June 28th
166 Notable deaths
Prvoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1921-1978).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Valjevo.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 57 years old in Belgrade.
Mikhail Stepanovich Shumilov
Soviet general, hero of the soviet union (1895-1975).
Born November 17th, 1895 in Verkhnyaya Techa.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Ihor Kalynets
Ukrainian poet and soviet dissident.
Born July 9th, 1939 in Khodoriv. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2025 at 85 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Juan Jover
Spanish racing driver.
Born November 23rd, 1903 in Barcelona.
Died June 28th, 1960 at 56 years old in Sitges (traffic collision).
Jaime Vicens Vives
Catalan historian (1910-1960).
Born June 6th, 1910 in Girona. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1960 at 50 years old in Lyon (lung cancer). [ref]
Musa Mamut
Crimean tatar who committed self-immolation.
Born February 20th, 1931 in Uzundzhy.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 47 years old in Simferopol (self-immolation).
Robert Sabatier
French poet.
Born August 17th, 1923 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2012 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Petro Bolbochan
Ukrainian military personnel (1883-1919).
Born October 17th, 1883 in Yarivka.
Died June 28th, 1919 at 35 years old in Balyn.
Yves Herbet
French footballer.
Born August 17th, 1945 in Villers-Cotterêts.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon