20 notable people died on March 29, including Philip W. Anderson, Robert II of Burgundy, Sigismund Kęstutaitis.
21st Century
2 deathsPhilip W. Anderson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1977)
Fereydun Adamiyat
diplomathistorian
Social historian
20th Century
6 deathsEugène Marais
entomologistjournalist
South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (1871–1936)
Perpessicius
biographerlibrarian
Romanian writer (1891–1971)
Ioan A. Bassarabescu
poetpolitician
Romanian writer and politician (1870-1952)
Harindra Dave
essayistjournalist
Gujarati writer, Novelist
Manuel de Adalid y Gamero
composerconductor
Honduran composer and conductor (1872–1947)
Josiah Symon
attorney generalbarrister
Barrister and politician in South Australia (1846–1934)
19th Century
5 deathsJohann Friedrich Hennert
astronomermathematician
German mathematician
Mariano Gálvez
journalistlawyer
Governor of the State of Guatemala
Henri Druey
lawyerphilosopher
Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1799-1855)
Leó Frankel
communardgoldsmith
Hungarian politician (1844–1896)
SF
Samuel Felsted
composerorganist
Jamaican composer
18th Century
3 deathsMarc René, marquis de Montalembert
engineermilitary commander
French general (1714–1800)
Emmanuel Swedenborg
inventormathematician
Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
István Koháry
poetpolitician
Austro-Hungarian noble-poet (1649-1731)
17th Century
2 deathsIstván Szamosközy
anthropologisthistorian
Hungarian humanist and historian
Thomas Killigrew
playwrightwriter
English dramatist and theatre manager; (1612-1683)
15th Century
1 deathSigismund Kęstutaitis
monarch
Lithuanian noble (1365–1440)
14th Century
1 deathRobert II of Burgundy
monarch
Duke of Burgundy
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