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September 28 2016

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Agnes Windeck🇩🇪
deceased
actress (1888–1975) · 1888–1975
Days lived
31,960
Althea Gibson🇺🇸
deceased
American tennis player (1927-2003) · 1927–2003
Days lived
27,793
André Breton🇫🇷
deceased
French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966) · 1896–1966
Days lived
25,788
Andreas Schmidt🇩🇪
deceased
German actor and director (1963-2017) · 1963–2017
Days lived
19,668
Arthur Penn🇺🇸
deceased
American producer and director (1922–2010) · 1922–2010
Days lived
32,143
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
deceased
Prime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018) · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,895
Bernard Boverton Redwood🇬🇧
deceased
athlete · 1874–1911
Days lived
13,452
Charlton Brosius🇺🇸
deceased
United States Army officer and Olympic tug of war competitor of the United States · 1876–1956
Days lived
29,291
Drake Hogestyn🇺🇸
deceased
American actor (1953–2024) · 1953–2024
Days lived
25,932
Edwin Hubble🇺🇸
deceased
American astronomer (1889–1953) · 1889–1953
Days lived
23,322
Elia Kazan🇺🇸
deceased
American director and actor (1909–2003) · 1909–2003
Days lived
34,354
Enric Gensana🇪🇸
deceased
Spanish footballer (1936–2005) · 1936–2005
Days lived
25,319
Enrique Santos Montejo🇨🇴
deceased
politician · 1886–1971
Days lived
31,120
Ferdinand Marcos
deceased
Notable Trials · 1917–1989
Days lived
26,315
Friedrich Weidig🇩🇪
deceased
German painter (1859-1933) · 1859–1933
Days lived
27,153
Geoffrey Beene🇺🇸
deceased
American fashion designer (1927–2004) · 1927–2004
Days lived
28,154
Gerard Hoffnung🇩🇪
deceased
musician · 1925–1959
Days lived
12,608
Harpo Marx🇺🇸
deceased
American comedian · 1888–1964
Days lived
27,702
Josef Friedrich Schmidt
deceased
entrepreneur · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,067
Kris Kristofferson🇺🇸
deceased
singer-songwriter · 1936–2024
Days lived
32,240
Lucky Millinder🇺🇸
deceased
American bandleader (1910–1966) · 1910–1966
Days lived
20,505
Manuel Mondragón🇲🇽
deceased
military person · 1859–1922
Days lived
23,280
Miles Davis🇺🇸
deceased
musician · 1926–1991
Days lived
23,866
Neil Johnston🇺🇸
deceased
film director · 1929–1978
Days lived
18,133
Papa French🇺🇸
deceased
American musician · 1910–1977
Days lived
24,423
Peter Kuiper🇩🇪
deceased
actor · 1929–2007
Days lived
28,671
Pierre Trudeau🇨🇦
deceased
writer · 1919–2000
Days lived
29,566
Roger Nimier🇫🇷
deceased
French novelist (1925–1962) · 1925–1962
Days lived
13,481
Shimon Peres🇮🇱
deceased
politician · 1923–2016
Days lived
34,026
Terry Farrell🇬🇧
deceased
scientist · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,916
Tyko Vylka🇺🇸
deceased
Nenets Landscape Artist (1886-1960) · 1886–1960
Days lived
27,241
William Boeing
deceased
Actor · 1881–1956
Days lived
27,390

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