History Deaths on March 29

John Plankinton, American businessman and industrialist, also noted for philanthropy (b. 1820)

#John_Plankinton

Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and explorer (b. 1872)

#Edward_Adrian_Wilson

Cornelio Saavedra, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1759)

#Cornelio_Saavedra

Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928)

#Agnès_Varda

Barthélemy Boganda, African priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1910)

#Barthélemy_Boganda

Nicolaus Bruhns, Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1665)

#Nicolaus_Bruhns

Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)

#Karol_Szymanowski

Ottokar I of Styria, German noble

#Ottokar_I_of_Styria

John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)

#John_Jacob_Astor

Georges Seurat, French painter (b. 1859)

#Georges_Seurat

Iakovos Kambanellis, Greek author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

#Iakovos_Kambanellis

Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (b. 1883)

#Henry_Robertson_Bowers

Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)

#Luther_Terry

Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French general and engineer (b. 1714)

#Marc_René,_marquis_de_Montalembert

Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch painter and engraver (b. 1565)

#Jacob_de_Gheyn_II

Francesco Zantedeschi, Italian priest and physicist (b. 1797)

#Francesco_Zantedeschi

Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)

#Bill_Jenkins_(drag_racer)

Terry Moore, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)

#Terry_Moore_(baseball)

Ruth A. M. Schmidt, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1916)

#Ruth_A._M._Schmidt

Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

#Bill_Travers

Arthur Champernowne, English admiral and politician (b. 1524)

#Arthur_Champernowne

Anna Louise Strong, American journalist and author (b. 1885)

#Anna_Louise_Strong

Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (b. 1916)

#Alexander_Obolensky

Thomas Coram, English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (b. 1668)

#Thomas_Coram

Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1868)

#Robert_Falcon_Scott

George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (b. 1678)

#George_Frederick_II,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Ansbach

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (b. 1688)

#Emanuel_Swedenborg

Henri Druey, Swiss politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1799)

#Henri_Druey

Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (b. 1942)

#Ralph_Klein

Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (b. 1975)

#Andy_Hallett

Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)

#Charles_Villiers_Stanford

Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1527)

#Louis_I,_Cardinal_of_Guise

Paul Henreid, American actor (b. 1908)

#Paul_Henreid

Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1943)

#Vladimir_Fedotov

Mantovani, Italian-English conductor and composer (b. 1905)

#Mantovani

Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)

#Eric_Williams

Emperor Wu of Han of China (b. 157 BC)

#Emperor_Wu_of_Han

Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero (b. 1905)

#Lise_de_Baissac

Tobias Matthew, English archbishop and academic (b. 1546)

#Tobias_Matthew

Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (b. 1837)

#Alexandre_Guilmant

Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)

#Henry_Percy,_3rd_Earl_of_Northumberland

Emperor Go-Murakami of Japan (b. 1328)

#Emperor_Go-Murakami

Carl Orff, German composer and educator (b. 1895)

#Carl_Orff

Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian librarian and diplomat (b. 1733)

#Gottfried_van_Swieten

Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (b. 1930)

#Reginald_Gray_(artist)

Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)

#Otto_Hermann_Kahn

Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (b. 1813)

#Charles-Valentin_Alkan

Patty Duke, American actress (b. 1946)

#Patty_Duke

Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)

#Marc_Platt_(dancer)

Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic (b. 1751)

#Johann_Heinrich_Voss

John Lewis, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)

#John_Lewis_(pianist)

Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1944)

#Bill_Goldsworthy

Charles Wesley, English missionary and poet (b. 1707)

#Charles_Wesley

Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (b. 1938)

#Ângelo_de_Sousa

Joe Williams, American jazz singer (b. 1918)

#Joe_Williams_(jazz_singer)

Cyrus K. Holliday, American businessman (b. 1826)

#Cyrus_K._Holliday

Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (b. 1915)

#Gyula_Zsengellér

William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (b. 1843)

#William_Plankinton

Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (b. 1924)

#Ted_Kluszewski

Gwynllyw, Welsh king and religious figure

#Gwynllyw

Inazuma Raigor?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 7th Yokozuna (b. 1802)

#Inazuma_Raigor?

Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1930)

#Art_Phillips

Emperor Guangwu of Han (b. 5 BC)

#Emperor_Guangwu_of_Han

Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (b. 1901)

#Walter_Hallstein

Harry Price, English parapsychologist and author (b. 1881)

#Harry_Price

Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian physicist (b. 1928)

Gerry Hardstaff, English cricketer (b. 1940)

William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (b. 1926)

Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)

Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1931)

Pap Cheyassin Secka, Gambian lawyer and politician (b. 1942)

Larry L'Estrange, English rugby player and soldier (b. 1934)

Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)

Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (b. 1919)

Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)

Carlo Urbani, Italian physician and microbiologist (b. 1956)

Helge Ingstad, Norwegian lawyer, academic, and explorer (b. 1899)

Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (b. 1935)

Frank Daniel, Czech-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Mort Meskin, American illustrator (b. 1916)

Guy Bourdin, French photographer (b. 1928)

Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1914)

Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (b. 1897)

J. Arthur Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (b. 1888)

Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (b. 1886)

August Rei, Estonian soldier, journalist, and politician, 12th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1886)

Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian dentist and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1898)

Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish novelist (b. 1888)

Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)

Gustav III of Sweden (b. 1746)

Matthew Palaiologos Asen, Byzantine aristocrat and official

Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles

Pope Stephen IX (b. 1020)