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September 28th
224 Notable deaths
Romina Yan
Argentine actress, television personality and screenwriter (1974-2010).
Born September 5th, 1974 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 28th, 2010 at 36 years old in San Isidro (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Josef Bürckel
German nazi politician, gauleiter of vienna (1895–1944).
Born March 30th, 1895 in Lingenfeld.
Died September 28th, 1944 at 49 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Hermann Pister
German war criminal (1885-1948).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Lübeck.
Died September 28th, 1948 at 63 years old in Landsberg Prison (myocardial infarction).
R. Austin Freeman
British writer (1862-1943).
Born April 11th, 1862 in Marylebone.
Died September 28th, 1943 at 81 years old in Gravesend.
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 in Nashville. [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).
Lucky Millinder
American bandleader (1910–1966).
Born August 8th, 1910 in Anniston.
Died September 28th, 1966 at 56 years old in New York City.
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]
Marshall Rosenbluth
American nuclear physicist (1927–2003).
Born February 5th, 1927 in Albany.
Died September 28th, 2003 at 76 years old in San Diego.
Vann Molyvann
Cambodian architect (1926-2017).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Sihanoukville Province. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2017 at 90 years old in Siem Reap. [ref]
Ganira Pashayeva
Azerbaijani politician.
Born March 24th, 1975 in Düz Qırıqlı. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2023 at 48 years old in Central Clinical Hospital. [ref]
Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco
Moroccan royal (1933–2021).
Born March 14th, 1933 in Rabat.
Died September 28th, 2021 at 88 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Helen Allingham
English watercolour painter and illustrator (1848-1926).
Born September 26th, 1848 in Derbyshire.
Died September 28th, 1926 at 78 years old in Haslemere.
Maynard Solomon
American music executive and musicologist; co-founder of vanguard records, music producer, and writer on music (1930-2020).
Born January 5th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died September 28th, 2020 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mark Zakharov
Russian theatre director (1933-2019).
Born October 13th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died September 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Tan Sitong
Chinese philosopher (1865-1898).
Born March 10th, 1865 in Beijing.
Died September 28th, 1898 at 33 years old in Beijing (decapitation).
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac
Serbian composer (1856-1914).
Born January 9th, 1856 in Negotin.
Died September 28th, 1914 at 58 years old in Skopje.
William Peel, 1st Earl Peel
British politician (1867-1937).
Born January 7th, 1867 in London.
Died September 28th, 1937 at 70 years old in East Meon.
G. R. S. Mead
English author, editor, translator, and theosophist (1863–1933).
Born March 22nd, 1863 in Peckham. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1933 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
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