August 28th
154 Notable deaths
Giuseppe De Luca
Italian opera singer (1876–1950).
Born December 25th, 1876 in Rome.
Died August 28th, 1950 at 73 years old in New York City.
Francisco Umbral
Spanish writer.
Born May 11th, 1932 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 75 years old in Boadilla del Monte (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Assar Lindbeck
Swedish economist (1930–2020).
Born January 26th, 1930 in Luleå.
Died August 28th, 2020 at 90 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Michel Aumont
French actor (1936–2019).
Born October 15th, 1936 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 28th, 2019 at 82 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pavel Rybalko
Soviet military commander (1894-1948).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Malyi Vystorop.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 53 years old in Moscow (kidney disease).
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Polish operatic soprano (1930–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Lentvaris. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2021 at 91 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Nicolás Leoz
Football administrator (1928–2019).
Born September 10th, 1928 in Pirizal.
Died August 28th, 2019 at 90 years old in Asunción (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leberecht Maass
German admiral (1863–1914).
Born November 24th, 1863 in Budzieszowce.
Died August 28th, 1914 at 50 years old in Heligoland.
Charles Forbes
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1880-1960).
Born November 22nd, 1880 in British Ceylon.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 79 years old in Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital.
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Cosmonaut.
Born July 14th, 1941 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 28th, 2018 at 77 years old in Russia. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 154
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis