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April 28th
162 Notable deaths
Fuad I of Egypt
Egyptian king and sultan.
Born March 26th, 1868 in Cairo.
Died April 28th, 1936 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Neal Adams
American comic book and commercial artist.
Born June 15th, 1941 in Manhattan.
Died April 28th, 2022 at 80 years old in New York City (sepsis). [ref]
Charley Patton
American delta blues musician.
Died April 28th, 1934 at 42 years old in Indianola (heart failure). [ref]
Patricia Medina
British actress (1919-2012).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Liverpool.
Died April 28th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gianna Beretta Molla
Italian saint (1922-1962).
Born October 4th, 1922 in Magenta.
Died April 28th, 1962 at 39 years old in Monza (peritonitis).
Jacques Maritain
French philosopher.
Born November 18th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 90 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Jack Ramsay
American sports coach and broadcaster (1925-2014).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died April 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Naples (cancer). [ref]
James Hal Cone
American theologian.
Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce.
Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Penelope Fitzgerald
British writer.
Born December 17th, 1916 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2000 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Jerome Bixby
American short story writer, editor and scriptwriter (1923-1998).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1998 at 75 years old in San Bernardino. [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte