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July 28th
155 Notable deaths
Beryl Mercer
Actress.
Born August 13th, 1882 in Seville.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications).
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]
Minor Watson
Actor (1889-1965).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Marianna.
Died July 28th, 1965 at 75 years old in Alton.
Clyde Kluckhohn
American anthropologist.
Born January 11th, 1905 in Le Mars. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1960 at 55 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Seni Pramoj
Thai politician (1905-1997).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bangkok.
Died July 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Bangkok (cancer).
Karl-Otto Saur
State secretary in the reich ministry for armaments and war production (1902-1966).
Born June 16th, 1902 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1966 at 64 years old in Pullach. [ref]
Fritz von Scholz
German general, ᛋᛋ-gruppenführer (1896-1944).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Plzeň.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Narva.
Vladimir Smirnov
Ukrainian soviet fencer.
Born May 20th, 1954 in Rubizhne. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Rome. [ref]
George Hilton
English-uruguayan film actor.
Born July 16th, 1934 in Montevideo.
Died July 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
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