DeathAugust 292021

Jacques Rogge

Jacques Rogge, Belgian orthopedic surgeon, Olympic sailor and the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1942)

5th anniversary in 2026

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When
Sunday, August 29 20215 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
5th in 2026
Recorded from
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Person
Jacques Rogge

Who they were

Jacques Jean Marie, Count Rogge was a Belgian sports administrator, former athlete, and physician, who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013. In 2013, Rogge became the IOC's honorary president, a lifetime position, which he held until his death from Parkinson's disease in August 2021.

Why this date

Jacques Rogge appears on our August 29 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.

August 29 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1998Cubana de Aviación Flight 389
  2. 2001Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261
  3. 2003Sayyid
  4. 2005Hurricane Katrina
  5. 20072007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
  6. 20122012 Summer Paralympics
  7. 2012Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster
  8. 2016Chen Quanguo
  9. 20202020 Women's FA Community Shield
  10. 2021Jacques Rogge
  11. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war

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