In the year 1928
313 Notable deaths
Antonín Sova
Czech poet and writer (1864–1928).
Born February 26th, 1864 in Pacov. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1928 at 64 years old in Pacov (syphilis). [ref]
Friedrich Raschig
German chemist, entrepreneur, and politician (1863-1928).
Born June 8th, 1863 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died February 4th, 1928 at 64 years old in Duisburg.
Hans Friedrich Gadow
German zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1928).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Stary Kraków.
Died May 16th, 1928 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński
Polish musician (1869–1928).
Born September 21st, 1869 in Kalisz, Marcelin.
Died April 18th, 1928 at 58 years old in Warsaw.
Józefa Joteyko
Polish child neurologist, psychologist and educationist (1866-1928), editor.
Born January 29th, 1866 in Kyiv, Pochuiki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1928 at 62 years old in Warsaw (heart disease). [ref]
Ludwig Riess
German historian (1861-1928).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Wałcz.
Died December 27th, 1928 at 67 years old in Springfield.
Johan Olin
Finnish wrestler (1883–1928).
Born June 30th, 1883 in Vihti.
Died December 3rd, 1928 at 45 years old in Ingå.
Émile Senart
French indologist.
Born March 26th, 1847 in Reims.
Died February 21st, 1928 at 80 years old in Paris.
Karin Larsson
Swedish artist (1859-1928).
Born October 3rd, 1859 in Örebro. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1928 at 68 years old in Sundborns (peptic ulcer disease). [ref]
Reggie Morris
American silent film actor and director (1886-1928).
Born June 25th, 1886 in New Jersey.
Died February 16th, 1928 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pingmei Shi
Chinese writer (1902–1928).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Pingding County.
Died September 30th, 1928 at 26 years old in Beijing.
Erich Adickes
German philosopher (critical empiricist).
Born June 29th, 1866 in Lesum.
Died July 8th, 1928 at 62 years old in Tübingen.
Matsumura Jinzō
Japanese botanist (1856-1928).
Born February 14th, 1856 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died May 4th, 1928 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Flora Wambaugh Patterson
U.s. mycologist (1847–1928).
Born September 15th, 1847 in Columbus. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1928 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anastasiya Verbitskaya
Russian novelist, playwright, screenplay writer, publisher and feminist (1861–1928).
Born February 23rd, 1861 in Voronezh.
Died January 16th, 1928 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre
Austrian biologist (1850–1928).
Born July 14th, 1850 in Kitzbühel.
Died April 8th, 1928 at 77 years old in Innsbruck.
Randi Blehr
President of the norwegian association for women's rights.
Born February 12th, 1851 in Bergen. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1928 at 77 years old in Oslo. [ref]
John Donnell Smith
American biologist and taxonomist (1829-1928).
Born June 5th, 1829 in Baltimore.
Died December 2nd, 1928 at 99 years old in Baltimore.
Paul Clemens von Baumgarten
German pathologist (1848–1928).
Born August 28th, 1848 in Dresden.
Died July 10th, 1928 at 79 years old in Dresden.
Miles Burke
Boxer (1885–1928).
Born January 15th, 1885 in St. Louis.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 43 years old in St. Louis.
Gyula Kakas
Hungarian gymnast.
Born March 28th, 1875 in Budapest.
Died February 25th, 1928 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Theodor Becker
German entomologist (1840-1928).
Born June 23rd, 1840 in Wahlstorf.
Died June 30th, 1928 at 88 years old in Legnica.
Erich Kaiser-Titz
German actor (1875-1928).
Born October 7th, 1875 in Berlin.
Died November 22nd, 1928 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Georges Passerieu
French cyclist (1885–1928).
Born October 11th, 1885 in London. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1928 at 42 years old in Épinay-sur-Orge.
Roberto Payró
Argentine writer (1867–1928).
Born April 19th, 1867 in Mercedes.
Died April 5th, 1928 at 60 years old in Lomas de Zamora.
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender