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September 28th
224 Notable deaths
Galina Makarova
Soviet actor (1919-1993).
Born December 27th, 1919 in Starobin.
Died September 28th, 1993 at 73 years old in Minsk Region.
Ihor Rybak
Soviet weightlifter (1934–2005).
Born December 2nd, 1934 in Kharkiv.
Died September 28th, 2005 at 70 years old in Kharkiv.
J.J. Mikkola
Finnish philologist, professor and diplomat (1866-1946).
Born July 6th, 1866 in Ylöjärvi. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1946 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Þorvaldur Thoroddsen
Icelandic cartographer (1855-1921).
Born June 6th, 1855 in Flatey.
Died September 28th, 1921 at 66 years old in Frederiksberg (cerebral hemorrhage).
Sirkka Polkunen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born November 6th, 1927 in Jyväskylä.
Died September 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Laukaa.
Dumitru Pavlovici
Romanian footballer (1912-1993).
Born April 26th, 1912 in Timișoara.
Died September 28th, 1993 at 81 years old [ref]
Willy Schröder
Olympic athlete (1912-1990).
Born March 7th, 1912 in Magdeburg.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Gersfeld.
Athos Tanzini
Italian fencer (1913-2008).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Livorno.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Malindi.
Sándor Jávorka
Hungarian botanist (1883–1961).
Born March 12th, 1883 in Štiavnické Bane.
Died September 28th, 1961 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Viktor Rozov
Russian playwright (1913–2004).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Ko Willems
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born October 27th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died September 28th, 1983 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
J. W. Flanagan
American politician (1805-1887).
Born September 5th, 1805 in Gordonsville.
Died September 28th, 1887 at 82 years old in Longview.
Pauli Pitkänen
Finnish cross-country skier (1911-1941).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Nilsiä.
Died September 28th, 1941 at 29 years old in Siilinjärvi.
Vitaly Borisovich Voloshinov
Soviet-russian physicist (1947-2019).
Born March 20th, 1947 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2019 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hripsime Simonyan
Soviet sculptor (1916-1998).
Born January 15th, 1916 in Kars.
Died September 28th, 1998 at 82 years old in Yerevan.
Bernard Boverton Redwood
British motorboat racer (1874–1911).
Born November 28th, 1874 in London Borough of Barnet.
Died September 28th, 1911 at 36 years old in London Borough of Camden.
Maurice Vignerot
French croquet player (1879–1953).
Born November 25th, 1879 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 28th, 1953 at 73 years old in Gap.
Mezzi Andreossi
Swiss ice hockey player (1897-1958).
Born June 30th, 1897 in St. Moritz.
Died September 28th, 1958 at 61 years old in St. Moritz (cerebral hemorrhage).
Otto Hasse
German military personnel (1871–1942).
Born June 21st, 1871 in Sławno.
Died September 28th, 1942 at 71 years old in Grunewald.
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga
Spanish priest (1816–1882).
Born February 22nd, 1816 in Manresa.
Died September 28th, 1882 at 66 years old in Seville, Umbrete. [ref]
Ellen Kleman
Swedish writer, journal editor and women's rights activist (1867–1943).
Born July 24th, 1867 in Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1943 at 76 years old in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Alfredo Pieroni
Italian journalist and writer.
Born May 14th, 1923 in Trieste.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 88 years old in Trento.
Marcos Aurelio Di Paulo
Argentinian association football player (1920–1996).
Born September 27th, 1920 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 76 years old
Auguste Parfondry
Belgian cyclist.
Born February 12th, 1896 in Havelange.
Died September 28th, 1978 at 82 years old
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