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July 28th

142 Notable deaths

Gerda Wegener

Danish artist (1885-1940).

Born March 15th, 1886 in Hammelev. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1940 at 54 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]

Inder Kumar

Indian actor.

Born August 26th, 1973 in Jaipur.

Died July 28th, 2017 at 43 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.

Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]

Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Eileen Brennan

American actress (1932-2013).

Born September 3rd, 1932 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died July 28th, 2013 at 80 years old in Burbank (bladder cancer).

Mahasweta Devi

Indian bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016).

Born January 14th, 1926 in Dhaka.

Died July 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Kolkata (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Otto Hahn

German chemist.

Born March 8th, 1879 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1968 at 89 years old in Göttingen. [ref]

Keith Green

American gospel musician and songwriter (1953-1982).

Born October 21st, 1953 in Brooklyn.

Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Garden Valley.

Erica Ash

American actress and comedian (1977–2024).

Born September 19th, 1977 in Florida.

Died July 28th, 2024 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer). [ref]

James Shigeta

American actor (1929–2014).

Born June 17th, 1929 in Honolulu.

Died July 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]

Marie Dressler

Canadian-american actress (1868-1934).

Born November 9th, 1871 in Cobourg. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1934 at 62 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]

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