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March 28th
233 Notable deaths
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the united states from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969).
Born October 14th, 1890 in Denison.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 78 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (myocardial infarction).
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941).
Born January 25th, 1882 in London.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Lewes.
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Member of the house of windsor.
Born April 25th, 1897 in York Cottage.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 67 years old in Harewood House (myocardial infarction).
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lomita (myocardial infarction).
Maria von Trapp
Matriarch of the trapp family singers (1905–1987).
Born January 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 82 years old in Morrisville (heart failure).
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Semenovo.
Died March 28th, 1943 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma).
Richard Griffiths
British actor.
Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees.
Died March 28th, 2013 at 65 years old in University Hospital Coventry (surgical complications). [ref]
Paul O'Grady
British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023).
Born June 14th, 1955 in Tranmere.
Died March 28th, 2023 at 67 years old in Aldington (heart arrhythmia, sudden unexpected death syndrome). [ref]
Peter Ustinov
British actor, writer and director (1921–2004).
Born April 16th, 1921 in London Borough of Camden. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Genolier (heart failure).
Jerry Brudos
American serial killer (1939–2006).
Born January 31st, 1939 in Webster.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 67 years old in Salem (liver cirrhosis, liver cancer). [ref]
Marc Chagall
Belarusian-french artist (1887–1985).
Born July 6th, 1887 in Liozna.
Died March 28th, 1985 at 97 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. [ref]
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer (1952–2023).
Born January 17th, 1952 in Nakano.
Died March 28th, 2023 at 71 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Member of the house of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born April 7th, 1853 in Buckingham Palace.
Died March 28th, 1884 at 30 years old in Cannes.
Grim Sleeper
American serial killer.
Born August 30th, 1952 in Los Angeles.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 67 years old in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. [ref]
Patrick Troughton
English actor (1920–1987).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Mill Hill.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 67 years old in Columbus (myocardial infarction).
Jeremiah Denton
American vietnam war pow and politician (1924-2014).
Born July 15th, 1924 in Mobile.
Died March 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Virginia Beach (heart failure).
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Russian composer (1839–1881).
Born March 21st, 1839 in Karevo.
Died March 28th, 1881 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg (infectious disease).
Mary Beth Hurt
American stage and film actress.
Born September 26th, 1946 in Marshalltown.
Died March 28th, 2026 at 79 years old in Jersey City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Christine Kaufmann
German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017).
Born January 11th, 1945 in Lengdorf.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 72 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Earl Scruggs
American musician (1924–2012).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Boiling Springs.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 88 years old in Nashville. [ref]
June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Vancouver.
Died March 28th, 2010 at 97 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
John Callahan
American actor (1953-2020).
Born December 23rd, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 66 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Tikka Khan
Pakistani military officer (1915–2002).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Kahuta Tehsil.
Died March 28th, 2002 at 86 years old in Rawalpindi.
Eugène Ionesco
Romanian-french playwright (1909–1994).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Slatina.
Died March 28th, 1994 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Gene Saks
American stage and film director (1921–2015).
Born November 8th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in East Hampton (pneumonia).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel