Famous Deaths In 1928

Jan 06 On this day in history alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51  

Jan 08 Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair died on this day in history.  

Jan 13 In the year 1928 johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57  

Jan 21 On this day in history 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 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 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 In the year 1928 hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75  

Feb 16 Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) died on this day in history.  

Feb 29 In the year 1928 adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65  

Mar 01 In the year 1928 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02 Theodore Richards, US chemist (atomic weight, Nobel 1914), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 05 On this day in history jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies  

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 On this day in history death of henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840)  

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 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 in the year 1928.  

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 in the year 1928.  

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

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Jan 01 Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1928.  

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of gerhard Amanshauser, writer  

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