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September 28th
170 Notable deaths
William Kennedy Dickson
Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935).
Born August 3rd, 1860 in Le Minihic-sur-Rance. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1935 at 75 years old in Twickenham. [ref]
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Raymond Buckland
English american author and wiccan.
Born August 31st, 1934 in London.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 83 years old in Ohio.
Giovanni Segantini
Italian painter (1858-1899), neo-impressionist and symbolist.
Born January 15th, 1858 in Arco. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1899 at 41 years old in Pontresina. [ref]
Gloria Naylor
American writer.
Born January 25th, 1950 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2016 at 66 years old in Christiansted. [ref]
Leo Sternbach
Polish american chemist.
Born May 7th, 1908 in Opatija. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Daniel Guggenheim
American mining magnate and philanthropist.
Born July 9th, 1856 in Philadelphia.
Died September 28th, 1930 at 74 years old in Port Washington.
Nacio Herb Brown
American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and broadway theatre music.
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Deming. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Neil Johnston
American hall of fame basketball player.
Born February 4th, 1929 in Chillicothe.
Died September 28th, 1978 at 49 years old in Bedford (myocardial infarction).
T. E. Hulme
English imagist poet and critic.
Born September 16th, 1883 in Endon. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1917 at 34 years old in Oostduinkerke. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 170
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard