July 28th
168 Notable deaths
Margot Asquith
British socialite, author and wit (1864-1945).
Born February 2nd, 1864 in Peeblesshire.
Died July 28th, 1945 at 81 years old in Greater London.
Bao Long
Crown prince of vietnam (1936-2007).
Born January 4th, 1936 in Huế.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 71 years old in Sens.
Saint Alphonsa
Syro-malabar catholic franciscan religious sister.
Born August 19th, 1910 in Aymanam Grama Panchayat.
Died July 28th, 1946 at 35 years old in Bharananganam.
Roberto Calasso
Italian writer.
Born May 30th, 1941 in Florence.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Milan. [ref]
Suzanne Tamim
Lebanese singer (1977-2008).
Born September 23rd, 1977 in Beirut.
Died July 28th, 2008 at 30 years old in Dubai (stab wound). [ref]
John Alcott
British cinematographer (1930-1986).
Born November 27th, 1930 in London.
Died July 28th, 1986 at 55 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Gisèle Halimi
French-tunisian lawyer, feminist and politician (1927-2020).
Born July 27th, 1927 in La Goulette.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 93 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Smirnov
Ukrainian soviet fencer.
Born May 20th, 1954 in Rubizhne. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Rome. [ref]
Margot Adler
Author, neopagan, and national public radio reporter.
Born April 16th, 1946 in Little Rock.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Zbigniew Herbert
Polish writer and poet (1924–1998).
Born October 29th, 1924 in Lviv.
Died July 28th, 1998 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu