Famous Deaths Happened In 1928

Jan 06 Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 in the year 1928.  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87  

Jan 12 Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair died on this day in history.  

Jan 13 In the year 1928 johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57  

Jan 21 In the year 1928 death of george Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858)  

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

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

Jan 30 Douglas Haig, Brit fieldmarshal (Sudan/Boer war/WW I), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1928 death of hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)  

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 On this day in history adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65  

Mar 01 Albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 07 On this day in history death of robert Abbe, American surgeon (b. 1851)  

Mar 18 In the year 1928 paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32  

Mar 20 On this day in history death of fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)  

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

Mar 28 Giuseppe Ferrata, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1928.  

Mar 31 Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history theodore Richards, US chemist (atomic weight, Nobel 1914), dies  

Apr 05 Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies in the year 1928.  

Apr 07 Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (b. 1873) died in the year 1928.  

Apr 13 On this day in history luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36  

Apr 16 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840) died in the year 1928.  

Apr 18 On this day in history henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58  

Apr 24 In the year 1928 ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 25 On this day in history pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron general, dies at 49  

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

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

May 07 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

May 09 In the year 1928 constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81  

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Jan 01 In the year 1928 birth of ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests)  

Jan 02 Dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Gerhard Amanshauser, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Howard Caine, Nashville TN, actor (Brushfire) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of tiberiu Olah, composer  

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