Famous Deaths Happened In 1928

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

Jan 08 On this day in history 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 Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair died on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1928.  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1928.  

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 in the year 1928.  

Mar 03 In the year 1928 jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69  

Mar 07 Robert Abbe, American surgeon (b. 1851) died in the year 1928.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Apr 18 In the year 1928 henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58  

Apr 24 Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 25 In the year 1928 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 On this day in history barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63  

May 07 In the year 1928 alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56  

May 09 Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1928.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection)  

Jan 01 In the year 1928 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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