Dead at age 28

189 Notable deaths

Jochen Rindt

German racing driver.

Born April 18th, 1942 in Mainz.

Died September 5th, 1970 at 28 years old in Monza Circuit (traffic collision).

Marc-Vivien Foé

Cameroonian footballer.

Born May 1st, 1975 in Yaoundé. [ref]

Died June 26th, 2003 at 28 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Karen Silkwood

Labor union activist, chemical technician.

Born February 19th, 1946 in Longview.

Died November 13th, 1974 at 28 years old in Crescent (traffic collision).

Stephen Crane

American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.

Born November 1st, 1871 in Newark.

Died June 5th, 1900 at 28 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis).

Bix Beiderbecke

American jazz musician (1903-1931).

Born March 10th, 1903 in Davenport. [ref]

Died August 6th, 1931 at 28 years old in Long Island (pneumonia). [ref]

Aloysius Pang

Singaporean actor.

Born August 24th, 1990 in Singapore.

Died January 24th, 2019 at 28 years old in Hamilton. [ref]

Edwin Valero

Venezuelan boxer (1981-2010).

Born December 3rd, 1981 in Mérida.

Died April 19th, 2010 at 28 years old in Valencia (hanging). [ref]

Keith Green

American contemporary christian musician and songwriter (1953–1982).

Born October 21st, 1953 in Brooklyn.

Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Garden Valley.

Jan Kubiš

Czech soldier and martyr.

Born June 24th, 1913 in Dolní Vilémovice. [ref]

Died June 18th, 1942 at 28 years old in Prague. [ref]

Derek Boogaard

Canadian ice hockey player (1982-2011).

Born June 23rd, 1982 in Saskatoon.

Died May 13th, 2011 at 28 years old in Minneapolis (foodborne illness). [ref]

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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus