Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1928.

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 in the year 1928.

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 On this day in history marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74

Jan 29 In the year 1928 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 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 in the year 1928.

Feb 16 In the year 1928 death of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)

Feb 29 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65 on this day in history.

Mar 01 On this day in history albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62

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

Mar 27 Leslie Stuart, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1928.

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

Mar 31 Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82 in the year 1928.

Apr 02 In the year 1928 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 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 in the year 1928.

Apr 18 Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1928.

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

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 in the year 1928.

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

May 07 In the year 1928 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 On this day in history birth of ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection)

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

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94)

Jan 02 Gerhard Amanshauser, writer was born in the year 1928.

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

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of howard Caine, Nashville TN, actor (Brushfire)

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.