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 On this day in history 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 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 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 In the year 1928 douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66  

Jan 30 Douglas Haig, Brit fieldmarshal (Sudan/Boer war/WW I), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1928 death of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)  

Feb 29 On this day in history adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65  

Mar 01 Albert Herbert Brewer, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1928.  

Mar 03 Jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1928 death of robert Abbe, American surgeon (b. 1851)  

Mar 18 In the year 1928 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 On this day in history giuseppe Ferrata, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 31 Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1928.  

Apr 25 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron general, dies at 49 in the year 1928.  

Apr 29 In the year 1928 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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