In the year 1928
246 Notable deaths
Arnold Rothstein
American mobster (1882–1928).
Born January 17th, 1882 in Manhattan.
Died November 6th, 1928 at 46 years old in Manhattan, Ottendorfer Library.
Emmeline Pankhurst
English suffragist.
Born July 15th, 1858 in Manchester.
Died June 14th, 1928 at 69 years old in Hampstead.
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the south pole.
Born July 16th, 1872 in Borge.
Died June 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Barents Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer.
Born May 12th, 1868 in Lincoln County.
Died May 6th, 1928 at 59 years old in Cleburne.
Lala Lajpat Rai
Indian author and politician (1865-1928).
Born January 28th, 1865 in Dhudike.
Died November 17th, 1928 at 63 years old in Lahore (blunt trauma).
H. H. Asquith
British politician (1852–1928); prime minister of the united kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Born September 12th, 1852 in Morley.
Died February 15th, 1928 at 75 years old in The Wharf (cerebrovascular disease).
Mary Ingalls
Elder sister of author laura ingalls wilder (1865–1928).
Born January 10th, 1865 in Wisconsin.
Died October 20th, 1928 at 63 years old in Keystone (pneumonia, stroke).
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
British senior officer during the first world war (1861-1928).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Charlotte Square. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Princes Gate.
Ruth Snyder
American murderer (1895-1928).
Born March 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 1928 at 32 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist (1868-1928).
Born June 7th, 1868 in Townhead. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1928 at 60 years old in London (tongue cancer). [ref]
Hendrik Lorentz
Dutch physicist.
Born July 18th, 1853 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1928 at 74 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Frankie Yale
Italian american mob boss (1893–1928).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Longobucco.
Died July 1st, 1928 at 35 years old in Brooklyn (gunshot wound). [ref]
Zhang Zuolin
Chinese warlord and politician (1875-1928).
Born March 19th, 1875 in Haicheng.
Died June 4th, 1928 at 53 years old in Shenyang (railway accident).
Hannah Chaplin
Stage and musical actress.
Born August 6th, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1928 at 62 years old in Glendale (syphilis).
Pyotr Wrangel
Russian army general (1878-1928).
Born August 27th, 1878 in Zarasai.
Died April 25th, 1928 at 49 years old in City of Brussels (poisoning).
Alexander Bogdanov
Physician, philosopher, writer, revolutionary (1873-1928).
Born August 22nd, 1873 in Sokółka.
Died April 7th, 1928 at 54 years old in Moscow (infectious disease).
Leoš Janáček
Czech composer (1854-1928).
Born July 3rd, 1854 in Hukvaldy. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1928 at 74 years old in Ostrava (pneumonia). [ref]
Jose Sanchez del Rio
Niño martil (1913–1928).
Born March 28th, 1913 in Sahuayo Municipality. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1928 at 14 years old in Michoacán (execution by shooting). [ref]
Loïe Fuller
American dancer (1862–1928).
Born January 15th, 1862 in Fullersburg.
Died January 1st, 1928 at 65 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
William Dudley Haywood
Labor organizer (1869-1928).
Born February 4th, 1869 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 18th, 1928 at 59 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Luigi Cadorna
Italian general.
Born September 4th, 1850 in Pallanza.
Died December 21st, 1928 at 78 years old in Bordighera.
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement.
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Reinhard Scheer
German admiral (1863-1928).
Born September 30th, 1863 in Obernkirchen.
Died November 26th, 1928 at 65 years old in Marktredwitz.
Max Scheler
German philosopher (1874-1928).
Born August 22nd, 1874 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1928 at 53 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928).
Born November 9th, 1876 in Inawashiro.
Died May 21st, 1928 at 51 years old in Accra (yellow fever).
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