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July 28th
205 Notable deaths
Feliks Kon
Polish communist official (1864–1941).
Born May 30th, 1864 in Warsaw.
Died July 28th, 1941 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Phulrenu Guha
Indian politician.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Kolkata.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 93 years old in Kolkata.
Werner Schrader
German resistance member (1895-1944).
Born March 7th, 1895 in Königslutter am Elm.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 49 years old in Zossen.
Carl F. W. Borgward
German engineer and designer and the creator of the borgward group, based in bremen.
Born November 10th, 1890 in Altona.
Died July 28th, 1963 at 72 years old in Bremen (myocardial infarction).
Ersilio Tonini
Italian archbishop and cardinal (1914-2013).
Born July 20th, 1914 in San Giorgio Piacentino. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2013 at 99 years old in Ravenna. [ref]
Georgii Karpechenko
Russian botanists (1899-1941).
Died July 28th, 1941 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
Alex Forbes
Scottish footballer, born 1925 (1925–2014).
Born January 21st, 1925 in Dundee.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Dundee. [ref]
Josef von Báky
Was hungarian filmmaker (1902-1966).
Born March 23rd, 1902 in Sombor.
Died July 28th, 1966 at 64 years old in Munich.
Consalvo Sanesi
Racecar driver.
Born March 28th, 1911 in Terranuova Bracciolini.
Died July 28th, 1998 at 87 years old in Milan.
Pete George
American weightlifter (1929–2021).
Born June 29th, 1929 in Akron.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 92 years old [ref]
Meletios
Archbishop of athens (1918–1920), ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1921–1923) and greek orthodox patriarch of alexandria (1926–1935).
Born September 21st, 1871 in Metaxochori.
Died July 28th, 1935 at 63 years old in Alexandria.
Abdel Khaliq Mahjub
Sudanese politician (1927-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1927 in Omdurman.
Died July 28th, 1971 at 43 years old in Kobar prison (hanging to death).
Wilbur Cush
Northern irish footballer (1928-1981).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Lurgan.
Died July 28th, 1981 at 53 years old in Lurgan.
William Willcocks
British civil engineer (1852–1932).
Born September 27th, 1852 in India.
Died July 28th, 1932 at 79 years old in Cairo.
Porfirio Betancourt
Honduran footballer (1957–2021).
Born October 10th, 1957 in La Lima.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 63 years old in San Pedro Sula (COVID-19). [ref]
Harry Gribbon
Actor (1885-1961).
Born June 9th, 1885 in New York City.
Died July 28th, 1961 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Alexis
Novelist, dramatist and journalist (1847–1901).
Born June 16th, 1847 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died July 28th, 1901 at 54 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Richard Dybeck
Swedish writer (1811–1877).
Born September 1st, 1811.
Died July 28th, 1877 at 65 years old in Södertälje.
Satsuki Eda
Japanese politician (1941–2021).
Born May 22nd, 1941 in Okayama.
Died July 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Okayama.
Ángel Herrera Oria
Catholic cardinal (1886-1968).
Born December 19th, 1886 in Santander.
Died July 28th, 1968 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Leo Stein
Austrian operetta librettist (1861–1921).
Born March 25th, 1861 in Lviv.
Died July 28th, 1921 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Egil Danielsen
Athletics competitor (1933–2019).
Born November 9th, 1933 in Hamar Municipality.
Died July 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Bergen. [ref]
Enzo Bettiza
Italian writer and politician (1927-2017).
Died July 28th, 2017 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yvette Lebon
French actress (1910-2014).
Born August 14th, 1910 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 103 years old in Cannes.
Walter Andrae
German archeologist and architect (1875–1956).
Born February 18th, 1875 in Anger-Crottendorf.
Died July 28th, 1956 at 81 years old in Berlin.
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