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Dead at age 28

186 Notable deaths

Lucy Gordon

British actress and model (1980-2009).

Born May 22nd, 1980 in Oxford. [ref]

Died May 20th, 2009 at 28 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (hanging). [ref]

Sergei Grinkov

Russian pair skater.

Born February 4th, 1967 in Moscow.

Died November 20th, 1995 at 28 years old in Lake Placid (myocardial infarction).

Jansen Panettiere

American actor (1994–2023).

Born September 25th, 1994 in Palisades.

Died February 19th, 2023 at 28 years old in New York City (cardiomegaly). [ref]

Abdelhamid Abaaoud

Belgian-moroccan islamic terrorist.

Born April 8th, 1987 in Anderlecht, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. [ref]

Died November 18th, 2015 at 28 years old in Saint-Denis (blast injury). [ref]

Sarah Kane

English playwright (1971-1999).

Born February 3rd, 1971 in Brentwood. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1999 at 28 years old in King's College Hospital (hanging). [ref]

Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia

Third son of emperor alexander iii and empress maria of russia (1871–1899).

Born May 6th, 1871 in Pushkin.

Died July 10th, 1899 at 28 years old in Abastumani (tuberculosis).

David Lama

Austrian rock climber and mountaineer.

Born August 4th, 1990 in Innsbruck. [ref]

Died April 17th, 2019 at 28 years old in Banff National Park (avalanche).

Mao Anying

Son of chairman mao zedong of china.

Born October 24th, 1922 in Changsha.

Died November 25th, 1950 at 28 years old in Tongchang County (airstrike).

Joseph Plunkett

Irish nationalist, poet, journalist and 1916 easter rising leader.

Born November 21st, 1887 in Dublin.

Died May 4th, 1916 at 28 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (ballistic trauma).

Wail al-Shehri

9/11 hijacker.

Born July 31st, 1973 in 'Asir Province.

Died September 11th, 2001 at 28 years old in One World Trade Center.

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