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August 28th
154 Notable deaths
Bruce Catton
American historian and journalist (1899-1978).
Born October 9th, 1899 in Petoskey.
Died August 28th, 1978 at 78 years old in Frankfort.
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Austro-hungarian physicist.
Born April 18th, 1882 in Lviv.
Died August 28th, 1963 at 81 years old in Charlotte Amalie.
Steve Silberman
American writer and journalist (1957–2024).
Born December 23rd, 1957 in Ithaca.
Died August 28th, 2024 at 66 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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]
Ralph Eggleston
American animator (1965–2022).
Born October 18th, 1965 in Lake Charles.
Died August 28th, 2022 at 56 years old in San Rafael (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ernest Douwes Dekker
Indonesia politician (1879–1950).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Pasuruan.
Died August 28th, 1950 at 70 years old in Bandung.
Dimitris Kitsikis
Greek academic.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Athens.
Died August 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Serhiy Perkhun
Ukrainian footballer (1977-2001).
Born September 4th, 1977 in Dnipro.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 23 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
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.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 63 years old in Moscow.
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