August 28th
138 Notable deaths
Phil Cade
American racecar driver.
Born June 12th, 1916 in Charles City.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 85 years old in Winchester.
Iryna Glibko
Ukrainian handball player.
Born February 18th, 1990 in Odesa.
Died August 28th, 2024 at 34 years old in Râmnicu Vâlcea (breast cancer). [ref]
Charles Platon
French politician (1886-1944).
Born September 19th, 1886 in Pujols. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1944 at 57 years old in Valojoulx (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Erik Tuxen
Danish musician.
Born July 4th, 1902 in Mannheim.
Died August 28th, 1957 at 55 years old in Copenhagen.
Margaret Clay Ferguson
American botanist and botanical collector (1863-1951).
Born August 20th, 1863 in Orleans. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1951 at 88 years old in San Diego.
Edward Hennig
American gymnast (1879-1960).
Born October 13th, 1879 in Cleveland.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 80 years old in Cleveland.
Émile Haug
French geologist.
Born June 19th, 1861 in Drusenheim. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1927 at 66 years old in Niederbronn-les-Bains. [ref]
Fernando Zunzunegui
Spanish footballer (1943-2014).
Born October 5th, 1943 in Vigo.
Died August 28th, 2014 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Juan Muñoz
Spanish sculptor.
Born July 17th, 1953 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2001 at 48 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Clara Arnheim
German painter (1865–1942).
Born April 24th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 77 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.