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November 28th
251 Notable deaths
C.J. Hunter
American athletics competitor (1968–2021).
Born December 14th, 1968 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 28th, 2021 at 52 years old [ref]
Arsenie Boca
Romanian monk and theologian (1910-1989).
Born September 29th, 1910 in Vața de Sus.
Died November 28th, 1989 at 79 years old in Sinaia.
Frank Friday Fletcher
American admiral.
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Oskaloosa.
Died November 28th, 1928 at 73 years old in New York City.
Havergal Brian
British composer (1876–1972).
Born January 29th, 1876 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died November 28th, 1972 at 96 years old in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Said Akl
Lebanese poet and language reformer (1911–2014).
Born July 4th, 1912 in Zahlé. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2014 at 102 years old in Beirut.
Matheus Biteco
Brazilian footballer.
Born August 26th, 1995 in Porto Alegre.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 21 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Gerry Byrne
English footballer (1938-2015).
Born August 29th, 1938 in Liverpool.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 77 years old in Wrexham (Alzheimer's disease).
Ed Pastor
American politician (1943–2018).
Born June 28th, 1943 in Claypool.
Died November 28th, 2018 at 75 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction).
Len Shackleton
English footballer (1922-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1922 in Bradford.
Died November 28th, 2000 at 78 years old in Grange-over-Sands. [ref]
Samuel T. Cohen
American physicist (1921–2010).
Born January 25th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died November 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
O. G. S. Crawford
British archaeologist (1886-1957).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Mumbai.
Died November 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Nursling.
Ingrid van Bergen
German actress.
Born June 15th, 1931 in Gdańsk.
Died November 28th, 2025 at 94 years old in Eyendorf. [ref]
Thomas J. J. Altizer
American professor and theologian (1927–2018).
Born September 28th, 1927 in Cambridge.
Died November 28th, 2018 at 91 years old in Stroudsburg (cerebrovascular disease).
Dirk Jan de Geer
Dutch politician (1870-1960).
Born December 14th, 1870 in Groningen.
Died November 28th, 1960 at 89 years old in Soest.
Georgios Hatzianestis
Greek general (1863-1922).
Born December 3rd, 1863 in Athens.
Died November 28th, 1922 at 58 years old in Goudi (gunshot wound).
Grantley Herbert Adams
Barbadian politician (1898-1971).
Born April 28th, 1898 in Saint Michael, Colliston. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1971 at 73 years old in Saint Michael. [ref]
William Thiego de Jesus
Brazilian association football player (1986-2016).
Born July 22nd, 1986 in Aracaju.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 30 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Mateus Lucena dos Santos
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born August 30th, 1994 in Clementina.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Marthe Bibesco
Romanian writer (1886-1973).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1973 at 85 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elly Beinhorn
German pilot (1907–2007).
Born May 30th, 1907 in Hanover.
Died November 28th, 2007 at 100 years old in Ottobrunn. [ref]
Dimitrios Gounaris
Greek politician.
Born January 5th, 1867 in Patras.
Died November 28th, 1922 at 55 years old in Memorial of the Six, Goudi (gunshot wound). [ref]
Rita Hester
African american trans woman, murder victim, and inspirer of transgender day of remembrance (1963–1998).
Born November 30th, 1963 in Massachusetts.
Died November 28th, 1998 at 34 years old in Boston (penetrating trauma).
Olene S. Walker
Utah politician (1930-2015).
Born November 15th, 1930 in Ogden.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 85 years old in Salt Lake City (stroke).
Helmut Wick
German officer and fighter pilot in world war ii.
Born August 5th, 1915 in Mannheim.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 25 years old in English Channel.
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Japanese artist (1847-1915).
Born September 10th, 1847 in Honjo.
Died November 28th, 1915 at 68 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (rheumatism).
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