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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 In the year 1928 thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87  

Jan 12 In the year 1928 death of ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair  

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

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

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

Mar 20 In the year 1928 death of fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)  

Mar 27 On this day in history leslie Stuart, composer, dies at 64  

Mar 28 On this day in history 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 On this day in history jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (b. 1873)  

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

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

Apr 18 Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61  

May 04 Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63 in the year 1928.  

May 07 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1928.  

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 On this day in history birth of khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of gerhard Amanshauser, writer  

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point)  

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

Jan 02 Tiberiu Olah, composer was born on this day in history.  

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