Famous Deaths In January - 28

1975  On this day in history death of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (b. 1887)  

1976  Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies on this day in history.  

1977  On January - 28 burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92  

1979  On this day in history death of eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901)  

1980  On January - 28 jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86  

1983  Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure on this day in history.  

1984  John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71 on January - 28.  

1986  Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster on January - 28.  

1988  On January - 28 death of klaus Fuchs, German physicist (b. 1911)  

1991  Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 on January - 28.  

1992  On this day in history clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37  

1993  Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96 on this day in history.  

1994  Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history barrie Wilson, academic, dies at 59  

1996  On this day in history burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84  

1997  James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1999  On January - 28 death of markey Robinson, Irish painter (b. 1918)  

2001  Death of Curt Blefary, American baseball player (b. 1943) on this day in history.  

2002  Death of Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author (b. 1907) on this day in history.  

2004  On this day in history death of lloyd M. Bucher, U.S. Navy officer (b. 1927)  

2005  Death of Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (b. 1944) on January - 28.  

2006  On January - 28 death of yitzchak Kaduri, rabbi (b. around 1900)  

2007  On January - 28 death of carlo Clerici, Swiss professional road racing cyclist (b. 1929)  

2008  Death of Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (b. 1939) on this day in history.  

2017  Death of Geoff Nicholls, British keyboardist on January - 28.  

2018  Death of Gene Sharp, American political scientist on January - 28.  

2021  Death of Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch Nobel atmospheric chemist (b. 1933) on January - 28.  

2021  Death of Vasily Lanovoy, Soviet and Russian actor (b. 1934) on January - 28.  

2021  On this day in history death of cicely Tyson, American actress (b. 1924)  

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1225  On this day in history birth of saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274)  

1312  Queen Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349) was born on January - 28.  

1457  On January - 28 birth of henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)  

1540  On this day in history birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

1578  On January - 28 birth of cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)  

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on this day in history.  

1600  On January - 28 birth of clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)  

1608  On January - 28 birth of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer