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January 28th
207 Notable deaths
Roberto Ivens
Portuguese explorer (1850-1898).
Born June 12th, 1850 in Ponta Delgada.
Died January 28th, 1898 at 47 years old in Lisbon.
Pierre-Marie Gerlier
Catholic cardinal (1880–1965).
Born January 14th, 1880 in Versailles. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1965 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Ivorian artist (1923–2014).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Idibouo-Zépréguhé.
Died January 28th, 2014 at 90 years old in Abidjan.
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Lebanese writer and poet (1937–2026).
Born December 23rd, 1937 in Bsharri.
Died January 28th, 2026 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Martha Warren Beckwith
American folklorist and ethnographer.
Born January 19th, 1871 in Massachusetts.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 88 years old in Berkeley.
Nahman Avigad
Israeli archaeologist (1905–1992).
Born September 25th, 1905 in Zavaliv.
Died January 28th, 1992 at 86 years old in Jerusalem.
Bernardo Soto Alfaro
Costa rican politician (1854-1931).
Born February 12th, 1854 in Alajuela.
Died January 28th, 1931 at 76 years old in San José.
César Isella
Argentinian singer and songwriter (1938–2021).
Born October 20th, 1938 in Salta.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Alexander Tikhanovich
Belarusian singer.
Born July 13th, 1952 in Minsk.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 64 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Ciril Kosmač
Slovenian writer (1910-1980).
Born September 28th, 1910 in Slap ob Idrijci. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 207
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