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December 28th
228 Notable deaths
Avi Cohen
Israeli football player-manager (1956-2010).
Born November 14th, 1956 in Cairo.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 54 years old in Tel Aviv (motorcycle accident).
Eduard Strauss
Austrian composer (1835–1916).
Born March 15th, 1835 in Vienna, Leopoldstadt. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1916 at 81 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Lowell Sherman
Actor, director (1885-1934).
Born October 11th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died December 28th, 1934 at 49 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Abdelmalek Benhabyles
Algerian politician and chairman of the constitutional council (1921–2018).
Born April 27th, 1921 in Beni Aziz.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 97 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Peter Hill-Wood
English cricketer (1936-2018).
Born February 25th, 1936 in Kensington.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 82 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georges Loinger
French soldier and participant in the french resistance.
Born August 29th, 1910 in Strasbourg.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 108 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (falling).
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
Russian philosopher and life extensionist (1829-1903).
Born June 7th, 1829 in Klyuchi.
Died December 28th, 1903 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Johannes Rydberg
Swedish physicist.
Born November 8th, 1854 in Halmstad.
Died December 28th, 1919 at 65 years old in Lund.
Pierre Barouh
French writer-composer-singer-producer-film director.
Born February 19th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivie Anderson
American jazz singer (1905-1949).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Gilroy.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).
Linda de Suza
French-portuguese singer.
Born March 22nd, 1948 in Beringel.
Died December 28th, 2022 at 74 years old in Gisors (COVID-19). [ref]
Joseph Noel Paton
British artist (1821-1901).
Born December 13th, 1821 in Dunfermline.
Died December 28th, 1901 at 80 years old in Edinburgh.
Halton Arp
Astronomer from the united states (1927-2013).
Born March 21st, 1927 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 86 years old in Munich (stroke). [ref]
Jack Lovelock
New zealand athlete (1910-1949).
Born January 5th, 1910 in Crushington.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 39 years old in Church Avenue (railway accident).
Frank Chodorov
American libertarian thinker (1887–1966).
Born February 15th, 1887 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 79 years old in United States.
Olavo Bilac
Brazilian poet, journalist and translator (1865–1918).
Born December 16th, 1865 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 28th, 1918 at 53 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez
Uruguayian general, dictator (1926-2016).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Lavalleja Department.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dick Marty
Swiss politician (1945–2023).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Sorengo.
Died December 28th, 2023 at 78 years old in Fescoggia. [ref]
Michael R. Clifford
American army officer and astronaut (1952–2021).
Born October 13th, 1952 in San Bernardino.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 69 years old in North Myrtle Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Greek composer and politician (1947–2019).
Born April 13th, 1947 in Patras.
Died December 28th, 2019 at 72 years old in Athens (lung cancer). [ref]
Stevo Žigon
Slovene-serbian actor and director (1926–2005).
Born December 8th, 1926 in Ljubljana.
Died December 28th, 2005 at 79 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Ed van der Elsken
Dutch photographer (1925–1990).
Born March 10th, 1925 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1990 at 65 years old in Edam (prostate cancer).
Du Xigui
Chinese admiral (1875–1933).
Born November 12th, 1875 in Fuzhou.
Died December 28th, 1933 at 58 years old in Shanghai.
Petrus van Schendel
Painter (1806-1870).
Born April 21st, 1806 in Terheijden.
Died December 28th, 1870 at 64 years old in Brussels.
Antonio Mancini
Italian painter (1852-1930).
Born November 14th, 1852 in Albano Laziale.
Died December 28th, 1930 at 78 years old in Rome.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 228
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson