Famous Deaths Happened In 1928

Jan 06 Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair died in the year 1928.  

Jan 13 On this day in history johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57  

Jan 21 George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66  

Jan 30 In the year 1928 douglas Haig, Brit fieldmarshal (Sudan/Boer war/WW I), dies at 66  

Feb 01 Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869) died in the year 1928.  

Feb 04 Hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1928 hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75  

Feb 16 Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) died on this day in history.  

Feb 29 In the year 1928 adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65  

Mar 01 In the year 1928 albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62  

Mar 03 On this day in history jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69  

Mar 07 In the year 1928 death of robert Abbe, American surgeon (b. 1851)  

Mar 18 Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32 on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) died in the year 1928.  

Mar 27 In the year 1928 leslie Stuart, composer, dies at 64  

Mar 28 Giuseppe Ferrata, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1928 gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82  

Apr 02 Theodore Richards, US chemist (atomic weight, Nobel 1914), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 In the year 1928 death of henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840)  

Apr 18 Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1928.  

Apr 25 In the year 1928 pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron general, dies at 49  

Apr 29 On this day in history henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61  

May 04 Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

May 07 On this day in history alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56  

May 09 On this day in history constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81  

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Jan 01 Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests) was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02 Dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94) was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of gerhard Amanshauser, writer  

Jan 02 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point) was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02 Howard Caine, Nashville TN, actor (Brushfire) was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02 Tiberiu Olah, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Vaughn Beals, Cambridge Mass, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle) was born in the year 1928.