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July 28th
145 Notable deaths
Roberto Calasso
Italian writer.
Born May 30th, 1941 in Florence.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Milan. [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. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1998 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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]
Tiziano Terzani
Italian journalist and writer (1938-2004).
Born September 14th, 1938 in Florence.
Died July 28th, 2004 at 65 years old in Orsigna (colorectal cancer).
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]
Bent Fabric
Danish pianist and composer.
Born December 7th, 1924 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 95 years old (leukemia). [ref]
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.
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.
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]
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