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In the year 1928
313 Notable deaths
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 (1850-1928).
Born September 4th, 1850 in Pallanza.
Died December 21st, 1928 at 78 years old in Bordighera.
Salvatore D'Aquila
American mobster.
Born November 7th, 1873 in Palermo.
Died October 10th, 1928 at 54 years old in Manhattan.
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928).
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City.
Giovanni Giolitti
Italian statesman (1842–1928).
Born October 27th, 1842 in Mondovì.
Died July 17th, 1928 at 85 years old in Cavour.
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.
Died May 19th, 1928 at 53 years old in Frankfurt.
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928).
Born November 9th, 1876 in Inawashiro.
Died May 21st, 1928 at 51 years old in Accra (yellow fever).
Andrew Fisher
Australian politician, fifth prime minister of australia (1862-1928).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Crosshouse.
Died October 22nd, 1928 at 66 years old in West Hampstead.
Li Yuanhong
Chinese general and politician (1864-1928).
Born October 19th, 1864 in Huangpi District.
Died June 3rd, 1928 at 63 years old in Tianjin.
Sachiko, Princess Hisa
Second daughter and child of emperor shōwa and empress kōjun.
Born September 10th, 1927 in Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Died March 8th, 1928 at 0 years old in Tokyo Imperial Palace (pneumonia).
Ah Toy
American madam.
Born May 18th, 1829 in Qing dynasty. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1928 at 98 years old in San Jose.
Alfred Lowenstein
Belgian aviator, businessman, soldier, sportsman (1877-1928).
Born March 11th, 1877 in Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1928 at 51 years old in North Sea, English Channel (drowning).
Anita Berber
German actress, dancer and writer (1899–1928).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Leipzig.
Died November 10th, 1928 at 29 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Italo Svevo
Italian writer (1861-1928).
Born December 19th, 1861 in Trieste.
Died September 13th, 1928 at 66 years old in Motta di Livenza (struck by vehicle).
Ezra Meeker
Pioneer of washington territory who later publicized the memory of the oregon trail.
Born December 29th, 1830 in Butler County.
Died December 3rd, 1928 at 97 years old in Seattle.
Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
Grand duke of baden (1857–1928).
Born July 9th, 1857 in Karlsruhe.
Died August 9th, 1928 at 71 years old in Badenweiler.
Armando Diaz
Italian general (1861-1928).
Born December 5th, 1861 in Naples. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Rome. [ref]
Wilhelm Wien
German physicist (1864-1928).
Born January 13th, 1864 in Parusnoye.
Died August 30th, 1928 at 64 years old in Munich.
Robert Lansing
American politician (1864-1928).
Born October 17th, 1864 in Watertown.
Died October 30th, 1928 at 64 years old in New York City.
George Washington Goethals
United states army officer and civil engineer (1858–1928).
Born June 29th, 1858 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1928 at 69 years old in Manhattan.
Epifanio de los Santos
Philippine historial and journalist.
Born April 7th, 1871 in Malabon.
Died April 18th, 1928 at 57 years old in Manila.
Ina Coolbrith
American poet, writer, and librarian (1841–1928).
Born March 10th, 1841 in Nauvoo.
Died February 29th, 1928 at 86 years old in Oakland.
Stjepan Radić
Croatian politician (1871-1928).
Born July 11th, 1871 in Martinska Ves.
Died August 8th, 1928 at 57 years old in Zagreb (gunshot wound).
Crystal Eastman
American lawyer and feminist.
Born June 25th, 1881 in Marlborough.
Died July 8th, 1928 at 47 years old in Erie (kidney disease).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino