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History Deaths on December 28

By  Dana Sue Veach  28 Dec   107 Views

History Deaths on December 28

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Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)

#Francesco_Maria_Grimaldi

In 1663

Amos Oz, Israeli author and journalist (b. 1939)

#Amos_Oz

In 2018

James Van Ness, American lawyer and politician, 7th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1808)

#James_Van_Ness

In 1872

Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (b. 1924)

#Joseph_Ruskin

In 2013

Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)

#Jack_Blackham

In 1932

Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (b. 1871)

#Theodore_Dreiser

In 1945

Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1892)

#Alfred_Edwin_McKay

In 1917

William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)

#William_Carstares

In 1715

Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (b. 1886)

#Florence_Lawrence

In 1938

Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (b. 1927)

#Halton_Arp

In 2013

Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)

#Katharine_Byron

In 1976

Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)

#Esther_Borja

In 2013

Mary II of England (b. 1662)

#Mary_II_of_England

In 1694

Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)

#Antonio_Caldara

In 1736

Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)

#Jack_Lovelock

In 1949

Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

#Sam_Peckinpah

In 1984

Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932)

#Debbie_Reynolds

In 2016

Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)

#Léon_Bakst

In 1924

Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, queen of Epirus (b. 1350)

#Maria_Angelina_Doukaina_Palaiologina

In 1394

Robert II, Count of Dreux (b. 1154)

#Robert_II,_Count_of_Dreux

In 1218

Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (b. 1869)

#Alfred_Flatow

In 1942

Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)

#Allan_Dwan

In 1981

Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)

#Johann_Friedrich_Gronovius

In 1671

Konrad Peutinger, German humanist and antiquarian (b. 1465)

#Konrad_Peutinger

In 1547

John Bradbury, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1953)

#John_Bradbury_(drummer)

In 2015

Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter (b. 1945)

#Lemmy

In 2015

Jean-Christophe Victor, French political scientist (b. 1947)

#Jean-Christophe_Victor

In 2016

Harry C. Goode Jr., American soldier and politician, 51st Mayor of Melbourne, Florida (b. 1938)

#Harry_C._Goode_Jr.

In 2013

Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)

#Pierre_Bayle

In 1706

Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor (b. 1882)

#Elie_Nadelman

In 1946

Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. 1885)

#Steve_Evans_(baseball)

In 1943

Antipope Clement VIII (b. 1369)

#Antipope_Clement_VIII

In 1446

Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (b. 1935)

#Benjamin_Thurman_Hacker

In 2003

Frankie Randall, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

#Frankie_Randall_(singer)

In 2014

Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)

#Katharine_McCormick

In 1967

Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (b. 1923)

#Irene_Lieblich

In 2008

Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (b. 1935)

#Jerry_Orbach

In 2004

Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician (b. 1956)

#Vahan_Hovhannisyan

In 2014

Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)

#Piero_the_Unfortunate

In 1503

Eloy Inos, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 8th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (b. 1949)

#Eloy_Inos

In 2015

Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (b. 1671)

#Rob_Roy_MacGregor

In 1734

Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)

#Francis_de_Sales

In 1622

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b. 1869)

#Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy

In 1947

Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)

#Olavo_Bilac

In 1918

Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (b. 1981)

#The_Rev

In 2009

Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)

#Paul_Hindemith

In 1963

Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)

#Johannes_Rydberg

In 1919

Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (b. 1861)

#Dennis_Miller_Bunker

In 1890

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)

#Joseph_Pitton_de_Tournefort

In 1708

Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)

#Sal_Maglie

In 1992

Clayton Moore, American actor (b. 1914)

#Clayton_Moore

In 1999

Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)

#Mustafa_II

In 1703

William Corby, American priest and academic (b. 1833)

#William_Corby

In 1897

Eduard Strauss, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1835)

#Eduard_Strauss

In 1916

William Demarest, American actor (b. 1892)

#William_Demarest

In 1983

Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (b. 1894)

#Hermann_Oberth

In 1989

William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)

#William_L._Shirer

In 1993

Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (b. 1455)

#Andrea_Gritti

In 1538

Bertoldo di Giovanni, Italian sculptor (b. c. 1435)

#Bertoldo_di_Giovanni

In 1491

Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, critic, and playwright (b. 1933)

#Susan_Sontag

In 2004

Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1330)

#Ashikaga_Yoshiakira

In 1367

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846)

#Alexandre_de_Serpa_Pinto

In 1900

Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)

#Billy_Taylor

In 2010

Ante Paveli?, Croatian war criminal, Holocaust/Porajmos perpetrator; Prime Minister of the Independent State of Croatia (b. 1889)

#Ante_Paveli?

In 1959

Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)

#Maurice_Ravel

In 1937

Shehu Shagari, 6th President of Nigeria (b. 1925)

#Shehu_Shagari

In 2018

Dennis Wilson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1944)

#Dennis_Wilson

In 1983

Rose Marie, American actress and comedienne (b. 1923)

#Rose_Marie

In 2017

Toshiko Fujita, Japanese actress, singer and narrator (b. 1950)

In 2018

Leelah Alcorn, American transgender teenager (b. 1997)

In 2014

Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1969)

In 2013

Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (b. 1919)

In 2013

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)

In 2013

Frankie Walsh, Irish hurler and manager (b. 1936)

In 2012

Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (b. 1980)

In 2012

Mark Crispin, American computer scientist and academic, designed the IMAP (b. 1956)

In 2012

Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (b. 1929)

In 2012

Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)

In 2006

William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (b. 1928)

In 2001

Samuel Abraham Goldblith, American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer (b. 1919)

In 2001

Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911)

In 1994

Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)

In 1990

Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1922)

In 1986

John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (b. 1916)

In 1986

Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (b. 1903)

In 1984

Max Steiner, Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1888)

In 1971

David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (b. 1893)

In 1968

Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)

In 1960

Clarence Day, American author and illustrator (b. 1874)

In 1935

Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Turkish journalist and translator (b. 1844)

In 1913

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English historian and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1800)

In 1859

Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)

In 1795

Peter Ernst Wilde, Polish-Estonian physician and journalist (b. 1732)

In 1785

Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)

In 1558

Sir David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, Constable of Scotland, and Chief Warden of Northumberland

In 1326

Hugh Aycelin, French cardinal (b. 1230)

In 1297

Wang Zongbi, general of the Chinese state of Former Shu

In 925

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