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 In the year 1928 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1928.  

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

Feb 01 Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04 In the year 1928 hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74  

Feb 15 On this day in history hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75  

Feb 16 Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) died in the year 1928.  

Feb 29 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65 in the year 1928.  

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 in the year 1928.  

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

Mar 18 On this day in history 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 Leslie Stuart, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1928.  

Mar 28 In the year 1928 giuseppe Ferrata, composer, dies at 63  

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 In the year 1928 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 Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1928.  

Apr 24 On this day in history ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 25 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron general, dies at 49 in the year 1928.  

Apr 29 Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61 in the year 1928.  

May 04 In the year 1928 barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63  

May 07 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1928.  

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

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Jan 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1928 birth of dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of gerhard Amanshauser, writer  

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point)  

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

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

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of vaughn Beals, Cambridge Mass, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle)