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 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 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 in the year 1928.  

Feb 01 On this day in history death of hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)  

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

Feb 15 In the year 1928 hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75  

Feb 16 On this day in history death of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)  

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

Mar 01 In the year 1928 albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62  

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

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

Mar 18 Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32 in the year 1928.  

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

Mar 31 In the year 1928 gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apr 29 In the year 1928 henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1928.  

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

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