Famous Deaths Happened In 1928

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

Jan 08 In the year 1928 dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 11 Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 in the year 1928.  

Jan 12 In the year 1928 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 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 in the year 1928.  

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 in the year 1928.  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1928 giuseppe Ferrata, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 31 On this day in history gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82  

Apr 02 Theodore Richards, US chemist (atomic weight, Nobel 1914), dies in the year 1928.  

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

Apr 07 In the year 1928 death of alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (b. 1873)  

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

Apr 24 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1928 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 Dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of tiberiu Olah, composer  

Jan 02 In the year 1928 birth of vaughn Beals, Cambridge Mass, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle)