In the year 1928
313 Notable deaths
Kurt von Morgen
German military officer (1858-1928).
Born November 1st, 1858 in Nysa.
Died February 15th, 1928 at 69 years old in Lübeck.
Yuly Aykhenvald
Russian literary critic (1872–1928).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Balta.
Died December 17th, 1928 at 56 years old in Berlin (tram accident).
Johan Peter Koch
Danish arctic explorer (1870–1928).
Born January 15th, 1870 in Vestenskov.
Died January 13th, 1928 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Ōtsuki Fumihiko
Japanese linguist and lexicographer (1847–1928).
Born December 22nd, 1847.
Died February 17th, 1928 at 80 years old in Shitaya-ku (pneumonia).
Antonio Abetti
Italian astronomer (1846-1928).
Born June 19th, 1846 in Šempeter pri Gorici.
Died February 20th, 1928 at 81 years old in Arcetri.
Anna Bugge
Norwegian feminist (1862-1928).
Born November 17th, 1862 in Egersund. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1928 at 65 years old in Danderyd. [ref]
Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
German painter (1855–1928).
Born May 15th, 1855 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 1st, 1928 at 73 years old in Seevetal.
Scott Sidney
American film director.
Born April 27th, 1874 in London.
Died July 20th, 1928 at 54 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Ruffey
French general (1851–1928).
Born March 19th, 1851 in Dijon.
Died December 14th, 1928 at 77 years old in French Third Republic.
George Earle Chamberlain
American politician (1854-1928).
Born January 1st, 1854 in Natchez. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1928 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Marie Stritt
German feminist, editor (1855–1928).
Born February 18th, 1855 in Sighișoara. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1928 at 73 years old in Dresden. [ref]
William Henry Crane
American actor (1845-1928).
Born April 30th, 1845 in Leicester.
Died March 7th, 1928 at 82 years old in Hollywood.
Kaoru Osanai
Japanese theater director (1881–1928).
Born July 26th, 1881 in Hiroshima.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 47 years old in Kamakura.
Ignác Alpár
Hungarian architect (1855-1928).
Born October 17th, 1855 in Pest.
Died April 27th, 1928 at 72 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).
Stefanos Skouloudis
Greek banker, politician and diplomat (1838–1928).
Born November 23rd, 1838 in Constantinople.
Died August 19th, 1928 at 89 years old in Athens.
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
Swedish botanist (1856-1928).
Born April 6th, 1856 in Halmstad. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1928 at 72 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Konstantīns Pēkšēns
One of the first professional latvian architects (1859–1928).
Born March 3rd, 1859 in Mazsalaca.
Died June 23rd, 1928 at 69 years old in Bad Kissingen.
Heinrich Ehrhardt
German inventor and entrepreneur (1840-1928).
Born November 17th, 1840 in Zella-Mehlis.
Died November 20th, 1928 at 88 years old in Zella-Mehlis.
Teodor Pejačević
Croatian politician (1855-1928).
Born September 24th, 1855 in Našice.
Died July 22nd, 1928 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Gerald Duffy
American journalist and screenwriter (1896-1928).
Born April 13th, 1896 in New York City.
Died June 25th, 1928 at 32 years old in Los Angeles.
Carlos Freile Zaldumbide
Acting president of ecuador (1911) / (1911 - 1912).
Died August 28th, 1928 at 72 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Claude France
French actress.
Born March 9th, 1893 in Emden.
Died January 4th, 1928 at 34 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Eilhard Wiedemann
German physicist (1852-1928).
Born August 1st, 1852 in Berlin.
Died January 7th, 1928 at 75 years old in Erlangen.
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
Swedish entomologist (1853-1928).
Born January 15th, 1853 in Parish of Forsa.
Died July 20th, 1928 at 75 years old in Danderyd.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 313
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore