Famous Deaths Happened In April - 28
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
1089 Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on this day in history. 

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

1192 On this day in history death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s) 

1498 Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on this day in history. 

1533 On April - 28 death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) 

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 On April - 28 death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) 

1741 On this day in history death of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman (b. 1668) 

1765 On this day in history death of sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834) 

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 On April - 28 death of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1723) 

1799 Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 on April - 28. 

1804 Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history. 

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

1816 Death of Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher (b. 1862) on April - 28. 

1841 Death of Peter Chanel, French saint (b. 1803) on April - 28. 

1843 On this day in history william Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies 

1853 On April - 28 ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79 

1858 Death of Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist (b. 1801) on this day in history. 

1865 Death of Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born British shipping magnate (b. 1787) on April - 28. 

1873 A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on April - 28. 

1881 On April - 28 robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies 

1887 On April - 28 carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 

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

1905 On this day in history death of fitzhugh Lee, American Confederate general (b. 1835) 

1925 On April - 28 louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies 

1926 On April - 28 death of zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857) 

1933 On this day in history robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31 

1935 On April - 28 alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87 

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

1944 On April - 28 death of frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874) 

1945 On this day in history death of bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot 

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