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December 28th
176 Notable deaths
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Greenville.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Martin Karplus
Austrian-born american theoretical chemist (1930–2024).
Born March 15th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died December 28th, 2024 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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]
Khin Kyi
Burmese politician and diplomat (1912-1988).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Myaungmya.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Bunta Sugawara
Japanese actor.
Born August 16th, 1933 in Sendai. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2014 at 81 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Feng Guozhang
Chinese general (1859-1919).
Born January 7th, 1859 in Hejian.
Died December 28th, 1919 at 60 years old in Beijing.
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Toyama (colorectal cancer).
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]
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]
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 176
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