Famous Deaths for 28th August 2023

683 – K’inich Janaab’ Pakal [Sun Shield], Ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque, dies at 80
1528 – Pedro Navarro, Navarrese general and engineer (invented the land mine), dies (b. c. 1460)
1903 – August Labitzky, Bohemian composer, dies at 70
1933 – Helen Dunbar, American actress (b. 1863)
1943 – Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (1918-43), dies of heart failure at 49; likely caused by poisoning but by whom remains a mystery
1964 – Lumsden Hare, Irish actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess), dies at 89
1982 – Geoff Chubb, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 21 wickets; Border), dies at 71
1990 – Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 59
2017 – Bobby Boyd, American NFL cornerback (5 × All-Pro 1964–1968; NFL interceptions leader 1965; Baltimore Colts), dies of bladder cancer at 79
2022 – Manzoor Hussain, Pakistani field hockey striker (Olympic gold 1986; World Cup gold 1978, 82; 175 caps, 86 goals), dies at 63

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