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Who died on July 29

106 figures who shaped history died on July 29.

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Pupienus — Roman emperor in 238, who died on July 29 238.

Offa of Mercia — King of Mercia from 757 to 796, who died on July 29 796.

Olaf Haraldsson — King of Norway from 1015 to 1028, who died on July 29 1030.

Ladislaus I of Hungary — King of Hungary from 1077 to 1095, who died on July 29 1095.

Pope Urban II — Head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099, who died on July 29 1099.

Philip I of France — King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108, who died on July 29 1108.

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Who died on July 29?

106 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 29, including Pupienus, Offa of Mercia, Olaf Haraldsson. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on July 29?

62 documented historical events happened on July 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Arab–Byzantine wars: Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, was sacked by Saracen raiders. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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