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March 28th
153 Notable deaths
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the united states from 1953 to 1961.
Born October 14th, 1890 in Denison. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1969 at 78 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer.
Born January 25th, 1882 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Lewes. [ref]
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Daughter of king george v and queen mary.
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
Singer and main subject of the film the sound of music.
Born January 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 82 years old in Morrisville (kidney failure).
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1873–1943).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Starorussky Uyezd. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1943 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma). [ref]
Richard Griffiths
English actor (1947-2013).
Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2013 at 65 years old in University Hospital Coventry (surgical complications). [ref]
Peter Ustinov
British actor and filmmaker (1921-2004).
Born April 16th, 1921 in London Borough of Camden. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Genolier (heart failure). [ref]
Grim Sleeper
American serial killer.
Born August 30th, 1952 in Los Angeles.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 67 years old in San Quentin State Prison. [ref]
Jerry Brudos
American serial killer (1939–2006).
Born January 31st, 1939 in Webster.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 67 years old in Salem (liver cancer). [ref]
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