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March 28th
173 Notable deaths
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.
Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki (killed in action).
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 screenwriter and sometime playwright.
Born March 27th, 1923 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2014 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Hans Blumenberg
German philosopher.
Born July 13th, 1920 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1996 at 75 years old in Altenberge. [ref]
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.
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