Died On August 29th

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Discover the most famous people who died on August 29. The list includes people like Ingrid Bergman, Lee Marvin, Brigham Young, Wayne Dyer, Éamon de Valera. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, soldiers and playwrights and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Hungary & Japan and many more countries.
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 1 
Gene Wilder
(Actor, Comedian)
Gene Wilder
41
Birthdate: June 11, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2016
 2 
Ingrid Bergman
(One of the Most Influential Screen Figures in Cinematic History)
Ingrid Bergman
48
Birthdate: August 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1982
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Ed Asner
(Actor, played Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and gained prominence as a political activist.)
Ed Asner
18
Birthdate: November 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 4 
Lee Marvin
(American Actor Best Known for His Antogonist's Roles)
Lee Marvin
8
Birthdate: February 19, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1987
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
Richard Jewell
(American Security Guard Who Alerted Police During the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics)
Richard Jewell
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 17, 1962
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, United States
Died: 2007
 6 
Bruce Kingsbury
(Victoria Cross Winner)
Bruce Kingsbury
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Melbourne
Died: 1942
 7 
Wayne Dyer
(Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker)
Wayne Dyer
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 10, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 2015
 8 
Éamon de Valera
(Former President of Ireland)
Éamon de Valera
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 14, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1975
 9 
Brigham Young
(Second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Brigham Young
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 1, 1801
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whitingham
Died: 1877
 10 
Kazi Nazrul Islam
(One of the Greatest Poets in Bengali Literature)
Kazi Nazrul Islam
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 24, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Churulia, India
Died: 1976
 11 
Astrid of Sweden
0
Birthdate: November 17, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1935
 12 
Jimmy Reed
(Former blues musician and songwriter)
Jimmy Reed
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dunleith, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1976
 13 
Jean Hagen
(Actress)
Jean Hagen
1
Birthdate: August 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1977
 14 
Melvin Tolson
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moberly, Missouri, United States
Died: 1966
 15 
Manolete
(Spanish Bullfighter)
Manolete
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 4, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Córdoba, Spain
Died: 1947
 16 
Michael Peters
(Choreographer)
Michael Peters
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: August 6, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn
Died: 1994
 17 
Manly Hall
(Canadian Author, Mystic, Astrologer, and Lecturer)
Manly Hall
0
Birthdate: March 18, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Peterborough, Canada
Died: 1990
 18 
Moki Cherry
(Artist, Designer)
Moki Cherry
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 8, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Koler, Sweden
Died: 2009
 19 
Paul Taylor
(One of the foremost American choreographers of the 20th century)
Paul Taylor
3
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: July 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 2018
 20 
Georges Sorel
(Social Thinker, Political Theorist & Historian Known for His Advocacy of 'Sorelianism')
Georges Sorel
0
Birthdate: November 2, 1847
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherbourg, France
Died: 1922
 21 
Simon Dee
(TV Host)
Simon Dee
1
Birthdate: July 28, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died: 2009
 22 
Félix Guattari
(Philosopher)
Félix Guattari
0
Birthdate: April 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Villeneuve-les-Sablons, France
Died: 1992
 23 
James Mirrlees
(Economist)
James Mirrlees
0
Birthdate: July 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Died: 2018
 24 
Peter Scott
(Ornithologist)
Peter Scott
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 14, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1989
 25 
Jo Ann Robinson
(Civil Rights Activist)
Jo Ann Robinson
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 17, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Culloden, Georgia, United States
Died: 1992
 26 
Joseph Wright of Derby
(Painter, Artist)
Joseph Wright of Derby
0
Birthdate: September 3, 1734
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Derby
Died: 1797
 27 
David Tang
(Founding the Shanghai Tang fashion chain)
David Tang
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 2, 1954
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Died: 2017
 28 
Nick Piantanida
(Parachute Jumper)
Nick Piantanida
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 15, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Union City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1966
 29 
John Lilburne
(Politician)
John Lilburne
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1614 AD
Birthplace: Sunderland, England
Died: 1657
 30 
Tokugawa Iemochi
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 17, 1846
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minato-ku
Died: 1866
 31 
Joseph Egger
(Stage actor, Film actor)
Joseph Egger
1
Birthdate: February 22, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Donawitz, Styria, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1966
 32 
Honeyboy Edwards
(Guitarist)
Honeyboy Edwards
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 28, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shaw, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2011
 33 
Frigyes Karinthy
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 25, 1887
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1938
 34 
David Diop
(French Poet Known for His Contribution to the Négritude Literary Movement)
David Diop
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: 1960
 35 
Barry Cowsill
(Musician, Singer)
Barry Cowsill
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 14, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 2005
 36 
Paul Waner
(Baseball player)
Paul Waner
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 16, 1903
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Harrah, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1965
 37 
Frank Perry
(Director)
Frank Perry
1
Birthdate: August 21, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1995
 38 
Hamida Banu Begum
(Chief consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun)
Hamida Banu Begum
0
Birthdate: 1527 AD
Birthplace: Paat, Pakistan
Died: 1604
 39 
Robert Remak
(German Physiologist Known for Discovering the Three Germ Layers of Embryo: 'Ectoderm', 'Mesoderm' and 'Endoderm')
Robert Remak
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: July 26, 1815
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: 1865
Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 20, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, United States
Died: 1923
 41 
Jules Perrot
(French Dancer and Choreographer Known for Creating Some of the Most Enduring Ballets of the Romantic Period)
Jules Perrot
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: August 18, 1810
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: 1892
 42 
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
(German-Swiss Chemist Best Known for Inventing the 'Fuel Cell')
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
0
Birthdate: October 18, 1799
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Metzingen, Germany
Died: 1868
 43 
Nahum Goldmann
(Israeli Zionist Leader and Founder of the World Jewish Congress)
Nahum Goldmann
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 10, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vishnyeva, Belarus
Died: 1982
 44 
Murad V
(Sultan)
Murad V
0
Birthdate: September 21, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Died: 1904
 45 
Bruno Sutkus
(Sniper in the 68th Infantry Division of the German Army, on the Eastern Front of World War II, and was credited with 209 kills)
Bruno Sutkus
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kaliningrad, Russia
Died: 2003
 46 
Ann Smyrner
(Actress)
Ann Smyrner
0
Birthdate: November 3, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Died: 2016
 47 
Lale Andersen
(Singer-songwriter, Actress)
Lale Andersen
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 23, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bremerhaven, Germany
Died: 1972
 48 
Catharine Parr Traill
(Canadian Author and Naturalist)
Catharine Parr Traill
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 9, 1802
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Southwark, England
Died: 1899
 49 
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 19, 1897
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cahors, France
Died: 1980
 50 
Basil I
(Emperor)
Basil I
0
Birthdate: 0811 AD
Birthplace: Macedonia
Died: 0886