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August 28th
138 Notable deaths
Karl Röderer
Sport shooter (1868-1928).
Born July 12th, 1868 in Trogen.
Died August 28th, 1928 at 60 years old in St. Gallen.
Lennart Häggroth
Swedish ice hockey goaldtender.
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Övertorneå Municipality.
Died August 28th, 2016 at 76 years old in Skellefteå. [ref]
Andreas Dückstein
French chess player.
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 2024 at 97 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Anton Handlirsch
Austrian entomologist (1865-1935).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died August 28th, 1935 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Käthe Grasegger
Alpine skier.
Born June 19th, 1917 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
George Underwood
Athletics competitor.
Born November 4th, 1884 in Manchester.
Died August 28th, 1943 at 58 years old in Boston.
Julius Frey
Swimmer.
Born October 25th, 1881 in Stuttgart.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Paul Rowe
American ice hockey player (1914-1993).
Born May 5th, 1914 in Somerville.
Died August 28th, 1993 at 79 years old in Wynnewood.
Frank Martin
Swedish horse rider, born 1885.
Born December 30th, 1885 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1962 at 76 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
Vic Gonsalves
Dutch footballer.
Born October 20th, 1887 in Cirebon.
Died August 28th, 1922 at 34 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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