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In the year 1928
313 Notable deaths
Prince Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach
Ruler of lithuania from 11 july to 2 november 1918 (1864–1928).
Born May 30th, 1864 in Monaco.
Died March 24th, 1928 at 63 years old in Rapallo.
Mauritz Stiller
Swedish film director (1883–1928).
Born July 17th, 1883 in Helsinki.
Died November 18th, 1928 at 45 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Syed Ameer Ali
Indian muslim jurist (1849-1928).
Born April 6th, 1849 in Mohan.
Died August 3rd, 1928 at 79 years old in Rudgwick.
Mary Richmond
American social worker.
Born August 5th, 1861 in Belleville.
Died September 12th, 1928 at 67 years old in New York City.
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane
British politician (1856-1928).
Born July 30th, 1856 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1928 at 72 years old in Auchterarder.
Pavel Axelrod
Russian menshevik (1850–1928).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Pochep.
Died April 16th, 1928 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Edmund Gosse
English poet, author and critic (1849–1928).
Born September 21st, 1849 in London.
Died May 16th, 1928 at 78 years old in London.
R. A. Torrey
American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer (1856–1928).
Born January 28th, 1856 in Hoboken.
Died October 26th, 1928 at 72 years old in Asheville.
Frank Bernard Dicksee
English victorian painter and illustrator (1853–1928).
Born November 27th, 1853 in London.
Died October 17th, 1928 at 74 years old in London.
Eglantyne Jebbs
British social reformer, founder of "save the children" (1876-1928).
Born August 25th, 1876 in Ellesmere.
Died December 17th, 1928 at 52 years old in Geneva.
Chauncey Depew
American politician (1834–1928).
Born April 23rd, 1834 in Peekskill. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1928 at 93 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha
British politician (1863–1928).
Born March 24th, 1863 in Raipur.
Died March 5th, 1928 at 64 years old in Berhampore.
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
Governor-general of australia (1852-1928).
Born August 11th, 1852 in Twickenham.
Died December 2nd, 1928 at 76 years old in Freshwater.
Franz Stuck
German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect (1863–1928).
Born February 23rd, 1863 in Tettenweis.
Died August 30th, 1928 at 65 years old in Munich.
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1851–1928).
Born April 1st, 1851 in Meiningen.
Died January 16th, 1928 at 76 years old in Meiningen.
Jane Ellen Harrison
British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (1850–1928).
Born September 9th, 1850 in Cottingham.
Died April 15th, 1928 at 77 years old in Bloomsbury.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Spanish author (1867-1928).
Born January 29th, 1867 in Valencia. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1928 at 60 years old in Menton. [ref]
Wilhelm Fliess
German surgeon (1858–1928).
Born October 24th, 1858 in Choszczno.
Died October 13th, 1928 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Frank Friday Fletcher
American admiral.
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Oskaloosa.
Died November 28th, 1928 at 73 years old in New York City.
Nora Bayes
American singer, actress and comedian (1880–1928).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Chicago.
Died March 19th, 1928 at 47 years old in Brooklyn (cancer).
Jan Toorop
Dutch painter (1858-1928).
Born December 20th, 1858 in Purworejo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1928 at 69 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Larry Semon
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928).
Born July 16th, 1889 in West Point.
Died October 8th, 1928 at 39 years old in Victorville (pneumonia, tuberculosis).
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
Danish philologist and hellenist (1854-1928).
Born November 27th, 1854 in Aalborg.
Died January 4th, 1928 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Floyd Bennett
Us pilot (1890-1928).
Born October 25th, 1890 in Warrensburg. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1928 at 37 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 313
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot