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August 28th
138 Notable deaths
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Cosmonaut.
Born July 14th, 1941 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 28th, 2018 at 77 years old in Russia. [ref]
Francisco Umbral
Spanish writer.
Born May 11th, 1932 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 75 years old in Boadilla del Monte (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Pavel Rybalko
Soviet military commander (1894-1948).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Malii Vistorop.
Died August 28th, 1948 at 53 years old in Moscow (kidney disease).
Miguel Otero Silva
Venezuelan politician and writer.
Born October 26th, 1908 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1985 at 76 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Fritz Wotruba
Austrian sculptor (23 april 1907, vienna – 28 august 1975, vienna).
Born April 23rd, 1907 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1975 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Esther Szekeres
Hungarian-australian mathematician.
Born February 20th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 2005 at 95 years old in Adelaide.
Giulio Racah
Israeli mathematician (1909-1965).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Florence.
Died August 28th, 1965 at 56 years old in Florence (asphyxia).
Peter Altmeier
German politician (1899-1977).
Born August 12th, 1899 in Saarbrücken.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
Hans Clarin
German actor (1929-2005).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died August 28th, 2005 at 75 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau (myocardial infarction).
Roman Abraham
Polish general.
Born February 28th, 1891 in Lviv.
Died August 28th, 1976 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain