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December 28th
168 Notable deaths
Khin Kyi
Burmese politician and diplomat (1912-1988).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Myaungmya.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Allan Dwan
Film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1981 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fou Ts'ong
Chinese-british pianist (1934-2020).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Shanghai.
Died December 28th, 2020 at 86 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Toshiko Fujita
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 5th, 1950 in Dalian.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 68 years old in Japan (breast cancer). [ref]
Bunta Sugawara
Japanese actor.
Born August 16th, 1933 in Sendai. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2014 at 81 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Hideko Takamine
Japanese actress (1924-2010).
Born March 27th, 1924 in Hakodate. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2010 at 86 years old in Shibuya-ku (lung cancer). [ref]
Abdelmalek Benhabyles
Algerian politician and chairman of the constitutional council.
Born April 27th, 1921 in Beni Aziz.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 97 years old in Algiers. [ref]
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).
Jure Francetić
Croatian ustasha leader.
Born July 3rd, 1912 in Otočac.
Died December 28th, 1942 at 30 years old in Slunj (killed in action).
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 168
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