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June 28th
203 Notable deaths
Ilse Braun
Sister of eva braun (1909-1979).
Born June 18th, 1909 in Munich.
Died June 28th, 1979 at 70 years old in Munich (cancer).
Deborah James
English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner.
Born October 1st, 1981 in London. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2022 at 40 years old in Woking (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Sue Johanson
Canadian sex educator (1930–2023).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 28th, 2023 at 93 years old in Thornhill. [ref]
Jack Carter
Comedian and actor (1922-2015).
Born June 24th, 1922 in New York City.
Died June 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in Beverly Hills (respiratory failure). [ref]
Orlando Cepeda
Puerto rican baseball player (1937–2024).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Ponce.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 86 years old in Concord. [ref]
Alexander Berkman
Russian-american anarchist and writer (1870–1936).
Born November 21st, 1870 in Vilnius.
Died June 28th, 1936 at 65 years old in Nice (gunshot wound).
Fredi Washington
American actress (1903–1994).
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Savannah.
Died June 28th, 1994 at 90 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Igor Gouzenko
Cipher clerk, soviet defector (1919–1982).
Born January 26th, 1919 in Rogachevo. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1982 at 63 years old in Mississauga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mortimer J. Adler
American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001).
Born December 28th, 1902 in New York City.
Died June 28th, 2001 at 98 years old in San Mateo.
Edward Carpenter
English utopian socialist, poet and activist (1844–1929).
Born August 29th, 1844 in Hove.
Died June 28th, 1929 at 84 years old in Surrey.
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician (1900–1980).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Boonton Town.
Died June 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer, breast cancer).
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
American lawyer (1851–1921).
Born June 9th, 1851 in Baltimore.
Died June 28th, 1921 at 70 years old in Baltimore County (cholera).
Joan Marshall
American actress (1931–1992).
Born June 6th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 61 years old in Jamaica.
James Craig
Actor (1912-1985).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Nashville.
Died June 28th, 1985 at 73 years old in Santa Ana (lung cancer).
Denis Akiyama
Actor and voice actor.
Born June 22nd, 1952 in Toronto.
Died June 28th, 2018 at 66 years old [ref]
Lowell Weicker
American politician (1931–2023).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died June 28th, 2023 at 92 years old in Middletown. [ref]
Cüneyt Arkın
Turkish actor and director (1937–2022).
Born September 7th, 1937 in Odunpazarı. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2022 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Nicolas Hayek
Businessman (1928-2010).
Born February 19th, 1928 in Beirut.
Died June 28th, 2010 at 82 years old in Biel/Bienne (heart failure). [ref]
Kiichi Miyazawa
78th prime minister of japan (1919–2007).
Born October 8th, 1919 in Tokyo.
Died June 28th, 2007 at 87 years old in Jingūmae. [ref]
Mickey Cochrane
American baseball player.
Born April 6th, 1903 in Bridgewater.
Died June 28th, 1962 at 59 years old in Lake Forest (cancer).
Alfred Noyes
English poet (1880–1958).
Born September 16th, 1880 in Wolverhampton.
Died June 28th, 1958 at 77 years old in Ventnor.
Friedrich Dollmann
German general (1882–1944).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died June 28th, 1944 at 62 years old in Le Mans (myocardial infarction).
Rudolfo Anaya
American chicano novelist, poet (1937–2020).
Born October 30th, 1937 in Pastura. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2020 at 82 years old in Albuquerque (disease). [ref]
Red Nichols
American jazz musician (1905–1965).
Died June 28th, 1965 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Yumika Hayashi
Japanese av idol (1970–2005).
Born June 27th, 1970 in Tokyo.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 35 years old (choking).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks