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In the year 1928
313 Notable deaths
Aleksandar Protogerov
Bulgarian general, politician and revolutionary (1867–1928).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Ohrid. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1928 at 61 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Xiang Jingyu
Chinese politician (1895-1928).
Born September 4th, 1895 in Xupu County.
Died May 1st, 1928 at 32 years old in Wuhan.
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.
Gunnar Knudsen
11th prime minister of norway (1848–1928).
Born September 19th, 1848 in Arendal.
Died December 1st, 1928 at 80 years old in Skien.
Finn Malmgren
Swedish meteorologist and explorer (1895–1928).
Born January 9th, 1895 in Gothenburg, Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.
Died June 14th, 1928 at 33 years old in Spitsbergen.
Ladislav Klíma
Czech philosopher and bookwriter (1878–1928).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Domažlice.
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).
Madeleine Lemaire
French painter (1845–1928).
Born May 24th, 1845 in Les Arcs.
Died April 8th, 1928 at 82 years old in Paris.
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 (1851–1928).
Born May 24th, 1851 in Chitagá. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Chitagá. [ref]
François Victor Alphonse Aulard
First professional french historian of the french revolution and of napoleon (1849–1928).
Born July 19th, 1849 in Montbron.
Died October 23rd, 1928 at 79 years old in place de l'École.
Moritz von Auffenberg
Austrian-hungarian general and minister of war (1852-1928).
Died May 18th, 1928 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Gustave Ador
Member of the swiss federal council and president of the icrc (1845-1928).
Born December 23rd, 1845 in Cologny.
Died March 31st, 1928 at 82 years old in Geneva.
John Merle Coulter
U.s. botanist (1851-1928).
Born November 20th, 1851 in Ningbo.
Died December 23rd, 1928 at 77 years old in Yonkers.
Ferdinando Martini
Italian writer and politician (1841-1928).
Born July 30th, 1841 in Florence.
Died April 24th, 1928 at 86 years old in Monsummano Terme.
Charles Henry Gilbert
American ichthyologist (1859–1928).
Born December 5th, 1859 in Rockford.
Died April 20th, 1928 at 68 years old in Palo Alto.
Frank Currier
American actor (1857-1928).
Born September 4th, 1857 in Norwich.
Died April 22nd, 1928 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Edward Connelly
Actor (1858-1928).
Born December 30th, 1858 in New York City.
Died November 21st, 1928 at 69 years old in Hollywood (influenza).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 313
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson