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Famous Deaths th occurred on 8/28

As usual, a MUCH shorter list than the births. You'd have thought that I would have at least had time to fit THIS one in yesterday, wouldn't you? Oh, well. At least it's here now.

1818 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable trader, founder of Chicago, dies. 1955 Emmett Till kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi. 1961 Thomas Connolly 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies. 1964 Gracie Allen Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62. 1967 Paul Muni actor, dies at 71. 1968 Nick Castle choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland), dies at 58. 1983 Jan Clayton actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66. 1985 Ruth Gordon actress, dies at 88 suffering a stroke in her sleep.