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December 28th
158 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]
Charles Dolan
American billionaire businessman (1926–2024).
Born October 16th, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 2024 at 98 years old [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.
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