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January 28th
204 Notable deaths
Aleš Debeljak
Slovenian poet, essayist, critic (1961-2016).
Born December 25th, 1961 in Ljubljana.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 54 years old in Peračica (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Mourad Medelci
Algerian politician (1943-2019).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Tlemcen.
Died January 28th, 2019 at 75 years old in Algiers (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
Israeli politician.
Born January 20th, 1895 in Tiberias.
Died January 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in Israel.
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Arvo Ylppö
Finnish physician, professor and archiater (1887-1992).
Born October 27th, 1887 in Akaa.
Died January 28th, 1992 at 104 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Claude Papi
French footballer (1949-1983).
Born April 16th, 1949 in Porto-Vecchio. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1983 at 33 years old in Bastia. [ref]
Nicolae Constantin Batzaria
Aromanian writer, politician (1874–1952).
Born November 20th, 1874 in Kruševo.
Died January 28th, 1952 at 77 years old in Bucharest (spinal cord neoplasm).
Jerzy Kuryłowicz
Polish linguist.
Born August 26th, 1895 in Ivano-Frankivsk. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1978 at 82 years old in Kraków.
Yvon Douis
French footballer (1935-2021).
Born May 16th, 1935 in Les Andelys. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2021 at 85 years old in Nice (COVID-19). [ref]
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