1918)

Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1920)

Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (b. 1919)

Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929)

Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (b. 1920)

John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (b. 1957)

Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)

Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (b. 1925)

Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (b. 1946)

Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)

Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)

Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (b. 1937)

Jason Thirsk, American singer and bass player (b. 1967)

Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917)

John Britton, American physician (b. 1925)

Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1952)

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)

Harold Sakata, American wrestler and actor (b. 1920)

Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (b. 1904)

Roger Williamson, English race car driver (b. 1948)

Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (b. 1926)

Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1924)

Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)

Li Shen, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Tuoba Huang, prince of Northern Wei (b. 428)