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Deaths on April 28

1873 : A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88
1935 : Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87
1995 : Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67
1960 : Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87
1987 : Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua
1945 : Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot
1982 : Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66
1887 : Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67
1945 : Claretta Petacci, mistress of Mussolini, executed
1980 : Dee Carroll, [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies
1089 : Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies
1970 : Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69
1976 : Eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81
1982 : EW "Nobby" Clark, Engl cricketer (32 wickets in 8 Tests 1929-34), dies
1979 : Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86
1965 : Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80
1991 : Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies
1936 : Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies
1799 : Fran‡ois Giroust, composer, dies at 62
1992 : Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82
1996 : Giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84
1984 : Glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80
1945 : Hans Bloesch, writer, dies
1804 : Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49
1896 : Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies
1995 : Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81
1996 : Henry Clarke, fashion photographer, dies at 75
1109 : Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies
1860 : Isaac da Costa, poet/writer (R‚veil, Wachter!), dies at 62
1975 : Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48
1990 : Jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies
1993 : Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47
1969 : Johannes Rontgen, composer, dies at 70
1996 : Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, politician, dies at 80
1991 : Ken Curtis, actor (Festus-Gunsmoke), dies at 74
1955 : Lode Cantens, Flemish playwrite (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43
1925 : Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies
1853 : Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79
1770 : Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60
1981 : Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79
1989 : Olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77
1992 : Olivier Messiaen, French composer (St Fran‡ois d'Assise), dies at 83
1973 : Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62
1974 : Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70
1995 : Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89
1966 : Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77
1977 : Ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87
1881 : Robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies
1933 : Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31
1983 : Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies
1984 : Silvia A Warner, writer, dies
1997 : Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45
1980 : Tommy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies
1996 : William E Colby, director of CIA (1973-76), dies
1843 : William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies

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