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May 28th
229 Notable deaths
Ilya Prigogine
Russian-belgian physical chemist (1917–2003).
Born January 25th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 28th, 2003 at 86 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Taiichi Ohno
Japanese businessman and engineer (1912–1990).
Born February 29th, 1912 in Dalian.
Died May 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Toyota.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
German prince (1868–1940).
Born May 1st, 1868 in Panker. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1940 at 72 years old in Kassel.
Azlan Shah I of Perak
Sultan of perak (1928-2014).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Batu Gajah.
Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Roy Roberts
American actor (1906-1975).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Dade City.
Died May 28th, 1975 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Cornelia Frances
English-australian actress (1941–2018).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Liverpool.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 77 years old in Sydney (bladder cancer). [ref]
Bujar Nishani
Albanian politician (1966–2022).
Born September 29th, 1966 in Durrës.
Died May 28th, 2022 at 55 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Donald Davies
British computer scientist (1924-2000).
Born June 7th, 1924 in Treorchy. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2000 at 75 years old in Princess Alice Hospice. [ref]
Mirin Dajo
Dutch body piercer (1912-1948).
Born August 6th, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died May 28th, 1948 at 35 years old in Zurich, Winterthur.
Zainul Abedin
Bengali painter (1914–1976).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Kishoreganj District.
Died May 28th, 1976 at 61 years old in Dhaka.
Reynaldo Rey
American actor (1940-2015).
Born January 27th, 1940 in Sequoyah County.
Died May 28th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Francisco Varela
Chilean biologist (1946-2001).
Born September 7th, 1946 in Talcahuano. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2001 at 54 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction, hepatitis C). [ref]
Serge Dassault
French businessman and politician (1925–2018).
Born April 4th, 1925 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 93 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Boris Kustodiev
Russian painter and stage designer (1878-1927).
Born March 7th, 1878 in Astrakhan.
Died May 28th, 1927 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Carter Glass
American politician (1858–1946).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Lynchburg.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ivan Franko
Ukrainian poet and writer (1856–1916).
Born August 27th, 1856 in Nahuievychi.
Died May 28th, 1916 at 59 years old in Lviv.
Anwar Shah Kashmiri
Islamic scholar.
Born November 26th, 1875 in Lolab Valley.
Died May 28th, 1933 at 57 years old in Deoband.
George Zucco
British actor (1886–1960).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Manchester.
Died May 28th, 1960 at 74 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
English banker, liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath (1834-1913).
Born April 30th, 1834 in London.
Died May 28th, 1913 at 79 years old in Broadstairs.
Otto Moll
German ss-member and war criminal.
Born March 4th, 1915 in Kalkhorst.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 31 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).
Kees van Dongen
Dutch painter (1877-1968).
Born January 26th, 1877 in Delfshaven.
Died May 28th, 1968 at 91 years old in Monte Carlo.
Stefan Wyszyński
Polish roman catholic cardinal (1901-1981).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Zuzela. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw (stomach cancer).
Bertha Pappenheim
Austrian feminist (1859–1936).
Born February 27th, 1859 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1936 at 77 years old in Neu-Isenburg (cancer). [ref]
August Eigruber
Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
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