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October 28th
156 Notable deaths
Mitchell Leisen
American film director (1898-1972).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Menominee.
Died October 28th, 1972 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Alphonse Allais
French writer and humorist (1854–1905).
Born October 20th, 1854 in Honfleur.
Died October 28th, 1905 at 51 years old in Paris.
Rajendra Yadav
Indian writer (1929-2013).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Agra. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2013 at 84 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Klaus Wunderlich
German musician.
Born June 18th, 1931 in Chemnitz.
Died October 28th, 1997 at 66 years old in Engen (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas Brathwaite
Grenadian politician, prime minister of grenada.
Born July 8th, 1925 in Carriacou Island.
Died October 28th, 2016 at 91 years old in St. George's. [ref]
Ottmar Mergenthaler
German inventor of linotype.
Born May 10th, 1854 in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1899 at 45 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Yakov Smushkevich
Soviet military commander.
Born April 14th, 1902 in Rokiškis.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Jamshid Sharmahd
German-iranian software engineer, member of the kingdom assembly of iran.
Born March 23rd, 1955 in Tehran. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2024 at 69 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Prime minister of greenland (1938-2010).
Born September 25th, 1938 in Qassimiut. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Qaqortoq (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Al Bianchi
American basketball player, coach, executive.
Born March 26th, 1932 in Long Island.
Died October 28th, 2019 at 87 years old in Phoenix (disease). [ref]
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