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September 28th
224 Notable deaths
Željko Perušić
Yugoslavian footballer (1936-2017).
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Varoš.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 81 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Judah Leib Gordon
Lithuanian poet (1830–1892).
Born December 19th, 1830 in Vilnius.
Died September 28th, 1892 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eduard von Keyserling
Baltic german writer (1855–1918).
Born May 14th, 1855 in Kalvene Parish.
Died September 28th, 1918 at 63 years old in Munich.
Sándor Rónai
Hungarian politician, head of state (1892–1965).
Born October 6th, 1892 in Miskolc.
Died September 28th, 1965 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Roger Nimier
French novelist (1925–1962).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1962 at 36 years old in Garches (traffic collision). [ref]
José Arribas
Spanish-french footballer (1921-1989).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Bilbao.
Died September 28th, 1989 at 68 years old in Nantes.
Pol Bury
Painter, jewelry designer and sculptor from belgium (1922–2005).
Born April 26th, 1922 in Haine-Saint-Pierre. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2005 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jimmy Reece
Racecar driver.
Born November 17th, 1929 in Oklahoma City.
Died September 28th, 1958 at 28 years old in Trenton.
Best Ogedegbe
Nigerian football goalkeeper.
Born September 3rd, 1954 in Lagos.
Died September 28th, 2009 at 55 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Ksenija Atanasijević
Serbian philosopher (1894-1981).
Born February 5th, 1894 in Belgrade.
Died September 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Belgrade.
Jürgen Roth
German opinion journalist (1945–2017).
Born November 4th, 1945 in Frankfurt.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 71 years old in Frankfurt (cancer). [ref]
Frank Martinus Arion
Writer and poet (1936-2015).
Born December 17th, 1936 in Curaçao. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2015 at 78 years old in Curaçao. [ref]
Margherita Beloch Piazzolla
Italian mathematician (1879-1976).
Born July 12th, 1879 in Frascati.
Died September 28th, 1976 at 97 years old in Rome.
Eddie Gribbon
Actor (1890-1965).
Born January 3rd, 1890 in New York City.
Died September 28th, 1965 at 75 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Pierre Dansereau
Canadian ecologist (1911-2011).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Outremont, Montreal.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 99 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Marcel Pourbaix
Belgian electrochemist and corrosion specialist (1904–1998).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Aleksin.
Died September 28th, 1998 at 94 years old in Uccle.
Adam Kozłowiecki
Catholic cardinal (1911-2007).
Born April 1st, 1911 in Huta Komorowska.
Died September 28th, 2007 at 96 years old in Lusaka. [ref]
Andrzej Badeński
Polish sprinter (1943–2008).
Born May 10th, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Erich Kamke
German mathematician (1890-1961).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Malbork.
Died September 28th, 1961 at 71 years old in Rottenburg am Neckar (myocardial infarction).
Israel Dostrovsky
Israeli scientist (1918–2010).
Born November 29th, 1918 in Odesa.
Died September 28th, 2010 at 91 years old in Israel.
Ostap Vyshnia
Ukrainian writer (1889–1956).
Born November 11th, 1889 in Chechva. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1956 at 66 years old in Kyiv.
Henri Grégoire
Belgian byzantinist (1881-1964).
Born March 21st, 1881 in Huy.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 83 years old in Rosières.
Victor de Tornaco
Luxembourgish politician (1805-1875).
Born July 5th, 1805 in Sterpenich.
Died September 28th, 1875 at 70 years old in Voort. [ref]
Mikhail Svetlov
Russian poet (1903–1964).
Born June 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 61 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Atanasio Aguirre
President of uruguay (1801-1875).
Born June 2nd, 1801 in Montevideo.
Died September 28th, 1875 at 74 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 224
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis