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August 28th
138 Notable deaths
Serhiy Perkhun
Ukrainian footballer (1977-2001).
Born September 4th, 1977 in Dnipro.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 23 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
Tsutomu Hata
The 80th prime minister of japan (1935-2017).
Born August 24th, 1935 in Kamata-ku.
Died August 28th, 2017 at 82 years old in Setagaya-ku (old age). [ref]
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Austro-hungarian physicist.
Born April 18th, 1882 in Lviv.
Died August 28th, 1963 at 81 years old in Charlotte Amalie.
Dimitris Kitsikis
Greek academic.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Athens.
Died August 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Anatoly Lyadov
Russian composer, teacher and conductor (1855-1914).
Born May 11th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1914 at 59 years old in Borovichi. [ref]
Konstantin Simonov
Soviet writer, poet, playwright and wartime correspondent (1915-1979).
Born November 28th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1979 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Paul MacCready
American aeronautical engineer (1925-2007).
Born September 25th, 1925 in New Haven. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Pasadena (brain cancer). [ref]
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born January 11th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Melvin Schwartz
American experimental physicist (1932-2006).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 73 years old in Twin Falls (Parkinson's disease, hepatitis). [ref]
Georges Lefebvre
French historian (1874-1959).
Born August 6th, 1874 in Lille. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1959 at 85 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi