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June 28th
166 Notable deaths
Richard Carle
American actor and playwright (1871-1941).
Born July 7th, 1871 in Somerville.
Died June 28th, 1941 at 69 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Yakov Zak
Soviet jewish pianist (1913-1976).
Born November 20th, 1913 in Odesa.
Died June 28th, 1976 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Józef Tischner
Polish philosopher, catholic priest (1931–2000).
Born March 12th, 1931 in Stary Sącz.
Died June 28th, 2000 at 69 years old in Kraków (laryngeal cancer).
Pierre Mac Orlan
French writer.
Born February 26th, 1882 in Péronne. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1970 at 88 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin. [ref]
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu
Turkish journalist (1879–1945).
Born January 1st, 1879.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Yu Hyun-mok
South korean film director.
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Sariwon. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2009 at 83 years old in Seoul, Ilsan-gu (cerebral infarction). [ref]
Hans Nüsslein
German tennis player.
Born March 31st, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died June 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Altenkirchen.
Silvi Vrait
Estonian singer (1951-2013).
Born April 28th, 1951 in Kehra.
Died June 28th, 2013 at 62 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer). [ref]
Móric Esterházy
Hungarian politician (1881-1960).
Born April 27th, 1881 in Majk.
Died June 28th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Adolf Portmann
Swiss zoologist (1897-1982).
Born May 27th, 1897 in Basel. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1982 at 85 years old in Binningen. [ref]
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