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December 28th

168 Notable deaths

Harry Woods

American actor (1889-1968).

Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.

Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.

Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky

Russian writer.

Born February 11th, 1887 in Kyiv.

Died December 28th, 1950 at 63 years old in Moscow.

Ilya Tsymbalar

Russian footballer (1969-2013).

Born June 17th, 1969 in Odesa.

Died December 28th, 2013 at 44 years old in Odesa (myocardial infarction).

Barre Phillips

American bassist (1934–2024).

Born October 27th, 1934 in San Francisco.

Died December 28th, 2024 at 90 years old in Las Cruces. [ref]

Dennis Miller Bunker

American artist (1861-1890).

Born November 6th, 1861 in New York City.

Died December 28th, 1890 at 29 years old in Boston (meningitis).

Burt Gillett

American animator (1891–1971).

Born October 15th, 1891 in Elmira.

Died December 28th, 1971 at 80 years old in Los Angeles, Glendale.

Edwin Bidwell Wilson

American mathematician (1879-1964).

Born April 25th, 1879 in Hartford.

Died December 28th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brookline.

Gilbert Emery

American actor (1875-1945).

Born June 11th, 1875 in Naples.

Died December 28th, 1945 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.

Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly

President of the dominican republic (1904-1979).

Born August 22nd, 1904 in Santiago de los Caballeros.

Died December 28th, 1979 at 75 years old in Santo Domingo (cancer).

Renato Castellani

Italian film director and screenwriter.

Born September 4th, 1913 in Finale Ligure. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1985 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]

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