Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1929

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1929. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Syd Gregory

  Australian cricketer and coach (d. 299).

• Aug. 1 Pietro Egidi
• Aug. 1 Henri Goelzer
• Aug. 1 Louis Haller
• Aug. 3 Emile Berliner

  American inventor born in germany who made significant contributions to the telephone technology and invented the phonograph record disk.

• Aug. 3 Thorstein Veblen

  American economist and sociologist (b. 1857).

• Aug. 5 Millicent Fawcett

  Millicent Fawcett was a British business leader known for her work in promoting women's rights and suffrage.

• Aug. 7 John Bain
• Aug. 9 Giuseppe Aureli
• Aug. 9 Giulio Guédoz
• Aug. 9 Heinrich Zille
• Aug. 9 Georgij Nikolaevič di Leuchtenberg
• Aug. 10 Aletta Jacobs

  Aletta jacobs was both the first woman and first female to study in the netherlands for a university degree.

• Aug. 10 Pierre Fatou

  French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1878).

• Aug. 13 Edwin Ray Lankester
• Aug. 13 Eusebius Mandyczewski
• Aug. 14 Henry Horne
• Aug. 14 Geoffrey Scott
• Aug. 19 Sergei Diaghilev

  Ballets russes was founded by a russian critic and ballet manager.

• Aug. 19 Sergej Pavlovič Djagilev
• Aug. 19 Ettore Ferrari
• Aug. 19 Enrico Reinach
• Aug. 22 Giuseppe Motta
• Aug. 22 Richard Heinze
• Aug. 22 Otto Liman von Sanders
• Aug. 27 Herman Potočnik

  Croatian-austrian engineer (d. 1929).

• Aug. 30 Ivo Vojnović
• Aug. 31 Morton Prince