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Famous Deaths on March 29

29 notable people died on March 29, including Philip W. Anderson, Robert II of Burgundy, Sigismund Kęstutaitis.

Total Deaths
29
Avg Age at Death
72
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

4 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1977)
Fereydun Adamiyat
Fereydun Adamiyat
diplomathistorian
Social historian
Colombian artist (1950–2021)
British artist (1930-2013)

20th Century

10 deaths
Eugène Marais
Eugène Marais
entomologistjournalist
South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (1871–1936)
Perpessicius
Perpessicius
biographerlibrarian
Romanian writer (1891–1971)
Ioan A. Bassarabescu
Ioan A. Bassarabescu
poetpolitician
Romanian writer and politician (1870-1952)
Harindra Dave
Harindra Dave
essayistjournalist
Gujarati writer, Novelist
Manuel de Adalid y Gamero
Manuel de Adalid y Gamero
composerconductor
Honduran composer and conductor (1872–1947)
Italian physicist
Josiah Symon
Josiah Symon
attorney generalbarrister
Barrister and politician in South Australia (1846–1934)
Polish poet (1900-1979)
EW
Ella Wilson
educatornon-fiction writer
Australian Sister of Charity and educator
ŠU
Štefan Uher
film directorscreenwriter
Czechoslovak director (1930–1993)

19th Century

6 deaths
Johann Friedrich Hennert
Johann Friedrich Hennert
astronomermathematician
German mathematician
William Alcott
William Alcott
authorchildren's writer
American physician and author (1798-1859)
Mariano Gálvez
Mariano Gálvez
journalistlawyer
Governor of the State of Guatemala
Henri Druey
Henri Druey
lawyerphilosopher
Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1799-1855)
Leó Frankel
Leó Frankel
communardgoldsmith
Hungarian politician (1844–1896)
SF
Samuel Felsted
composerorganist
Jamaican composer

18th Century

4 deaths
Emmanuel Swedenborg
Emmanuel Swedenborg
inventormathematician
Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
engineermilitary commander
French general (1714–1800)
István Koháry
István Koháry
poetpolitician
Austro-Hungarian noble-poet (1649-1731)
MS
Martin Szentiványi
pedagoguescientist
Hungarian jesuit (1633-1708)

17th Century

2 deaths
István Szamosközy
István Szamosközy
anthropologisthistorian
Hungarian humanist and historian
Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew
playwrightwriter
English dramatist and theatre manager; (1612-1683)

16th Century

1 death
CW
Christian Wurstisen
astronomerhistorian
German mathematician and astronomer (1544-1588)

15th Century

1 death
Lithuanian noble (1365–1440)

14th Century

1 death
Duke of Burgundy

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