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December 28th
228 Notable deaths
Hervey Allen
American novelist, biographer (1889–1949).
Born December 8th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 60 years old in Hervey Allen Study (myocardial infarction).
Lynn Thorndike
American historian of medieval science and alchemy (1882–1965).
Died December 28th, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City.
Harry Woods
American actor (1889-1968).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1804-1858).
Born June 8th, 1804 in Vienna.
Died December 28th, 1858 at 54 years old in Baden.
Eloy Inos
Northern mariana islands politician (1949-2015).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Saipan.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 66 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Pau Gargallo
Spanish sculptor and painter (1881-1934).
Born January 5th, 1881 in Maella. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1934 at 53 years old in Reus (pneumonia). [ref]
Adolf Jellinek
Czech rabbi (1821–1893).
Born June 26th, 1821 in Drslavice.
Died December 28th, 1893 at 72 years old in Vienna.
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]
Corneliu Baba
Romanian painter (1906-1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Craiova.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Burt Gillett
American animator (1891–1971).
Born October 15th, 1891 in Elmira.
Died December 28th, 1971 at 80 years old in Los Angeles, Glendale.
Ilya Tsymbalar
Russian footballer (1969-2013).
Born June 17th, 1969 in Odesa.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 44 years old in Odesa (myocardial infarction).
Agitu Ideo Gudeta
Ethiopian farmer, entrepreneur, and environmentalist.
Born January 1st, 1978 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2020 at 42 years old in Frassilongo. [ref]
Arthur Anthony Macdonell
British sanskrit scholar (1854–1930).
Died December 28th, 1930 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Constantin Karadja
Romanian diplomat (1889-1950).
Born November 24th, 1889 in The Hague.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Russian writer (1887–1950).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Kyiv.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Joyce K. Reynolds
American computer scientist (1952 – 2015).
Died December 28th, 2015 at 63 years old
Michel Déon
French writer (1919–2016).
Born August 4th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Gilbert Emery
American actor (1875-1945).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Naples.
Died December 28th, 1945 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Edwin Bidwell Wilson
American mathematician, statistician, and physicist (1879–1964).
Born April 25th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died December 28th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brookline.
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).
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).
Jack Blackham
Australian cricketer (1854-1932).
Born May 11th, 1854 in Fitzroy North.
Died December 28th, 1932 at 78 years old in Melbourne.
René Leriche
French surgeon (1879–1955).
Born October 12th, 1879 in Roanne.
Died December 28th, 1955 at 76 years old in Cassis.
Richard Spruce
British botanist and explorer (1817–1893).
Born September 10th, 1817 in Ganthorpe.
Died December 28th, 1893 at 76 years old in Coneysthorpe.
Renato Castellani
Italian film director and screenwriter (1913–1985).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Finale Ligure.
Died December 28th, 1985 at 72 years old in Rome.
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