20 notable people died on August 29, including James A. Mirrlees, Caesarius of Arles, Augustine of Hippo.
21st Century
3 deaths
James A. Mirrlees
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1996)
Germain Gauthier
composersinger-songwriter
Canadian singer-songwriter
Pipo Mancera
journalist
Argentinian journalist (1930-2011)
20th Century
7 deaths
Hildegard Werner
composerconductor
Swedish musician
Jozef Cantré
designerdraftsperson
Belgian sculptor and draughtsperson (1890-1957)
Joseph Friedrich Hummel
composerconductor
Composer (1841–1919)
CK
Chin Fung Kee
civil engineerengineer
Civil engineer
JI
Julio Irigoyen
film directorscreenwriter
Argentine film director
Marcel Olteanu
military officer
Romanian general
GF
George Fernic
inventor
Romanian pilot, aircraft engineer and inventor
19th Century
2 deathsGH
Georgina Burne Hetley
artistauthor
Artist and author (1832–1898)
LS
Lucinda Sullivan
nursephilanthropist
Irish philanthropist, writer and promoter of children's welfare
18th Century
3 deaths
Johann Friedrich Schweitzer
alchemistbotanist
Dutch alchemist (1630-1709)
Matthias Bel
historianphilosopher
Slovak and Hungarian poet, philosopher, geographer, educator, writer and scientist (1684-1749)
Charles-Louis Loys de Cheseaux
historian
Swiss historian
16th Century
2 deaths
Louis II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526)
SP
Stephan Parmenius
explorerhumanist
13th Century
1 death
Gregory IX
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
6th Century
1 death
Caesarius of Arles
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Merovingian archbishop and saint
5th Century
1 death
Augustine of Hippo
autobiographerCatholic bishop
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
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