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May 28th
229 Notable deaths
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
French chemist (1838–1912).
Born April 18th, 1838 in Cognac.
Died May 28th, 1912 at 74 years old in Paris.
Walter Abish
Austrian-american author.
Born December 24th, 1931 in Vienna.
Died May 28th, 2022 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
John Munro Longyear
American mayor, businessman and philanthropist (1850-1922).
Born April 15th, 1850 in Lansing.
Died May 28th, 1922 at 72 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Hana Maria Pravda
British actress (1916–2008).
Born January 29th, 1918 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2008 at 90 years old in London, Oxford. [ref]
Oleg Shenin
Russian politician (1937-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1937 in Akhtubinsky District.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Giorgio Albertazzi
Italian actor and film director (1923–2016).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Fiesole. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2016 at 92 years old in Roccastrada (bronchitis). [ref]
Frank Berryman
Australian army officer.
Born April 11th, 1894 in Geelong.
Died May 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Rose Bay.
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
Japanese politician (1945-2007).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Died May 28th, 2007 at 62 years old in Minato (hanging to death). [ref]
Mallika Sengupta
Bengali poet.
Born March 27th, 1960 in Krishnanagar.
Died May 28th, 2011 at 51 years old in Kolkata.
Richard Assmann
German meteorologist/physician (1845–1918).
Born April 13th, 1845 in Magdeburg.
Died May 28th, 1918 at 73 years old in Giessen.
Aleksandr Stoletov
Russian physicist (1839–1896).
Born August 10th, 1839 in Vladimir.
Died May 28th, 1896 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Edip Cansever
Turkish poet (1928–1986).
Born August 8th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 57 years old in Istanbul.
Iuliu Hossu
Cardinal, romanian greek-catholic bishop of cluj-gherla, martyr and blessed (1885-1970).
Born January 30th, 1885 in Milaș.
Died May 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Wilhelm Wagenfeld
German industrial designer (1900–1990).
Born April 15th, 1900 in Bremen.
Died May 28th, 1990 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.
Karl Litzmann
German general (1850-1936).
Born January 22nd, 1850 in Neuglobsow.
Died May 28th, 1936 at 86 years old in Neuglobsow.
Kálmán Mikszáth
Hungarian writer and politician (1847–1910).
Born January 16th, 1847 in Sklabiná. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1910 at 63 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ralph Alger Bagnold
English 20th-century desert explorer, geologist and soldier.
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Devonport.
Died May 28th, 1990 at 94 years old in Hither Green.
Ion Agârbiceanu
Romanian writer, journalist, politician, theologian and greek-catholic priest (1882–1963).
Born September 12th, 1882 in Cenade.
Died May 28th, 1963 at 80 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
German lutheran churchman and neo-lutheran theologian (1802-1869).
Born October 20th, 1802 in Fröndenberg.
Died May 28th, 1869 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi
President of yemen from 2012 to 2022.
Born September 1st, 1945 in Abyan Governorate.
Died May 28th, 2026 at 80 years old in Riyadh. [ref]
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
Soviet actor (1939-1978).
Born April 26th, 1939 in Omsk.
Died May 28th, 1978 at 39 years old in Gomel (myocardial infarction).
Eddi Arent
German actor and comedian (1925–2013).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Wrzeszcz.
Died May 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Loren L. Ryder
American sound engineer (1900-1985).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Pasadena.
Died May 28th, 1985 at 85 years old in Monterey.
Eugène Burnouf
French scholar and orientalist (1801–1852).
Born April 8th, 1801 in Paris.
Died May 28th, 1852 at 51 years old in Paris.
Julia Swayne Gordon
American actress (1878-1933).
Born October 29th, 1878 in Columbus.
Died May 28th, 1933 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe