In the year 1928

246 Notable deaths

Bashford Dean

American zoologist (1867-1928).

Born October 28th, 1867 in New York City.

Died December 6th, 1928 at 61 years old in Battle Creek.

Ladislav Klíma

Czech philosopher and bookwriter.

Born August 22nd, 1878 in Domažlice. [ref]

Died April 19th, 1928 at 49 years old in Vinohrady (tuberculosis). [ref]

Luigi Bianchi

Italian mathematician (1856–1928).

Born January 18th, 1856 in Parma.

Died June 6th, 1928 at 72 years old in Pisa.

Leon Benois

Russian architect (1856-1928).

Born August 23rd, 1856 in Petergof.

Died February 8th, 1928 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Mattia Battistini

Italian opera singer (1856–1928).

Born February 27th, 1856 in Rome. [ref]

Died November 7th, 1928 at 72 years old in Contigliano. [ref]

Jenő Landler

Hungarian politician (1875-1928).

Born November 22nd, 1875 in Gelse.

Died February 24th, 1928 at 52 years old in Cannes.

Agnès Souret

French actress and model.

Born January 21st, 1902 in Bayonne. [ref]

Died September 30th, 1928 at 26 years old in Argentina (peritonitis).

Klabund

German writer (1890-1928).

Born November 4th, 1890 in Krosno Odrzańskie.

Died August 14th, 1928 at 37 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).

Léon Duguit

French legal scholar (1859–1928).

Born February 4th, 1859 in Libourne.

Died December 18th, 1928 at 69 years old in Bordeaux.

Maurice Bloomfield

American classical philologist (1855-1928).

Born February 23rd, 1855 in Bielsko.

Died June 12th, 1928 at 73 years old in Baltimore.

Georges Sagnac

French physicist who lent his name to the sagnac effect (1869–1928).

Born October 14th, 1869 in Périgueux.

Died February 26th, 1928 at 58 years old in Meudon.

Ramón González Valencia

President of colombia.

Born May 24th, 1851 in Chitagá.

Died October 3rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Pamplona.

Moritz von Auffenberg

Austrian-hungarian general and minister of war (1852-1928).

Born May 22nd, 1852 in Opava.

Died May 18th, 1928 at 75 years old in Vienna.

John Merle Coulter

U.s. botanist (1851-1928).

Born November 20th, 1851 in Ningbo.

Died December 23rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Yonkers.

Charles Henry Gilbert

American ichthyologist (1859–1928).

Born December 5th, 1859 in Rockford.

Died April 20th, 1928 at 68 years old in Palo Alto.

Edward Connelly

Actor (1858-1928).

Born December 30th, 1858 in New York City.

Died November 21st, 1928 at 69 years old in Hollywood (influenza).

Arthur Moritz Schoenflies

German mathematician (1853–1928).

Born April 17th, 1853 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Died May 27th, 1928 at 75 years old in Frankfurt.

Maria Wiik

Finnish painter (1853–1928).

Born August 2nd, 1853 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1928 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Holbrook Blinn

American actor (1872-1928).

Born January 23rd, 1872 in San Francisco.

Died June 24th, 1928 at 56 years old in Croton-on-Hudson (horse fall).

Emily Stevens

American actress (1882-1928).

Born February 27th, 1882 in New York City.

Died January 3rd, 1928 at 45 years old in New York City.

Theodor Curtius

German chemist.

Born May 27th, 1857 in Duisburg.

Died February 8th, 1928 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.

J. Horace Round

English historian and genealogist (1854–1928).

Born February 22nd, 1854 in Hove.

Died June 24th, 1928 at 74 years old in Hove.

Jane Sutherland

Australian artist (1853-1928).

Born December 26th, 1853 in New York City.

Died July 25th, 1928 at 74 years old in Melbourne.

Joseph Nelson Rose

U.s. botanist (1862–1928).

Born January 11th, 1862 in Union County.

Died May 4th, 1928 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..

Berthold Lasker

German chess player (1860–1928).

Born December 31st, 1860 in Barlinek.

Died October 19th, 1928 at 67 years old in Berlin.

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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X