March 28th
178 Notable deaths
Eric Shipton
British explorer.
Born August 1st, 1907 in Sri Lanka.
Died March 28th, 1977 at 69 years old in Wiltshire.
Arthur Bliss
English composer and conductor (1891–1975).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Barnes, London.
Died March 28th, 1975 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Johnny Evers
American baseball player and coach (1881-1947).
Died March 28th, 1947 at 65 years old in Albany.
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada
6th president of cuba (1871-1939).
Born August 12th, 1871 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 1939 at 67 years old in Vedado.
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
Russian criminologist (1869-1922).
Born July 15th, 1870 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1922 at 51 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (1897-1947).
Born February 22nd, 1897 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki. [ref]
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist (1939–2006).
Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Josiah Zion Gumede
President of zimbabwe-rhodesia (1919-1989).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Zimbabwe.
Died March 28th, 1989 at 69 years old in Zimbabwe.
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Parmese and spanish royal (1917–2017).
Born November 13th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 99 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
American writer (1923–2014).
Born March 27th, 1923 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2014 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson