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December 28th
228 Notable deaths
Alexandre de Serpa Pinto
Explorer and soldier (1846–1900).
Born April 20th, 1846 in Cinfães.
Died December 28th, 1900 at 54 years old in Lisbon.
Pavel Kurochkin
Soviet general and politician (1900-1989).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Vyazma.
Died December 28th, 1989 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Alfredo González Flores
Costa rican politician and lawyer (1877-1962).
Born June 15th, 1877 in Heredia.
Died December 28th, 1962 at 85 years old in Heredia.
Elie Nadelman
Sculptor (1882–1946).
Born February 20th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died December 28th, 1946 at 64 years old in New York City.
Alexander Rou
Soviet film director (1906–1973).
Born March 9th, 1906 in Moscow, Yuryevets.
Died December 28th, 1973 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Georgy Baydukov
Soviet aircraft test pilot and writer (1907-1994).
Died December 28th, 1994 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Alexander von Krobatin
Austrian-hungarian general and minister of war (1849-1933).
Born September 12th, 1849 in Olomouc.
Died December 28th, 1933 at 84 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Robert Vonnoh
American painter (1858-1933).
Born September 17th, 1858 in Hartford.
Died December 28th, 1933 at 75 years old in Nice.
Alfred Flatow
German gymnast (1869–1942).
Born October 3rd, 1869 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1942 at 73 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Mahmud Fahmi al-Nuqrashi
Egyptian politician (1888-1948).
Born April 26th, 1888 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1948 at 60 years old in Cairo (assassination). [ref]
Walther Buhle
German general (1894–1959).
Born October 26th, 1894 in Heilbronn.
Died December 28th, 1959 at 65 years old in Stuttgart.
Yei Theodora Ozaki
Japanese translator (1870–1932).
Born December 14th, 1870 in London.
Died December 28th, 1932 at 62 years old in London.
Ivan Puni
Russian artist (1890-1956).
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Repino. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1956 at 66 years old in Paris.
Sabine Weiss
French photographer (1924–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Saint-Gingolph.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 97 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bram van Velde
Dutch painter (1895-1981).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Zoeterwoude-Dorp.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 86 years old in Grimaud.
William Garwood
Actor, director (1884-1950).
Born April 28th, 1884 in Springfield.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis, coronary occlusion).
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
Icelandic athlete (1934-2019).
Born June 5th, 1934 in Reyðarfjörður.
Died December 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Carl Osburn
Olympic american shooter and 11-time olympic medalist..
Born November 5th, 1884 in St. Helena.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in St. Helena.
Pablo Sorozábal
Spanish composer (1897-1988).
Born September 18th, 1897 in San Sebastián.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 91 years old in Madrid.
Charlotte Kerr
German actress (1927-2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in Frankfurt.
Died December 28th, 2011 at 84 years old in Bern. [ref]
Justin Smith Morrill
American politician (1810–1898).
Born April 14th, 1810 in Strafford.
Died December 28th, 1898 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Masuda Takashi
Japanese noble.
Born November 12th, 1848 in Aikawa.
Died December 28th, 1938 at 90 years old
Björn Kurtén
Finnish paleontologist (1924-1988).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Vaasa.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Isaak Kikoin
Soviet physicist.
Born March 28th, 1908 in Žagarė.
Died December 28th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Malcolm Whitman
American tennis player (1877-1932).
Born March 15th, 1877 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 1932 at 55 years old in New York City (falling).
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn