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September 28th
185 Notable deaths
Vincent Richards
Us tennis player.
Born March 20th, 1903 in New York City, Yonkers.
Died September 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in New York City.
Martha Root
Travelling teacher of the bahá'í faith in the early 20th century.
Born August 10th, 1872 in Richwood.
Died September 28th, 1939 at 67 years old in Honolulu.
Mir Jalal Pashayev
Azerbaijani writer.
Born April 26th, 1908 in Ardabil. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1978 at 70 years old in Baku. [ref]
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
Member of the house of reuss (1852-1891).
Born July 28th, 1852 in Bückeburg.
Died September 28th, 1891 at 39 years old in Schleiz.
Kajirō Yamamoto
Japanese film director.
Born March 15th, 1902 in Tokyo.
Died September 28th, 1974 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Yūkichi Chūganji
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born March 23rd, 1889 in Chikushino.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 114 years old in Ogōri (senility).
Emil Orlík
Czech photographer, graphic, painter, portrait painter and scenographer (1870-1932).
Born July 21st, 1870 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1932 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
True Boardman
Actor.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Oakland.
Died September 28th, 1918 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (1918-1920 flu pandemic, influenza).
Clifford Campbell
Jamaican politician (1892-1991).
Born June 28th, 1892 in Westmoreland Parish.
Died September 28th, 1991 at 99 years old
Ion Druță
Moldovan writer.
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Horodiște. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2023 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 185
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker