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May 28th
176 Notable deaths
Donald Davies
British computer scientist (1924-2000).
Born June 7th, 1924 in Treorchy. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2000 at 75 years old in Esher. [ref]
Mirin Dajo
Dutch body piercer (1912-1948).
Born August 6th, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died May 28th, 1948 at 35 years old in Zürich, 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). [ref]
Serge Dassault
French businessman and politician (1925-2018).
Born April 4th, 1925 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1916 at 59 years old in Lviv. [ref]
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