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September 28th
188 Notable deaths
R. Austin Freeman
British writer (1862-1943).
Born April 11th, 1862 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1943 at 81 years old in Gravesend. [ref]
Peter De Vries
American editor and novelist (1910-1993).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died September 28th, 1993 at 83 years old in Norwalk.
Winfield Dunn
American politician (1927–2024).
Born July 1st, 1927 in Meridian.
Died September 28th, 2024 at 97 years old [ref]
Eugène Bozza
French composer (1905–1991).
Died September 28th, 1991 at 86 years old in Valenciennes.
Norman Brookes
Australian tennis player (1877–1968).
Born November 14th, 1877 in Melbourne.
Died September 28th, 1968 at 90 years old in Melbourne.
Claude R. Kirk
36th governor of florida (1926–2011).
Born January 7th, 1926 in San Bernardino.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
William Sowden Sims
United states admiral (1858–1936).
Born October 15th, 1858 in Port Hope.
Died September 28th, 1936 at 77 years old in Boston.
Lillian Smith
American author, social critic (1897-1966).
Born December 12th, 1897 in Jasper.
Died September 28th, 1966 at 68 years old in Atlanta (breast cancer).
Anatoly Karatsuba
Russian mathematician (1937-2008).
Born January 31st, 1937 in Grozny.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Prime minister of swaziland (1942-2018).
Born May 15th, 1942 in Eswatini.
Died September 28th, 2018 at 76 years old in Manzini. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 188
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