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September 28th
185 Notable deaths
J.J. Mikkola
Finnish philologist, professor and diplomat (1866-1946).
Born July 6th, 1866 in Ylöjärvi. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Þorvaldur Thoroddsen
Icelandic cartographer (1855-1921).
Born June 6th, 1855 in Flatey.
Died September 28th, 1921 at 66 years old in Frederiksberg.
Sirkka Polkunen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born November 6th, 1927 in Jyväskylä.
Died September 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Laukaa.
Dumitru Pavlovici
Romanian footballer (1912-1993).
Born April 26th, 1912 in Timișoara.
Died September 28th, 1993 at 81 years old [ref]
Willy Schröder
Olympic athlete (1912-1990).
Born March 7th, 1912 in Magdeburg.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Gersfeld.
Athos Tanzini
Italian fencer (1913-2008).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Livorno.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Malindi.
Viktor Rozov
Russian playwright.
Born August 21st, 1913 in Yaroslavl. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2004 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ko Willems
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born October 27th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died September 28th, 1983 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
Pauli Pitkänen
Finnish cross-country skier (1911-1941).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Nilsiä.
Died September 28th, 1941 at 29 years old in Siilinjärvi.
Vitaly Borisovich Voloshinov
Soviet-russian physicist (1947-2019).
Born March 20th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 28th, 2019 at 72 years old in Moscow.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson