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July 28th
168 Notable deaths
Flora Murray
Scottish doctor.
Born May 8th, 1869 in Dumfries. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1923 at 54 years old in Hampstead.
Elizabeth C. Crosby
Scientist, teacher, author.
Born October 25th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died July 28th, 1983 at 94 years old in Birmingham.
Rudolf Beran
Czechoslovak politician (1887-1954).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Pracejovice. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1954 at 66 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]
Alfred L. Werker
American film director (1896–1975).
Born December 2nd, 1896 in Deadwood.
Died July 28th, 1975 at 78 years old in Orange County.
Annemarie Selinko
Austrian writer.
Born September 1st, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1986 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist.
Born August 14th, 1930 in Atlas.
Died July 28th, 1962 at 31 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
Émile Derlin Zinsou
Beninese politician (1918-2016).
Born March 23rd, 1918 in Ouidah. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2016 at 98 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
Vladica Kovačević
Serbian footballer (1940-2016).
Born January 7th, 1940 in Ivanjica.
Died July 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Franz Konwitschny
German conductor (1901-1962).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Fulnek. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1962 at 86 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Pietro Citati
Italian writer and literary critic (1930-2022).
Born February 20th, 1930 in Florence. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2022 at 92 years old in Roccamare. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 168
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