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December 28th
158 Notable deaths
Corneliu Baba
Romanian painter (1906-1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Craiova. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1997 at 91 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Pablo 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]
Lynn Thorndike
American historian of medieval science and alchemy.
Born July 24th, 1882 in Lynn. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Constantin Karadja
Romanian diplomat (1889-1950).
Born November 24th, 1889 in The Hague.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Michel Déon
French writer.
Born August 4th, 1919 in Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Harry Woods
American actor (1889-1968).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Russian writer.
Born February 11th, 1887 in Kyiv.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Ilya Tsymbalar
Russian footballer (1969-2013).
Born June 17th, 1969 in Odesa.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 44 years old in Odesa (myocardial infarction).
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]
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).
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