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December 28th
158 Notable deaths
Sergei Yesenin
Russian poet.
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Konstantinovo.
Died December 28th, 1925 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging). [ref]
Sumitranandan Pant
Indian writer.
Born May 20th, 1900 in Bageshwar. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1977 at 77 years old in Allahabad. [ref]
John D. MacDonald
Writer from the united states.
Born July 24th, 1916 in Sharon. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1986 at 70 years old in Milwaukee. [ref]
William L. Shirer
American journalist.
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Armando Manzanero
Musician and composer from mexico.
Born December 7th, 1935 in Ticul Municipality. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]
Guru Josh
Jersey musician who was active in the british post-acid house scene (1964-2015).
Born June 6th, 1964 in Jersey.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 51 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Hermann Oberth
Austro-hungarian-born german physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989).
Born June 25th, 1894 in Sibiu.
Died December 28th, 1989 at 95 years old in Nuremberg.
Leelah Alcorn
American transgender girl.
Born November 15th, 1997 in Kings Mills.
Died December 28th, 2014 at 17 years old in Lebanon (struck by vehicle).
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
George Gissing
English novelist.
Born November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1903 at 46 years old in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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