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November 28th
252 Notable deaths
Paco Godia
Racecar driver (1921-1990).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Barcelona.
Died November 28th, 1990 at 69 years old in Barcelona.
Francisco Gregorio Billini
Dominican author and president (1844–1898).
Born April 25th, 1844 in Santo Domingo.
Died November 28th, 1898 at 54 years old in Santo Domingo.
Richard von Volkmann
German surgeon and author (1830-1889).
Born August 17th, 1830 in Leipzig.
Died November 28th, 1889 at 59 years old in Jena.
Paul Guers
French actor (1927–2016).
Born December 19th, 1927 in Tours.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montsoreau (cancer).
Lise Bourdin
French actress.
Born November 30th, 1925 in Néris-les-Bains.
Died November 28th, 2025 at 99 years old in Labastide-d'Armagnac. [ref]
Rudolf Koch-Erpach
German general.
Born April 9th, 1886 in Munich.
Died November 28th, 1971 at 85 years old in Bad Boll.
Mia May
Austrian actress (1884-1980).
Born June 2nd, 1884 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 96 years old in Hollywood.
Coelho Neto
Brazilian writer and politician (1864–1934).
Born February 21st, 1864 in Caxias.
Died November 28th, 1934 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Shadia Abu Ghazaleh
Palestinian political activist (1949–1968).
Born January 8th, 1949 in Nablus.
Died November 28th, 1968 at 19 years old in Nablus.
Manuel Antônio de Almeida
Brazilian novelist, physician, teacher and literary critic (1831–1861).
Born November 17th, 1831 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 1861 at 30 years old in Macaé (drowning).
Vladimir Maslachenko
Russian footballer (1936-2010).
Born March 5th, 1936 in Vasylkivka.
Died November 28th, 2010 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anna Haslam
Suffragist, editor.
Born April 6th, 1829 in Youghal. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1922 at 93 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Ettore Panizza
Argentine musician (1875–1967).
Born August 12th, 1875 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 28th, 1967 at 92 years old in Milan.
Ojārs Vācietis
Latvian writer (1933–1983).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Trapene Parish.
Died November 28th, 1983 at 50 years old in Riga.
Cecil Sandford
British motorcycle racer (1928–2023).
Born February 21st, 1928 in Blockley.
Died November 28th, 2023 at 95 years old [ref]
Georg Pauli
Swedish painter (1855-1935).
Born July 2nd, 1855 in Jönköpings Kristina församling. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1935 at 80 years old in Botkyrka parish. [ref]
Adolfo Horta
Cuban boxer (1957–2016).
Born October 3rd, 1957 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 59 years old in Camagüey. [ref]
Eduard Helly
Austrian mathematician (1884–1943).
Born June 1st, 1884 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1943 at 59 years old in Chicago.
George Feher
American biophysicist (1924–2017).
Born May 29th, 1924 in Bratislava.
Died November 28th, 2017 at 93 years old in La Jolla.
George Horine
Athletics competitor (1890-1948).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in Escondido.
Died November 28th, 1948 at 58 years old in Merced (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Delsarte
French mathematician (1903-1968).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Fourmies.
Died November 28th, 1968 at 65 years old in Nancy (myocardial infarction).
Otto Brahm
German theatre director (1856–1912).
Born February 5th, 1856 in Hamburg.
Died November 28th, 1912 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler
German sculptor (1802–1848).
Born August 26th, 1802 in Munich.
Died November 28th, 1848 at 46 years old in Munich.
Laila Halme
Finnish singer (1934–2021).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Lesogorsky.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Alla Horska
Soviet painter, ukrainian dissident (1929-1970).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Yalta.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 41 years old in Vasylkiv. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs