Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 28-Dec

Died on This Day (28-Dec)

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	Carley Ann McCord	Carley Ann McCord was an American sports reporter.	American sports reporter	30	1
	Sue Grafton	Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels.	American author of detective novels	77	3
	Lemmy	Ian Fraser Kilmister , better known as Lemmy, was an English musician who was the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Motörhead.	English musician, singer and songwriter	70	5
	Halton Arp	Halton Christian "Chip" Arp was an American astronomer.	American astronomer	86	7
	Kaye Stevens	Kaye Stevens was an American singer and actress. Her big break in show business came at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, when the headliner for the night, Debbie Reynolds, became ill and Stevens filled in for the night.	Actress and singer	79	9
	Patrick Cranshaw	Joseph Patrick Cranshaw was an American character actor known for his distinctive look and deadpan humor.	American film and television actor	86	15
	Benjamin Thurman Hacker	Rear Admiral Benjamin Thurman Hacker was a U.S. Navy officer, who became the first Naval Flight Officer to achieve Flag rank.	United States Navy admiral	68	17
	Benny Morton	Benny Morton was an American jazz trombonist, most associated with the swing genre.	American musician	78	35
	L. Mendel Rivers	Lucius Mendel Rivers was a Democratic U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston-based 1st congressional district for nearly 30 years.	American politician	65	50
	Dwight Watson	Dwight Grant Watson was an American football player and coach.	American football player and coach	47	100

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	June Whitfield	Dame June Rosemary Whitfield was an English radio, television and film actress.	English radio, television and film actress	93	2
	Debbie Reynolds	Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman.	American actress, singer, businesswoman	84	4
	Leelah Alcorn	Leelah Alcorn was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention; she had posted a suicide note to her Tumblr blog about societal standards affecting transgender people and expressing the hope that her death would create a dialogue about discrimination, abuse, and lack of support for transgender people.	American transgender girl	17	6
	Emmanuel Scheffer	Emmanuel Scheffer was an Israeli football player and coach who was born in Germany.	Footballer, coach	88	8
	Avi Cohen	Avraham "Avi" Cohen was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender, and a manager.	Israeli football player-manager	54	10
	Jerry Orbach	Jerome Bernard Orbach was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last bona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" and a "versatile stage and film actor".	Actor/singer	69	16
	Kiel Martin	Kiel Urban Mueller , known professionally as Kiel Martin, was an American actor best known for his role as Detective John "J.	American actor	46	30
	Amir Elahi	Amir Elahi was one of the fifteen cricketers who have played Test cricket for more than one country.	Cricketer	72	40
	Theodore Dreiser	Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school.	Novelist, journalist	74	75
	Philip Hardwick	Philip Hardwick was an English architect, particularly associated with railway stations and warehouses in London and elsewhere.	British architect	78	150