List of Famous people who died in 1929
Jacques Bouhy
Jacques-Joseph-André Bouhy was a Belgian baritone, most famous for being the first to sing the "Toreador Song" in the role of Escamillo in the opera Carmen.
Bramwell Booth
William Bramwell Booth, CH was the first Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second General of The Salvation Army (1912–1929), succeeding his father, William Booth.
John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, was a British jurist and politician. After early success as a lawyer, and a less successful spell as a politician, he was appointed a judge, working in commercial law.
Lillie Langtry
Emilie Charlotte Langtry, known as Lillie Langtry and nicknamed "The Jersey Lily", was a British-American socialite, actress and producer.
Nasreddine Dinet
Nasreddine Dinet was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes [Society for French Orientalist Painters]. He became so enchanted with North Africa and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic. In addition to his paintings, he translated Arabic literature into French.
Ödön Tersztyánszky
Ödön Tersztyánszky was a Hungarian fencer and olympic champion in sabre competition.
Fernando Merino Villarino
Flora Shaw
Dame Flora Louise Shaw, Lady Lugard, was a British journalist and writer. She is credited with having coined the name "Nigeria".
Frederick Stopford
Lieutenant General Sir Frederick William Stopford, was a British Army officer, best remembered for commanding the landing at Suvla Bay in August 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign, where he failed to order an aggressive exploitation of the initially successful landings.
Henri Lombard
Henri-Édouard Lombard was a French sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome in 1883. He was a Professor of Sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900 to 1929. He designed public sculptures in Marseille, Nice and Paris.