August 28th
154 Notable deaths
Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
British field marshal (1865-1946).
Born October 16th, 1865 in Ayot St Lawrence.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in London.
Paul MacCready
American aeronautical engineer (1925-2007).
Born September 29th, 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 23rd, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
William F. Quinn
American politician.
Born July 13th, 1919 in Rochester.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Honolulu. [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]
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
Austrian archduke and tuscan heir (1872-1942).
Born May 24th, 1872 in Salzburg.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
Israeli military officer and politician (1936-2016).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Basra. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2016 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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]
Edgeworth David
Australian geologist (1858–1934).
Born January 28th, 1858 in St Fagans, Subdivisions of Wales, Cardiff.
Died August 28th, 1934 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Jeanne Paquin
French fashion designer.
Born June 23rd, 1869 in L'Île-Saint-Denis.
Died August 28th, 1936 at 67 years old in Paris.
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka