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December 28th
155 Notable deaths
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born September 3rd, 1934 in Gilmer. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1976 at 42 years old in Dallas (heart failure). [ref]
Harry Winston
American jeweler (1896-1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Manhattan.
Died December 28th, 1978 at 82 years old in Manhattan.
Theodore Dreiser
American novelist and journalist (1871–1945).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1945 at 74 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Amos Oz
Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939-2018).
Born May 4th, 1939 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in Petah Tikva (cancer). [ref]
Ian Murdock
American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015).
Born April 28th, 1973 in Konstanz.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 42 years old in San Francisco (hanging). [ref]
Max Steiner
Austria-born american music composer of theatre and films, as well as a conductor (1988-1971).
Born May 10th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1971 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (orgasm). [ref]
Paul Hindemith
German-american composer.
Born November 16th, 1895 in Hanau. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1963 at 68 years old in Frankfurt am Main (acute pancreatitis). [ref]
Jon Finch
English actor.
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Caterham. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2012 at 70 years old in Swindon. [ref]
Shehu Shagari
President of nigeria (1925-2018).
Born February 25th, 1925 in Shagari.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 93 years old in Abuja.
Sergei Yesenin
Russian poet.
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Konstantinovo.
Died December 28th, 1925 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging). [ref]
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