Died On December 28th
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Discover the most famous people who died on December 28. The list includes people like Maurice Ravel, Susan Sontag, Mary II of England, Allan Dwan, A. J. Liebling. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, drummers, poets and philosophers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Austria & Russia and many more countries.
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Debbie Reynolds(One of the Most Popular American Actresses of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: April 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: April 10, 1936
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Austin, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Jerry Orbach
(Actor, Singer)
Birthdate: October 20, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2004
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: December 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Died: 1983
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Maurice Ravel(One of the Leading Composers of Impressionist Music, Known for His Orchestral Work "Boléro,")
Birthdate: March 7, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ciboure, France
Died: 1937
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: August 15, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2017
Birthdate: April 30, 1662
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1694
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Lemmy(Founder of the Rock Band 'Motörhead')
Birthdate: December 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Died: 2015
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: December 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sydney
Died: 1991
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The Rev
(Musician, Drummer)
Birthdate: February 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Clayton Moore
(American actor)
Birthdate: September 14, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1999
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Sam Peckinpah
(Film director)
Birthdate: February 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States
Died: 1984
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: November 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Streatham, London, England, UK
Died: 2018
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Birthdate: October 15, 1872
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wytheville, Virginia, United States
Died: 1961
Birthdate: November 11, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: 1947
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
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Theodore Dreiser
(Novelist)
Birthdate: August 27, 1871
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Terre Haute
Died: 1945
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Piero the Unfortunate
(Ruler of Florence Known for His Bad Decisions that Led to His Downfall)
Birthdate: February 15, 1472
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1503
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Max Steiner
(Conductor, Composer, Musician, Screenwriter, Film score composer)
Birthdate: May 10, 1888
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: 1971
Birthdate: July 26, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1990
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Freddie King
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: September 3, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gilmer
Died: 1976
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Francis de Sales
(Bishop of Geneva (1602 - 1622))
Birthdate: August 21, 1567
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Sales, Thorens-Glières, France
Died: 1622
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Shehu Shagari
(The First Nigerian President to be Democratically Elected)
Birthdate: February 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shagari, Nigeria
Died: 2018
Birthdate: November 16, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hanau, Germany
Died: 1963
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William L. Shirer
(Journalist, Historian, Writer)
Birthdate: February 23, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 1993
Birthdate: June 6, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jersey
Died: 2015
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Sergei Yesenin
(One of the Most Popular Russian Lyric Poets of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: October 3, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Konstantinovo, Russia
Died: 1925
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Agathe von Trapp
(Austrian American Singer)
Birthdate: March 12, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pola, Istria, Austria-Hungary (present-day Pula, Croatia)
Died: 2010
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George Gissing
(British Novelist Best Known for His Works: 'The Nether World', 'New Grub Street' and 'The Odd Women')
Birthdate: November 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wakefield, England
Died: 1903
Birthdate: February 16, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Coventry
Died: 2015
Birthdate: January 27, 1866
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grodno, Belarus
Died: 1924
Birthdate: July 24, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sharon, Pennysylvania
Died: 1986
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Elizabeth Freeman
(The First Enslaved African American Person to Win a Freedom Suit in Massachusetts)
Birthdate: 1742 AD
Birthplace: Claverack
Died: 1829
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Hermann Oberth
(Physicist)
Birthdate: June 25, 1894
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sibiu, Romania
Died: 1989
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: April 3, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto
Died: 1981
Birthdate: February 5, 1788
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Templeton, Massachusetts, United Stafes
Died: 1853
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Charles Habib Malik
(Lebanese Diplomat, Academic, Politician, and Philosopher)
Birthdate: 1906 AD
Died: 1987
Birthdate: February 14, 1835
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Austria
Died: 1916
Birthdate: February 21, 1747
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Quito, Spanish Empire
Died: 1795
Birthdate: November 24, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hesse
Died: 1968
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Susan Sontag(Writer and Filmmaker, Best Known for her Essay 'Notes on 'Camp')
Birthdate: January 16, 1933
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2004
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George Henry White
(Politician, Lawyer)
Birthdate: December 18, 1852
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rosindale, North Carolina
Died: 1918
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Johannes Rydberg(Swedish Physicist Known for Devising the Rydberg Formula to Describe the Wavelengths of Photons)
Birthdate: November 8, 1854
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Halmstad, Sweden
Died: 1919
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Ernst Johann von Biron
(Duke)
Birthdate: November 23, 1690
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kalnciems, Latvia
Died: 1772
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Sam Levene
(Broadway and Film Actor & Director)
Birthdate: August 28, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: 1980
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: June 9, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Klyuchi, Russia
Died: 1903
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
(British Secretary at War (1839 - 1841) )
Birthdate: October 25, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leicestershire, England
Died: 1859
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Justin Smith Morrill
(Politician)
Birthdate: April 14, 1810
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Strafford, Vermont, United States
Died: 1898
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Chris Barnard
(Author and Movie Scriptwriter)
Birthdate: July 15, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nelspruit, South Africa
Died: 2015
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Tariq bin Taimur
(Prime Minister of Oman)
Birthdate: June 30, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: İstanbul, Turkey
Died: 1980
Birthdate: February 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2016