Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1928.  

Jan 11 In the year 1928 thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87  

Jan 12 On this day in history death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair  

Jan 13 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) died in the year 1928.  

Jan 27 Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74 in the year 1928.  

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 On this day in history 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 Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 Robert Abbe, American surgeon (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

Mar 18 On this day in history paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32  

Mar 20 Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) died on this day in history.  

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 Theodore Richards, US chemist (atomic weight, Nobel 1914), dies in the year 1928.  

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

Apr 07 On this day in history death of alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (b. 1873)  

Apr 13 Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1928.  

Apr 16 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 25 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron general, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

May 04 On this day in history barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63  

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

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 in the year 1928.  

Jan 01 Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of howard Caine, Nashville TN, actor (Brushfire)  

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of tiberiu Olah, composer  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of vaughn Beals, Cambridge Mass, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle)