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Dead at age 28
182 Notable deaths
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
British prince; eldest child of the future king edward vii and queen alexandra (1864-1892).
Born January 8th, 1864 in Frogmore Estate.
Died January 14th, 1892 at 28 years old in Sandringham House (influenza).
Goo Hara
South korean singer and actress.
Born January 3rd, 1991 in Gwangju. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2019 at 28 years old in Cheongdam-dong. [ref]
John Basilone
American medal of honor recipient.
Born November 4th, 1916 in Buffalo.
Died February 19th, 1945 at 28 years old in Iwo Jima.
Edie Sedgwick
American socialite, actress and model (1943-1971).
Born April 20th, 1943 in Santa Barbara.
Died November 16th, 1971 at 28 years old in Santa Barbara (drug overdose). [ref]
Dražen Petrović
Croatian basketball player (1964-1993).
Born October 22nd, 1964 in Šibenik.
Died June 7th, 1993 at 28 years old in Denkendorf, Bavaria (traffic collision).
The Big Bopper
American musician (1930–1959).
Born October 24th, 1930 in Port Arthur.
Died February 3rd, 1959 at 28 years old in Clear Lake (aviation accident).
Kathleen Cavendish
American socialite, sister of john f. kennedy.
Born February 20th, 1920 in Brookline.
Died May 13th, 1948 at 28 years old in Saint-Bauzile (aviation accident).
The Rev
American musician (1981–2009).
Born February 9th, 1981 in Huntington Beach.
Died December 28th, 2009 at 28 years old in Huntington Beach (intoxication). [ref]
Shannon Hoon
Singer-songwriter.
Born September 26th, 1967 in Lafayette.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 28 years old in New Orleans (drug overdose).
Egon Schiele
Austrian painter (1890-1918).
Born June 12th, 1890 in Tulln an der Donau. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1918 at 28 years old in Vienna (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner