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Famous Deaths on August 29

18 notable people died on August 29, including James A. Mirrlees, Caesarius of Arles, Augustine of Hippo.

Total Deaths
18
Avg Age at Death
68
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1996)
Germain Gauthier
Germain Gauthier
composersinger-songwriter
Canadian singer-songwriter
Pipo Mancera
Pipo Mancera
journalist
Argentinian journalist (1930-2011)

20th Century

6 deaths
Hildegard Werner
Hildegard Werner
composerconductor
Swedish musician
Jozef Cantré
Jozef Cantré
designerdraftsperson
Belgian sculptor and draughtsperson (1890-1957)
Joseph Friedrich Hummel
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
Marcel Olteanu
military officer
Romanian general

19th Century

2 deaths
GH
Artist and author (1832–1898)
LS
Lucinda Sullivan
nursephilanthropist
Irish philanthropist, writer and promoter of children's welfare

18th Century

3 deaths
Dutch alchemist (1630-1709)
Matthias Bel
Matthias Bel
historianphilosopher
Slovak and Hungarian poet, philosopher, geographer, educator, writer and scientist (1684-1749)
Swiss historian

16th Century

1 death
Louis II of Hungary
Louis II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526)

13th Century

1 death
Gregory IX
Gregory IX
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241

6th Century

1 death
Caesarius of Arles
Caesarius of Arles
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Merovingian archbishop and saint

5th Century

1 death
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
autobiographerCatholic bishop
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)

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