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Who died on 28 August?

Celebrities who died on 28 August

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Oldest

101 years, 8 months, 24 days

Youngest

18 years, 5 months, 25 days

Born first

10 November 1873

Died first

28 August 1911

Born last

19 January 1989

Died last

28 August 2022

American actor  Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

American actor

2020
American film director, screenwriter and actor John Huston

John Huston

American film director, screenwriter and actor

1987
Flemish comics author Willy Vandersteen

Willy Vandersteen

Flemish comics author

1990
DJ Adam Goldstein

Adam Goldstein

DJ

2009
Indian actress Sumitra Devi

Sumitra Devi

Indian actress

1990
French actress-model Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc

French actress-model

2017
Mexican artist; singer and songwriter Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel

Mexican artist; singer and songwriter

2016
Greek academic Dimitris Kitsikis

Dimitris Kitsikis

Greek academic

2021
Tibetan Dzogchen lama of the Nyingma tradition Sogyal Rinpoche

Sogyal Rinpoche

Tibetan Dzogchen lama of the Nyingma tradition

2019
American race car driver Phil Hill

Phil Hill

American race car driver

2008
Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů

Bohuslav Martinů

Czech composer

1959
American playwright and actress Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

American playwright and actress

1985
Polish operatic soprano Teresa Żylis-Gara

Teresa Żylis-Gara

Polish operatic soprano

2021
American television and film actor Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

American television and film actor

2013
English actor and novelist Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

English actor and novelist

1978
American historian and journalist Bruce Catton

Bruce Catton

American historian and journalist

1978
Baseball player and coach Jean Dubuc

Jean Dubuc

Baseball player and coach

1958
Austrian chemist Bernd Michael Rode

Bernd Michael Rode

Austrian chemist

2022
Indian politician-businessman H. Vasanthakumar

H. Vasanthakumar

Indian politician-businessman

2020
American child actress Anissa Jones

Anissa Jones

American child actress

1976
English association football player Sam Oji

Sam Oji

English association football player

2021
German author Rudolf Matzner

Rudolf Matzner

German author

2019
Swedish actress Eva Stiberg

Eva Stiberg

Swedish actress

1990
Australian stage, film and television actor Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Australian stage, film and television actor

2014
mid-distance runner David Torrence

David Torrence

mid-distance runner

2017
Baseball player and coach, basketball coach Billy Lush

Billy Lush

Baseball player and coach, basketball coach

1951
French actor Michel Aumont

Michel Aumont

French actor

2019
actress Miyoshi Umeki

Miyoshi Umeki

actress

2007
American actor Robert Walker

Robert Walker

American actor

1951
American actress Florence Turner

Florence Turner

American actress

1946
football administrator Nicolás Leoz

Nicolás Leoz

football administrator

2019
Malaysian civil servant Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid

Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid

Malaysian civil servant

2021
American actress Jan Clayton

Jan Clayton

American actress

1983
Soviet writer, poet, playwright Konstantin Simonov

Konstantin Simonov

Soviet writer, poet, playwright

1979
The 80th Prime Minister of Japan Tsutomu Hata

Tsutomu Hata

The 80th Prime Minister of Japan

2017
Venezuelan politician and writer Miguel Otero Silva

Miguel Otero Silva

Venezuelan politician and writer

1986
Ukrainian businessman. Collaborator and hero Aleksey Kovalev

Aleksey Kovalev

Ukrainian businessman. Collaborator and hero

2022
Spanish artist Juan Muñoz

Juan Muñoz

Spanish artist

2001
British writer Catherine MacPhail

Catherine MacPhail

British writer

2021
American football player Rupert Smith

Rupert Smith

American football player

1959
actor, director Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

actor, director

1964
Mexican actor and comedian  Manuel Valdés

Manuel Valdés

Mexican actor and comedian

2020
Chinese politician Fu Kuiqing

Fu Kuiqing

Chinese politician

2022
Welsh rugby union player Jack Williams

Jack Williams

Welsh rugby union player

1911
Chinese politician Jin Renqing

Jin Renqing

Chinese politician

2021
Catholic archbishop and diplomat from Switzerland Peter Zurbriggen

Peter Zurbriggen

Catholic archbishop and diplomat from Switzerland

2022
Italian priest and theologian  Gastone Simoni

Gastone Simoni

Italian priest and theologian

2022
Spanish historian Josep Fontana

Josep Fontana

Spanish historian

2018
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