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28 Aug 0388
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Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 335) |
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28 Aug 0430
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Aurelius Augustinus: Church elder / thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75
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28 Aug 0430
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Augustine of Hippo, Algerian theologian and saint (b. 354) |
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28 Aug 0476
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Orestes, Roman general and politician |
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28 Aug 0632
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Fatimah, Saudi Arabian daughter of Muhammad (b. 605) |
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28 Aug 0770
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Kōken, Japanese empress (b. 718) |
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28 Aug 0876
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Louis the German, Frankish king (b. 804) |
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28 Aug 1065
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death
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Frederik van Luxembourg: Duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)
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28 Aug 1481
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Afonso V of Portugal (b. 1432) |
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28 Aug 1484
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death
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Diogo: Duke of Viseu, murdered
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28 Aug 1539
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Lieven Pain: Flemish, beheaded at about 75
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28 Aug 1544
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death
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Alardus Aemstelredamus: Priest / humanist, dies at about 53
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28 Aug 1645
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Hugo Grotius, Dutch playwright, philosopher, and jurist (b. 1583) |
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28 Aug 1646
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death
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Fulvio Testi: Italian Poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53
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28 Aug 1647
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Johann Dilliger: Composer, dies at 53
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28 Aug 1648
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Charles Lucas, English general (b. 1613) |
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28 Aug 1654
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death
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Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna: Swedish Earl / chancellor / regent, dies at 71
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28 Aug 1654
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Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583) |
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28 Aug 1676
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Joan Cererols: Composer, dies at 57
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28 Aug 1677
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death
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Wallerand Vaillant: Painter / engraver / etcher / cartoonist, dies at 54
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28 Aug 1678
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John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1602) |
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28 Aug 1757
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David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1705) |
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28 Aug 1767
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Johann Schobert: Composer
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28 Aug 1778
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Jacob Wallenberg: Swedish writer / shipminister
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28 Aug 1784
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Junípero Serra, Spanish-American priest and missionary (b. 1713) |
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28 Aug 1793
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Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (b. 1740) |
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28 Aug 1803
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Charles L Fournier: Flemish writer / painter
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28 Aug 1805
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Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (b. 1722) |
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28 Aug 1818
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago (b. 1750) |
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28 Aug 1820
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Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754) |
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28 Aug 1839
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William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769) |
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28 Aug 1885
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death
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Julius Hopp: Composer, dies at 66
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28 Aug 1888
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Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835) |
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28 Aug 1891
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Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814) |
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28 Aug 1900
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death
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Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838) |
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28 Aug 1903
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death
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August Labitzky: Composer, dies at 70
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28 Aug 1903
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Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822) |
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28 Aug 1914
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Anatoli Liadov: Composer, dies at 59
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28 Aug 1916
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Francis W Warre-Cornish: Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916)
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28 Aug 1919
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Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872) |
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28 Aug 1922
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Louis PMFG of Orleans: Earl of Eu / Brazil, dies at 80
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28 Aug 1928
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Karl Röderer, Swiss target shooter (b. 1868) |
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28 Aug 1930
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Alvar Gullstrand: Swedish optician (Nobel 1911)
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28 Aug 1933
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Helen Dunbar, American actress (b. 1863) |
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28 Aug 1934
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Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858) |
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28 Aug 1943
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death
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Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870) |
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28 Aug 1943
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death
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Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894) |
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28 Aug 1943
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George Underwood, American runner (b. 1884) |
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28 Aug 1951
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death
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Robert Walker: Actor / writer (Bataan, Madame Curie), dies at 32
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28 Aug 1955
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Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941) |
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28 Aug 1958
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death
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Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov: Composer, dies at 67
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28 Aug 1959
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death
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Bohuslav Jan Martinu: Czech Composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68
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28 Aug 1959
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Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer (b. 1890) |
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28 Aug 1960
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Anton Lajovic: Composer, dies at 81
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28 Aug 1960
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Julius Frey, German swimmer (b. 1881) |
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28 Aug 1960
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Edward Hennig, American gymnast (b. 1879) |
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28 Aug 1961
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death
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Thomas Connolly 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies
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28 Aug 1964
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death
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Lumsden Hare: Actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox), dies at 89
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28 Aug 1964
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death
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Gracie Allen Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62
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28 Aug 1965
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Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909) |
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28 Aug 1967
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death
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Charles Darrow: US inventor of Monopoly
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28 Aug 1967
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death
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Paul Muni [Muni Weisenfreund]: Actor (Good Earth), dies at 71
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28 Aug 1968
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John Gordon Mein: US ambassador in Guatemala
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28 Aug 1968
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death
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Nick Castle choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland), dies at 58
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28 Aug 1969
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death
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Clarence R Hennecke: Actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74
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28 Aug 1970
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death
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Theophanis Lamboukas, Greek-French actor and singer (b. 1936) |
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28 Aug 1971
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death
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Nathan Leopold: US kidnapper / murderer of Bobby Franks (1924)
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28 Aug 1971
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death
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Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889) |
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28 Aug 1972
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death
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William HAF: Engl prince / grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29
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28 Aug 1972
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death
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Prince William of Gloucester (b. 1941) |
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28 Aug 1975
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death
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Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907) |
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28 Aug 1976
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death
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Anissa Jones, American actress (b. 1958) |
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28 Aug 1978
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death
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Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (b. 1899) |
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28 Aug 1978
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death
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Robert Shaw, English actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1927) |
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28 Aug 1979
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death
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Simonow: Writer
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28 Aug 1981
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death
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Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1900) |
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28 Aug 1982
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death
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Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (b. 1911) |
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28 Aug 1983
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death
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Jan Clayton actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66
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28 Aug 1984
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death
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Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (b. 1901) |
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28 Aug 1985
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death
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Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1896) |
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28 Aug 1986
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death
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Russell Lee, American photojournalist (b. 1903) |
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28 Aug 1987
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death
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John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906) |
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28 Aug 1988
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death
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Hazel Dawn: US singer / actress (Under Clover, Margie), dies at 98
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28 Aug 1988
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death
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Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician (b. 1918) |
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28 Aug 1988
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death
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Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1919) |
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28 Aug 1989
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death
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John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (b. 1950) |
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28 Aug 1990
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death
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Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1913) |
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28 Aug 1991
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death
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Christian Anders: Actor / Composer (Death Stone, Love Cult)
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28 Aug 1991
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death
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Eleanor Berry: Actress (Death Valley Days)
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28 Aug 1991
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death
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Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1913) |
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28 Aug 1993
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death
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William Stafford, American poet and academic (b. 1914) |
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28 Aug 1994
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death
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David Wright: Poet, dies at 74
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28 Aug 1994
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death
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Pieter de Cort: Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25
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28 Aug 1995
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death
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Agnes Patrick: Campaigner, dies at 85
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28 Aug 1995
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death
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Michael VerMeulen: Journalist, dies at 38
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28 Aug 1995
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death
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Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo performer and painter (b. 1906) |
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28 Aug 1995
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death
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Michael Ende, German author (b. 1929) |
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28 Aug 1995
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death
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Carl Giles, English cartoonist (b. 1916) |
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28 Aug 1996
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death
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Lynda Carr: Educationist, dies at 50
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28 Aug 1996
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death
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Phyllis Pearsall: Painter / writer, dies at 89
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28 Aug 1997
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death
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Masaru Takumi, Japanese mobster (b. 1936) |
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28 Aug 1999
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death
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Juhan Kallaste, Estonian clergyman and actor (b. 1891) |
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28 Aug 2003
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death
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Brian Douglas Wells, American delivery man (b. 1956) |
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28 Aug 2005
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death
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Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914) |
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28 Aug 2005
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death
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Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1910) |
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28 Aug 2005
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death
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George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1911) |
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28 Aug 2006
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death
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Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1922) |
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28 Aug 2006
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death
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Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1963) |
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28 Aug 2006
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death
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Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932) |
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28 Aug 2007
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death
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Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (b. 1926) |
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28 Aug 2007
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death
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Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (b. 1932) |
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28 Aug 2007
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death
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Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (b. 1925) |
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28 Aug 2007
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death
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Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (b. 1984) |
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28 Aug 2007
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death
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Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1935) |
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28 Aug 2007
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death
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Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (b. 1929) |
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28 Aug 2008
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death
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Phil Hill, American race car driver (b. 1927) |
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28 Aug 2009
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death
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Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer (Crazy Town and TRV$DJAM) (b. 1973) |
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28 Aug 2009
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death
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Wayne Tippit, American actor (b. 1932) |
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28 Aug 2010
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death
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William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (b. 1919) |
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28 Aug 2011
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death
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Bernie Gallacher, English footballer (b. 1967) |
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28 Aug 2012
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death
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Said Afandi al-Chirkawi, Russian spiritual leader (b. 1937) |
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28 Aug 2012
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death
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Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (b. 1925) |
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28 Aug 2012
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death
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Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (b. 1945) |
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28 Aug 2012
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death
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Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1928) |
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28 Aug 2012
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death
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Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (b. 1933) |
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28 Aug 2012
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death
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Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (b. 1938) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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John Bellany, Scottish painter (b. 1942) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (b. 1926) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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Murray Gershenz, American actor (b. 1922) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1935) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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Barry Stobart, English footballer (b. 1938) |
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28 Aug 2013
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death
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Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1925) |
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28 Aug 2014
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death
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Glenn Cornick, English bass player (Jethro Tull and Paris) (b. 1947) |
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28 Aug 2014
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death
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Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (b. 1956) |
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28 Aug 2014
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death
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Ivan Ivančić, Croatian shot putter and coach (b. 1937) |
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28 Aug 2014
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death
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Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (b. 1922) |
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28 Aug 2014
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death
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John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (b. 1937) |
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