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October 28th
136 Notable deaths
Taha Hussein
Egyptian academic.
Born November 14th, 1889 in Minya Governorate. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1973 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Alice Brady
American actress (1892-1939).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1939 at 46 years old in New York City (cancer).
D.H. Peligro
American punk rock musician.
Born July 9th, 1959 in St. Louis.
Died October 28th, 2022 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tommy Flowers
British engineer, helped to design colossus during world war ii.
Born December 22nd, 1905 in Poplar.
Died October 28th, 1998 at 92 years old in Mill Hill.
Oswald Boelcke
German first world war flying ace.
Born May 19th, 1891 in Giebichenstein.
Died October 28th, 1916 at 25 years old in Bapaume (killed in action).
Michael Sata
Zambian politician (1937–2014).
Died October 28th, 2014 at 77 years old in London (disease).
Merry Anders
American actress.
Born May 22nd, 1934 in Chicago.
Died October 28th, 2012 at 78 years old in Encino (disease). [ref]
Tina Aumont
French actress (1946-2006).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2006 at 60 years old in Port-Vendres (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ernst Gräfenberg
German physician (1881-1957).
Born September 26th, 1881 in Adelebsen.
Died October 28th, 1957 at 76 years old in New York City.
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 24th, 1945 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
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