June 28th
158 Notable deaths
André Guelfi
French racing driver (1919-2016).
Born May 6th, 1919 in El Jadida.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]
Julio Bolbochán
Argentine chess player.
Born March 10th, 1920 in Azul.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 76 years old in Caracas.
Adolf Portmann
Swiss zoologist (1897-1982).
Born May 27th, 1897 in Basel. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1982 at 85 years old in Binningen. [ref]
Freddie Gilroy
Northern irish boxer.
Born March 7th, 1936 in Belfast.
Died June 28th, 2016 at 80 years old in Belfast. [ref]
Martin Benka
Slovak esperantist and painter (1888-1971).
Born September 21st, 1888 in Kostolište. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1971 at 82 years old in Malacky. [ref]
Prvoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1921-1978).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Valjevo.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 57 years old in Belgrade.
Takakusu Junjirō
Japanese buddhist studies scholar and indologist.
Born June 29th, 1866 in Mihara.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 78 years old
Antanas Venclova
Soviet politician (1906-1971).
Born January 7th, 1906 in Trempiniai. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1971 at 65 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore