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September 28th
170 Notable deaths
Edwin Hubble
American astronomer.
Born November 20th, 1889 in Marshfield.
Died September 28th, 1953 at 63 years old in San Marino (stroke).
José José
Mexican singer and actor (1948-2019).
Born February 17th, 1948 in Clavería. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2019 at 71 years old in Homestead (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Tommy Kirk
American actor and businessman.
Born December 10th, 1941 in Louisville.
Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
M. S. Swaminathan
Indian agronomist.
Born August 7th, 1925 in Kumbakonam.
Died September 28th, 2023 at 98 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Althea Gibson
American tennis player (1927-2003).
Born August 25th, 1927 in Silver.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 76 years old in East Orange (respiratory failure).
Eric Fleming
American actor (1925-1966).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Santa Paula. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1966 at 41 years old in Tingo María (drowning). [ref]
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian english writer.
Born December 12th, 1905 in Peshawar. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2004 at 98 years old in Pune (pneumonia). [ref]
André Breton
French writer and poet, co-founder of surrealism (1896–1966)).
Born February 18th, 1896 in Tinchebray. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Larry O'Brien
American politician, postmaster general, commissioner of the national basketball association (1917-1990).
Born July 7th, 1917 in Springfield.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 73 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
John Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
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