Famous Deaths on November 29

• 561 Chlotarius I, king of the France (558-61), dies at about 61
• 835 Muhammad al-Jawad, descendant of Islamic prophet Muhammad, 9th Shia Imam, dies from poisoning at 24 (approximate dates)
• 917 Radboud, bishop of Utrecht/Deventer (900-17)/saint, dies

• 1217 Ibn Jubayr, Arab traveller and geographer from Granada (Riḥlah – recorded his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1183-85), dies at 72
• 1253 Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
• 1268 Clement IV [Guido Fulcodi], Pope (1265-68), dies

• 1330 Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English nobleman imprisoned in the Tower of London for leading revolt against King Edward II, and Isabella of France’s love affair, executed by hanging on orders of Edward III at 43
• 1342 Michael of Cesena, Italian Franciscan leader (b. 1270)
• 1378 Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78), dies at 62
• 1463 Marie of Anjou, Queen of France (1422-61), dies at 59
• 1530 Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal, adviser and Lord Chancellor, (1515-29) to England’s King Henry VIII, dies just before facing treason trial at about 55
• 1577 Cuthbert Mayne, English catholic saint, executed for high treason by being hung, drawn and quartered (b. 1543)
• 1590 Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)
• 1595 Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet, dies at 61
• 1626 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580)
• 1632 Frederick V, Elector Palentine (1610-23), King of Bohemia (1619-20), defeated at Battle of White Mountain, dies of an infection at 36
• 1643 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in development of opera (L’Orfeo,espro della Beata Vergine), dies at 76
• 1643 William Cartwright, English dramatist (b. 1611)
• 1646 Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer, dies at 81
• 1661 Brian Walton, English Anglican priest, and scholar (Polyglot Bible), dies at about 60 or 61
• 1682 Prince Rupert of the Rhine, English-German soldier (Royalist Commander English Civil War, 1st Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company), dies at 62
• 1695 James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, Scottish lawyer and statesman (b. 1619)
• 1699 Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (served Tsar Peter the Great), dies at 64
• 1759 Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 72
• 1775 Lorenzo Somis, Italian composer and violinist, dies at 87
• 1780 Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740-1780) only woman to rule Habsburg Empire in her own right, dies following illness at 63
• 1797 Samuel Langdon, American college educator, President of Harvard (1774-80), dies at 74
• 1813 Giambattista Bodoni, Italian typographer (Bodoni), printer and publisher, dies at 73
• 1835 Catharina of Württemberg, Queen consort of Westphalia (1807-13) as wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, dies at 52
• 1843 Marco Santucci, Italian maestro di cappella (S. Giovanni (Laterano), 1797–1808), and composer, dies at 81
• 1844 Princess Sophia of Gloucester, great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and niece of King George III, dies at 71
• 1847 Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (Oregon Trail), killed at 45
• 1847 Narcissa Whitman (née Prentiss), American missionary and pioneer woman, killed in massacre at 39
• 1865 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer and statesman, dies at 69
• 1872 Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian painter, dies at 56
• 1872 Giovanni Tadolini, Italian composer, dies at 83
• 1872 Horace Greeley, American founder and editor of the New-York Tribune (“Go west, young man”), dies at 61
• 1872 Mary Somerville, Scottish scientist, mathematician, and first elected female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society, dies at 91
• 1895 Eduard Taaffe, Austrian politician (Minister-President of Austria 1868-70, 79-93), dies at 62
• 1918 Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Helten), dies at 40
• 1921 Ivan Caryll [Félix Tilkin], Belgian composer of operetta and musical comedy (The Shop Girl; The Spring Chicken; The Pink Lady), dies at 60

• 1925 Karl Flodin, Finnish composer, dies at 67
• 1927 George Giffen, Australian cricket all-rounder (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 6 x 50, HS 161, 103 wickets, BB 7/117; SA CA), dies at 68
• 1939 Philipp Scheidemann, German politician (SPD) and Mayor of Kassel, dies at 74
• 1943 Bertha Knight Landes, American politician (1st female mayor of any major US city – Mayor of Seattle 1926-28), dies at 75
• 1952 Rosa Lewis, English chef and owner (Cavendish Hotel London), dies at 85
• 1952 Vladimir Ipatieff, Russian-American chemist, dies at 85
• 1953 Alfons Fryland, Austrian actor (b. 1888)
• 1953 Milt Gross, American comic book illustrator and animator (b. 1895)
• 1953 Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor, dies from a heart attack at 78
• 1954 George Robey, English musical theatre actor and comedian, dies at 85
• 1954 Ollie “Dink” Johnson, American Dixieland jazz clarinetist, pianist, and drummer, dies at 62
• 1957 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian-American composer (Violanta; The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at 60
• 1959 Fritz Brun, Swiss composer and conductor, dies at 81
• 1959 Hans Henny Jahnn, German playwright, dies at 64
• 1960 Fortunato Depero, Italian futurist artist (Bitter Campari), dies at 68
• 1962 Rav Aaron Kotler, Orthodox Talmudic scholar, dies in Lakewood, New Jersey
• 1964 Anne de Vries, Dutch teacher and author (Bartje), dies at 60
• 1967 Theo Marcuse, American character actor (Mara of Wilderness), dies in auto accident at 47
• 1970 Karl Ottó Runólfsson, Icelandic composer (Á krossgötum ( At the Crossroads); Í Fjarlægð), dies at 70 [1]
• 1970 Robert Ruthenfranz, German composer, dies at 65
• 1971 Heinz Tiessen, German composer, dies at 84
• 1972 Carl W. Stalling, American film composer (Disney’s Silly Symphonies; Warner Brothers Cartoons), dies at 81
• 1974 Haroldson L. Hunt, US multi-millionaire, dies at 85

• 1974 Ouida Bergere, American scriptwriter (Peter Ibbetson), dies at 88

• 1976 Godfrey Cambridge, American actor (Cotton comes to Harlem), dies of a heart attack at 43
• 1976 Judith Lowry, American actress (Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds), dies at 86
• 1977 George Hamilton Combs, American politician and TV and radio commentator (Through the Curtain), dies at 78
• 1978 Alan Richardson, Scottish pianist and composer, dies at 74

• 1981 Alphonse de Waelhens, Belgian philosopher (Psychosis), dies at 70

• 1982 Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), dies from self inflicted gunshot wounds at 74
• 1982 Yuri Kazakov, Russian writer (Arcturus the Hunting Hound; Autumn in the Oak Woods), dies at 55
• 1984 Gotthard Günther, German-Prussian philosopher, dies at 84
• 1985 Bill Scott, American voice actor, producer and writer (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies of a heart attack at 65
• 1985 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71

• 1986 Herb Vigran, American character actor (The Ed Wynn Show – “Ernie”; Gunsmoke – “Judge Brooker”; The Jack Benny Program), dies of cancer at 76
• 1987 Howard Pyle, American politician (Governor-R-Arizona, 1951-55), dies at 81
• 1987 Irene Handl, British actress (Riding High, Morgan), dies at 85
• 1989 Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, dies of throat cancer at 56
• 1989 Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (New Gourna Village), dies at 89
• 1989 Sir G O “Gubby” Allen, English cricket all-rounder (25 Tests; refused to bowl ‘Bodyline’ tactics 1932), dies of complications after stomach surgery at 87
• 1991 Frank Yerby, American novelist (The Foxes of Harrow), dies at 75
• 1991 Louis Finkelstein, American historian and theologist (Pharizees), dies at 96
• 1991 Ralph Bellamy, American actor (Rosemary’s Baby, His Girl Friday, Trading Places), dies at 87
• 1992 Cary Scott Lowenstein, American dancer and singer, dies of AIDS at 30
• 1992 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78
• 1992 Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (b. 1906)
• 1992 Robert F. Simon, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Operation Petticoat; M*A*S*H), dies at 83
• 1992 Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of lung cancer at 92
• 1993 J. R. D. Tata, Indian industrialist (Air-India, Tata Group), dies at 89
• 1993 Jack Longland, British director of education (Derbyshire), dies at 88
• 1994 Muhammad Ali Araki, Iranian grand ayatollah (Marja’), dies at 99
• 1994 Ronald “Buster” Edwards, British Great Train Robber turned flower-seller, found hanged at 63
• 1994 Sviatoslav S. Stravinsky, French-American composer, son of Igor S, dies at 84
• 1995 Irene Ighodar, Sierra Leonean doctor and social reformer, dies at 79
• 1995 Stone Cates, fictional character on TV soap General Hospital, dies of AIDS
• 1996 Dan Flavin, American minimalist sculptor, dies at 63
• 1997 Coleman Young, 1st African American mayor of Detroit, dies at 79
• 1997 Heikki Savolainen, Finnish pommel horse gymnast (Olympic medalist, 1928-52, including gold, 1948), and medical doctor, dies at 90
• 1997 Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, dies at 80
• 1997 Jan Klaasesz, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1949-56), dies at 90
• 1998 Frank Latimore, American actor (Guiding Light), dies at 73
• 1998 George Van Eps, American seven-string jazz and session guitarist, dies of pneumonia at 85
• 1998 Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane], English professional wrestler, dies at 51
• 1999 Gene Rayburn [Jeljenić], American radio performer and TV game show host (Match Game), dies of heart failure at 81
• 2000 Lou Groza, American football placekicker & offensive tackle (9 × Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Cleveland Browns), dies from a heart attack at 76
• 2001 Budd Boetticher, American film director of Westerns, dies at 85

• 2001 John Knowles, American writer (Morning in Antibes), dies at 75
• 2001 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo – “Heyday”;”Skylarkin'”), dies of head injury after a fall at 32
• 2002 Daniel Gélin, French actor (Obsession; Napoléon; The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)), dies of kidney failure at 81
• 2002 George “Two Ton” Harris, American professional wrestler, dies of a heart attack at 75
• 2003 Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51
• 2003 Tony Canadeo, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C’ship 1944; First-team All-Pro 1943, 49; Green Bay Packers), dies at 84
• 2004 Harry Danning, American baseball player, dies at 93
• 2004 John Drew Barrymore, American actor (Pantomine Quiz), dies from cancer at 72
• 2005 Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (6 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; Cleveland, Minnesota), dies from cancer at 78
• 2005 Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (Wanna Hold Your Hand, Bossom Buddies, Back to the Future), dies of breast cancer at 47
• 2006 Allen Carr, English author and anti-smoking campaigner (The Easy Way to Stop Smoking), dies from lung cancer at 72
• 2006 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105; Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Central Zone) and ICC match referee (9 Tests, 54 ODIs 1995-2002), dies from dengue fever at 67
• 2006 Nina Milkina, Russian-British concert pianist, dies at 87
• 2007 August Willemsen, Dutch poet and translator of Brazilian and Portuguese literature, dies at 71
• 2007 Henry Hyde, American politician (Rep (R) Illinois (1975-2007), dies at 83
• 2007 James Barber, Canadian chef and writer (b. 1923)
• 2007 Ralph Beard, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1948; NBA All-Star 1951; life ban point shaving scandal 1951), dies at 79
• 2007 Roger Smith, American Chairman and CEO of General Motors), dies at 82
• 2007 Tom Terrell, American musicologist, NPR reviewer and deejay, dies at 57
• 2008 Jørn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House), dies at 90
• 2009 Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Prince of the Belgians and son of Leopold III, dies at 67
• 2009 Robert Holdstock, English sci-fi author (Ghost Dance, Labyrinth), dies at 61
• 2010 Alfred Masini, American television producer (b. 1930)
• 2010 Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet (The String, Fever), dies at 73
• 2010 Mario Monicelli, Italian film director (b. 1915)
• 2010 Maurice Wilkes, British computer scientist and inventor (stored program concept for computers), dies at 97
• 2010 Stephen Solarz, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), dies at 70
• 2011 Patrice O’Neal, American stand-up comedian, dies from stroke complications at 41
• 2012 Merv Pregulman, American College Football HOF center (Uni of Michigan; GB Packers, Detroit Lions, NY Bulldogs), dies at 90
• 2013 Dick Dodd, American rock drummer, singer (The Standells, 1964-68 – “Dirty Water”), and Mouseketeer, dies of cancer at 68
• 2014 Mark Strand, American poet, editor and translator (Another Republic), dies at 80
• 2015 George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor, dies at 92
• 2015 Joe Marston, Australian soccer defender (13 caps; Preston North End 185 games; FA Cup Final 1954), dies at 89
• 2017 Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in “Scooby-Doo”), dies of bronchiolitis at 71
• 2017 Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat general and war criminal, commits suicide at 72
• 2017 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), dies at 92
• 2018 Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), dies at 87
• 2018 Ruth Haring, American chess player and President of the US Chess Federation, dies at 63
• 2019 Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), American Caribbean music composer and musician (Day-O), dies at 95
• 2019 Ruth Anderson, American flutist, classical and electronic music composer (I Come Out of Your Sleep), dies at 91 [1]
• 2019 Seymour Siwoff, American sports statistician (president and CEO Elias Sports Bureau 1952-2019), dies at 99
• 2019 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1982-87), dies at 101
• 2020 Ben Bova, American sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth), dies at 88 [1]
• 2020 Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese soccer midfielder (63 caps; Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 42
• 2020 Viorel Turcu, Romanian soccer midfielder (7 caps; FC Argeș Pitești, Steaua București, FC Olt Scornicești), dies from a heart attack at 60
• 2021 Arlene Dahl, American actress (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ambush, One Life To Live), TV panelist (What’s My Line), and perfumer, dies at 96
• 2021 LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1983; AL wins leader 1982-83; Chicago White Sox), dies from cancer at 66
• 2022 Chuck Stobart, American college football coach (University of Toledo, University of Utah, University of Memphis), dies at 90
• 2023 Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, dies at 95

• 2023 Mildred Miller (Posvar, née Müller), American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1951-74; The Marriage of Figaro – “Cherubino”), and artistic director (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 1978-99), dies at 98
• 2023 Rolf Geiger, German soccer forward (8 caps; VfB Stuttgart 186 games, 78 goals), dies at 89
• 2024 Marshall Brickman, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (with Woody Allen – Sleeper; Annie Hall), and playwright (Jersey Boys), dies at 85 [1]
• 2024 Wayne Northrop, American actor (Days of Our Lives, 1981-84 and 1991-94 – “Roman”; Dynasty – “Michael”), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 77

November 29 Highlights