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– 2014 – American engineer John C. Houbolt, nicknamed the "unsung hero" of
the Apollo 11 mission, died; his contributions to the American space program

were vital to the successful landing of the first manned spacecraft on the Moon,
on July 29, 1969 (b. 1919) – 10 years

– 2018: Italian film director Vittorio Taviani died; together with his brother
Paolo, he signed masterpieces of Italian cinema, such as "Padre Padrone"

(1977) or "Cesare deve morire" (2012); both are considered "great masters"
of Italian cinema through their long and prolific careers distinguished with

many awards (b. 1929)

– 2018: American actor R. Lee Ermey died; fought in the Vietnam War; He

became famous for his role as Sergeant Hartman in the film "Full Metal Jacket"
(1987), directed by Stanley Kubrick (b. 1944)

– 2020 – Rubem Fonseca, Brazilian writer, film critic and screenwriter (b.

1925)

– 2020: American composer and saxophonist Lee Konitz, a legend of jazz
music, known especially for his ability to improvise, died; He had a musical
career that spanned more than 70 years, during which time he released over

a hundred albums of his own (b. 1927)

– 2020 – American actor Brian Dennehy (b. 1938) dies