August 28th
138 Notable deaths
Willy Vandersteen
Flemish comics author (1913-1990).
Born February 15th, 1913 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1990 at 77 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Guy Hocquenghem
French writer (1946-1988).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 41 years old in Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Alfred Schmidt
German philosopher and social scientist.
Born May 19th, 1931 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2012 at 81 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Alfredo Rocco
Italian politician and jurist.
Born September 9th, 1875 in Naples. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1935 at 59 years old in Rome (leukemia). [ref]
Mike Parkes
English racing driver (1931-1977).
Born September 24th, 1931 in Richmond.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 45 years old in Turin (traffic collision).
Lumsden Hare
Actor, director.
Born October 17th, 1874 in Tipperary.
Died August 28th, 1964 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Junichi Sasai
Japanese naval aviation officer.
Born February 13th, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 24 years old in Henderson Field (killed in action).
Danuta Siedzikówna
Polish resistance fighter.
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Guszczewina.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 17 years old in Gdańsk (ballistic trauma).
Florence Turner
American actress (1885-1946).
Born January 6th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills.
George Szekeres
Hungarian-australian mathematician (1911-2005).
Born May 29th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 2005 at 94 years old in Adelaide.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 138
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy