23 notable people died on October 29, including Joseph Pulitzer, Petrus Comestor, Domenico Cirillo.
21st Century
2 deaths
Robin Sylvester
audio engineerbassist
English bass guitarist and audio engineer (1950–2022)
Manfredi Nicoletti
architectessayist
Italian architect (1930–2017)
20th Century
8 deaths
Joseph Pulitzer
journalistnewspaper proprietor
Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)
Thorstein Hiortdahl
chemistgeologist
Norwegian scientist (1839–1925)
Horatio Gordon Robley
art collectorartist
British officer, cartoonist, collector and author (1840–1930)
John Motz
editorjournalist
Canadian editor (1830–1911)
Rudolf Tobias
choir directorcomposer
Estonian composer (1873-1918)
Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad
composermusic critic
Norwegian composer (1890-1968)
Indian writer
CA
Charles William Adams
astronomersurveyor
Surveyor, astronomer, public servant
19th Century
4 deaths
James Beckwourth
businesspersonexplorer
American mountain man (1798-1866)
Amasa Walker
economistpolitician
U.S. Representative and economist (1799-1875)
Berte Canutte Aarflot
hymnwriter
Norwegian farmer, haugean, songwriter and author (1795-1859)
Christodoulos Hatzipetros
military officer
Greek military leader (1794–1869)
18th Century
4 deaths
Domenico Cirillo
botanistentomologist
Physician, entomologist and botanist from Italy (1739-1799)
Johann Heinrich Linck
collectornaturalist
German pharmacist and naturalist (1674-1734)
Gabriel François Venel
chemistencyclopédistes
French chemist
Ryōnen Gensō
Buddhist nuncalligrapher
Japanese monk, teacher, and poet
17th Century
2 deaths
Emmanuel Maignan
physicisttheologian
French physicist and theologian (1601-1676)
William Pynchon
theologianwriter
Founder of Springfield, Massachusetts 1590-1662
15th Century
1 death
Jacopo della Quercia
sculptor
Italian artist (1374-1438)
13th Century
1 deathFS
Fujiwara no Shunshi
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Go-Horikawa
12th Century
1 death
Petrus Comestor
historiantheologian
French theologian (1100–1179)
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