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March 28th
233 Notable deaths
Christopher Morley
American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet (1890–1957).
Born May 5th, 1890 in Bryn Mawr.
Died March 28th, 1957 at 66 years old in Roslyn Estates.
Scott Cunningham
U.s. writer about wicca and the occult (1956-1993).
Born June 27th, 1956 in Royal Oak.
Died March 28th, 1993 at 36 years old in San Diego (death from AIDS-related complications).
Liamine Zéroual
President of algeria (1941 - 2026).
Died March 28th, 2026 at 84 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital. [ref]
Ömer Faruk Efendi
Ottoman noble (1898–1969).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Cairo.
Albert Pinkham Ryder
American painter (1847–1917).
Born March 19th, 1847 in New Bedford.
Died March 28th, 1917 at 70 years old in New York City.
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet (1910–1942).
Born October 30th, 1910 in Orihuela. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1942 at 31 years old in Alicante (tuberculosis).
Eric Shipton
British explorer (1907–1977).
Born August 1st, 1907 in Hatton.
Died March 28th, 1977 at 69 years old in Wiltshire.
Arthur Bliss
English composer and conductor (1891–1975).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in London.
Died March 28th, 1975 at 83 years old in London.
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 politician (1869-1922).
Born July 15th, 1870 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1922 at 51 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
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]
Piet Joubert
South african politician and general (1834–1900).
Born January 20th, 1834 in Oudtshoorn.
Died March 28th, 1900 at 66 years old in Pretoria (peritonitis).
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.
Marvin J. Chomsky
American television and film director (1929-2022).
Born May 23rd, 1929 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2022 at 92 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Richard L. Bare
American film and television director (1913–2015).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Modesto, Turlock.
Died March 28th, 2015 at 101 years old in Newport Beach.
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.
Hans Blumenberg
German philosopher (1920–1996).
Born July 13th, 1920 in Lübeck.
Died March 28th, 1996 at 75 years old in Altenberge.
Zheng Xiaoxu
Chinese politician (1860-1938).
Born April 2nd, 1860 in Suzhou.
Died March 28th, 1938 at 77 years old in Changchun.
Miklós Horthy
Hungarian politician and noble (1907–1993).
Born February 14th, 1907 in Pula.
Died March 28th, 1993 at 86 years old in Estoril.
Gheorghe Tătărescu
Romanian politician (1886–1957).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Târgu Jiu.
Died March 28th, 1957 at 64 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).
Nathan Alterman
Israeli poet (1910–1970).
Born August 14th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1970 at 59 years old in Tel Aviv.
Soraya Jiménez
Mexican weightlifter (1977–2013).
Born August 5th, 1977 in Naucalpan.
Died March 28th, 2013 at 35 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett