Famous Deaths In 1928

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

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 On this day in history death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair  

Jan 13 On this day in history johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57  

Jan 21 George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) died in the year 1928.  

Jan 27 In the year 1928 marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74  

Jan 29 Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66 in the year 1928.  

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

Feb 01 Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869) died in the year 1928.  

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 in the year 1928.  

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

Mar 01 Albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 05 In the year 1928 jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies  

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

Apr 13 Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history 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 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 Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

May 07 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

May 09 In the year 1928 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 in the year 1928.  

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 On this day in history 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 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)