Famous Deaths Happened In April - 28
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
1089 On this day in history dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies 

1109 On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies 

1192 Death of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s) on April - 28. 

1498 On April - 28 death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician 

1533 Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on April - 28. 

1710 Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on this day in history. 

1716 On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) 

1726 Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on this day in history. 

1741 On April - 28 death of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman (b. 1668) 

1765 Death of Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834) on April - 28. 

1770 On this day in history marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60 

1772 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Struensee, physician of Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1737) 

1781 Death of Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723) on April - 28. 

1799 On this day in history francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 

1804 On April - 28 hans Gram, composer, dies at 49 

1813 On this day in history death of mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745) 

1816 On April - 28 death of johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher (b. 1862) 

1841 On this day in history death of peter Chanel, French saint (b. 1803) 

1843 William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies on this day in history. 

1853 Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1858 Death of Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (b. 1801) on April - 28. 

1865 On April - 28 death of samuel Cunard, Canadian-born British shipping magnate (b. 1787) 

1873 On this day in history a Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 

1881 On this day in history robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies 

1887 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 on April - 28. 

1896 Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies on this day in history. 

1905 On April - 28 death of fitzhugh Lee, American Confederate general (b. 1835) 

1925 Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies on April - 28. 

1926 Death of Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857) on this day in history. 

1933 Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31 on this day in history. 

1935 On this day in history alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87 

1936 On April - 28 foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies 

1944 Death of Frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874) on this day in history. 

1945 On April - 28 death of bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot 

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