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July 28th
168 Notable deaths
Paul Rassinier
French writer and activist (1906-1967).
Born March 18th, 1906 in Bermont.
Died July 28th, 1967 at 61 years old in Paris.
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend.
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Kora
Polish singer (1951-2018).
Born June 8th, 1951 in Kraków.
Died July 28th, 2018 at 67 years old in Bliżów (ovarian cancer).
Ethel Lilian Voynich
British writer and musician.
Born May 11th, 1864 in Ballintemple.
Died July 28th, 1960 at 96 years old in New York City.
Abraham Pais
Dutch-american physicist and science historian.
Born May 19th, 1918 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2000 at 82 years old in Copenhagen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Chief minister of sikkim, india from 1974 to 1979.
Born October 11th, 1904 in Pakyong.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 102 years old in Kalimpong (myocardial infarction).
Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
President of haiti (1859-1915).
Born March 4th, 1859 in Ouanaminthe.
Died July 28th, 1915 at 56 years old in Port-au-Prince (blunt trauma).
Ahmed Sofa
Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual.
Born June 30th, 1943 in Chattogram.
Died July 28th, 2001 at 58 years old in Dhaka.
Jukums Vācietis
Soviet army commander (1873-1938).
Born November 23rd, 1873 in Jaunlutriņi.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Martin Walser
German writer.
Born March 24th, 1927 in Wasserburg am Bodensee. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2023 at 96 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 168
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs