28 notable people died on December 29, including Zosimus, Fujiwara no Nariko, Olav Magnusson of Norway.
21st Century
2 deaths
Elena Fonseca
journalistradio journalist
Uruguayan activist and radio journalist (1930–2024)
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
artistpuppeteer
Filipina author, educator, and puppeteer (1930-2020)
20th Century
18 deaths
Carl Spitteler
poettheologian
Swiss writer (1845–1924)
Anton Christian Bang
historianpolitician
Norwegian bishop, writer and politician (1840-1913)
Emília Kánya
editorjournalist
Hungarian writer, editor (1830-1905)
Eluned Morgan
journalistlibrarian
Argentine writer (1870–1938)
Adele Zay
teacherwomen's rights activist
Transylvanian pedagogue, teacher and women's rights activist
Valborg Platou
journalistlibrarian
Norwegian journalist
Torsten Flodén
directorlyricist
Swedish screenwriter and lyricist (1910–1948)
Jerzy Waldorff
literary criticmusic critic
Polish music critic
Edith Unnerstad
children's writerwriter
Writer
James Loudon
physicist
Canadian physicist (1841–1916)
John Stanislaus Joyce
writer
Father of James Joyce (1849-1931)
SM
Stefan Meyer
nuclear physicistphysicist
Austrian physicist (1872–1949)
ER
Emil Rosenberg
anatomistbiologist
Estonian biologist and anatomist (1842–1925)
Henrik Thrap-Meyer
architect
Norwegian architect (1833-1910)
JC
John Crewes
journalistpreacher
Bible Christian minister, social worker, journalist in New Zealand (1847-1925)
MC
Michel Chiha
bankereconomist
Banker, Politician, journalist and writer. (1891-1954)
RJ
Richard Janno
journalistteacher
Estonian writer, journalist (1900-1942)
Frank Buckland
cricketerlawyer
New Zealand politician (1847-1915)
19th Century
2 deaths
Dionisio Aguado y García
composerguitarist
Spanish classical guitarist and composer
Sarah Baartman
performing artist
Khoikhoi woman
18th Century
1 death
Philippe-Frédéric de Dietrich
chemistmineralogist
French mineralogist (1748-1793)
17th Century
1 death
Arent Berntsen
rådmandstatistician
Norwegian statistician (1610-1680)
13th Century
1 death
Fujiwara no Toshinari
poetwriter
Poet and court noble
12th Century
2 deaths
Fujiwara no Nariko
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
King of Norway in 1103–1115
5th Century
1 death
Zosimus
authorCatholic priest
Pope
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