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September 28th
224 Notable deaths
Guillermo Endara
President of panama (1936-2009).
Born May 12th, 1936 in Panama City.
Died September 28th, 2009 at 73 years old in Panama City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gregg Toland
American cinematographer (1904–1948).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Charleston.
Died September 28th, 1948 at 44 years old in Santa Monica (coronary thrombosis).
Agnes Nixon
American soap opera screenwriter (1922–2016).
Born December 10th, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Haverford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations" (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden
Sixth grand duke of baden from 1856 to 1907.
Born September 9th, 1826 in Karlsruhe.
Died September 28th, 1907 at 81 years old in Mainau.
Thomas F. Bayard
American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1828–1898).
Born October 29th, 1828 in Wilmington.
Died September 28th, 1898 at 69 years old in Dedham.
Anwara Taimur
Indian politician (1936–2020).
Born November 24th, 1936 in Assam.
Died September 28th, 2020 at 83 years old [ref]
Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor
Buddhist vajrayana master, scholar, poet, and teacher (1910–1991).
Born April 12th, 1910 in Kham.
Died September 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Bhutan.
William Kennedy Dickson
Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935).
Born August 3rd, 1860 in Le Minihic-sur-Rance.
Died September 28th, 1935 at 75 years old in Twickenham.
Gloria Naylor
American writer (1950–2016).
Born January 25th, 1950 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2016 at 66 years old in Christiansted. [ref]
Pauline von Metternich
Austrian princess (1836-1921).
Born March 26th, 1836 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1921 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Giovanni Segantini
Italian painter, neo-impressionist and symbolist (1858–1899).
Born January 15th, 1858 in Arco.
Died September 28th, 1899 at 41 years old in Schafberg.
Raymond Buckland
English american author and wiccan (1934–2017).
Born August 31st, 1934 in London.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 83 years old in Ohio.
Daniel Guggenheim
American mining magnate and philanthropist (1856–1930).
Born July 9th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died September 28th, 1930 at 74 years old in Port Washington.
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iranian politician (1923-2016).
Born June 25th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Montgomery County.
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers.
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
Nacio Herb Brown
American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and broadway theatre music (1896–1964).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Deming.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in San Francisco.
Leo Sternbach
Polish-american chemist.
Born May 7th, 1908 in Opatija.
Died September 28th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chapel Hill.
Kimon Georgiev
Bulgarian politician and general (1882-1969).
Born August 11th, 1882 in Pazardzhik.
Died September 28th, 1969 at 87 years old in Varna (stroke).
Neil Johnston
American hall of fame basketball player (1929–1978).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Chillicothe.
Died September 28th, 1978 at 49 years old in Irving (myocardial infarction).
Avraham Adan
Israeli military general and author (1926–2012).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Kfar Giladi.
Died September 28th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ramat HaSharon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Dyson
English composer (1883-1964).
Born May 28th, 1883 in Halifax.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 81 years old in Winchester.
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer.
Born June 25th, 1942 in Chester.
Died September 28th, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]
T. E. Hulme
English imagist poet and critic (1883–1917).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Endon.
Died September 28th, 1917 at 34 years old in Oostduinkerke.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel