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August 28th
154 Notable deaths
Helen Dunbar
American actress (1863-1933).
Born October 10th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died August 28th, 1933 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (arthritis).
Juan Muñoz
Spanish sculptor.
Born July 17th, 1953 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2001 at 48 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Andreas Dückstein
French chess player.
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 2024 at 97 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Pua Kealoha
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1902-1989).
Born November 14th, 1902 in Waialua. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1989 at 86 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Adolf Schmal
Austrian fencer and cyclist (1872–1919).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Dortmund.
Died August 28th, 1919 at 46 years old in Salzburg.
Josep Fontana
Spanish historian.
Born November 20th, 1931 in Barcelona.
Died August 28th, 2018 at 86 years old in Barcelona (heart failure). [ref]
Paul Anspach
Fencer.
Born April 1st, 1882 in City of Brussels.
Died August 28th, 1981 at 99 years old in Forest.
Georg Steindorff
German egyptologist (1861–1951).
Born November 12th, 1861 in Dessau.
Died August 28th, 1951 at 89 years old in North Hollywood.
Joan Lind
American rower (1952-2015).
Born September 26th, 1952 in Long Beach.
Died August 28th, 2015 at 62 years old in Long Beach (brain cancer). [ref]
Edmond Privat
Francophone swiss esperantist, historian, university professor, author, journalist and peace activist (1889-1962).
Born August 17th, 1889 in Geneva.
Died August 28th, 1962 at 73 years old in Rolle.
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