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Who died on 29 April?

Celebrities who died on 29 April

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Oldest

102 years, 1 month, 2 days

Youngest

24 years, 11 months, 22 days

Born first

1 October 1876

Died first

29 April 1927

Born last

19 May 1995

Died last

29 April 2023

British filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

British filmmaker

1980
Indian actor Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Indian actor

2020
Speaker of the House of Commons  from 1979 to 2009 Michael Martin

Michael Martin

Speaker of the House of Commons from 1979 to 2009

2018
South African activist  Denis Goldberg

Denis Goldberg

South African activist

2020
English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer Mick Ronson

Mick Ronson

English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer

1993
American actress and writer Joanna Barnes

Joanna Barnes

American actress and writer

2022
American politician  Ellen Tauscher

Ellen Tauscher

American politician

2019
English actor Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

English actor

2014
American DJ, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Pierce Fulton

Pierce Fulton

American DJ, multi-instrumentalist and record producer

2021
Leader of the Knights Hospitaller Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto

Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto

Leader of the Knights Hospitaller

2020
Argentine actress Libertad Leblanc

Libertad Leblanc

Argentine actress

2021
Australian poet and critic Les Murray

Les Murray

Australian poet and critic

2019
American actress  Billie Hayes

Billie Hayes

American actress

2021
American actor-singer  Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

American actor-singer

2021
Sri Lankan film director Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Sri Lankan film director

2018
Turkish actress Dilber Ay

Dilber Ay

Turkish actress

2019
American mathematician Georgia Benkart

Georgia Benkart

American mathematician

2022
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal Eldon Bargewell

Eldon Bargewell

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

2019
American film producer Anne Buydens

Anne Buydens

American film producer

2021
American basketball player-coach Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

American basketball player-coach

2001
Physicist & skeptic Robert L. Park

Robert L. Park

Physicist & skeptic

2020
Swedish actress Solveig Hedengran

Solveig Hedengran

Swedish actress

1956
American baseball player and radio broadcaster Mike Shannon

Mike Shannon

American baseball player and radio broadcaster

2023
Dutch politician and MEP Hans van Baalen

Hans van Baalen

Dutch politician and MEP

2021
Belgian artist Naziha Mestaoui

Naziha Mestaoui

Belgian artist

2020
American baseball player Josh Hancock

Josh Hancock

American baseball player

2007
writer Al Feldstein

Al Feldstein

writer

2014
Iranian film director and film producer Nader Talebzadeh

Nader Talebzadeh

Iranian film director and film producer

2022
swazi-South African traditional aristocrat, Great wife of King Goodwill Zwelithini MaNtofombi Dlamini

MaNtofombi Dlamini

swazi-South African traditional aristocrat, Great wife of King Goodwill Zwelithini

2021
Chinese diplomat Ji Chaozhu

Ji Chaozhu

Chinese diplomat

2020
American screenwriter William J. Bell

William J. Bell

American screenwriter

2005
Danish poet and writer Yahya Hassan

Yahya Hassan

Danish poet and writer

2020
Player of American football  Gino Marchetti

Gino Marchetti

Player of American football

2019
Czech singer Iveta Bartošová

Iveta Bartošová

Czech singer

2014
American sprinter and football wide receiver Frank Budd

Frank Budd

American sprinter and football wide receiver

2014
Austrian film director Joe May

Joe May

Austrian film director

1954
German composer Manfred Gurlitt

Manfred Gurlitt

German composer

1973
American football player  Erich Barnes

Erich Barnes

American football player

2022
Bolivian dictator Luis García Meza Tejada

Luis García Meza Tejada

Bolivian dictator

2018
Scottish rugby union player Gordon Neilson

Gordon Neilson

Scottish rugby union player

1927
Filipino writer Nick Joaquin

Nick Joaquin

Filipino writer

2004
actress Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

actress

1992
Indian freedom activist Hema Bharali

Hema Bharali

Indian freedom activist

2020
Czech footballer  Josef Šural

Josef Šural

Czech footballer

2019
American poet and novelist Robert Goolrick

Robert Goolrick

American poet and novelist

2022
Hungarian television presenter István Vágó

István Vágó

Hungarian television presenter

2023
Jordanian prince  Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan

Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan

Jordanian prince

2021
actress Mary Castle

Mary Castle

actress

1998