In the year 1928

313 Notable deaths

Arthur Moritz Schoenflies

German mathematician (1853–1928).

Born April 17th, 1853 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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

Jorge Holguín

Colombian politician (1848-1928).

Born October 30th, 1848 in Cali. [ref]

Died March 2nd, 1928 at 79 years old in Bogotá.

Maria Wiik

Finnish painter (1853–1928).

Born August 2nd, 1853 in Helsinki.

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

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 (1857–1928).

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..

Bernhard Duhm

German theologian (1847–1928).

Born October 10th, 1847 in Bingum.

Died November 1st, 1928 at 81 years old in Basel.

Berthold Lasker

German chess player (1860–1928).

Born December 31st, 1860 in Barlinek.

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

Árpád Tóth

Hungarian poet (1886–1928).

Born April 14th, 1886 in Arad.

Died November 7th, 1928 at 42 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis).

Nina Bang

Danish politician (1866-1928).

Born October 6th, 1866 in Kastellet.

Died March 25th, 1928 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.

Ward Crane

American actor (1890–1928).

Born May 18th, 1890 in Albany.

Died July 21st, 1928 at 38 years old in Saranac Lake (pneumonia).

Adamo Boari

Italian architect (1863–1928).

Born October 22nd, 1863 in Ferrara.

Died February 24th, 1928 at 64 years old in Rome.

Clara Williams

Actress (1888-1928).

Born May 3rd, 1888 in Seattle.

Died May 8th, 1928 at 40 years old in Los Angeles.

William Turner Thiselton-Dyer

British botanist (1843-1928).

Born July 28th, 1843 in Westminster.

Died December 23rd, 1928 at 85 years old in Gloucestershire.

Woodbridge N. Ferris

American politician and educator (1853–1928).

Born January 6th, 1853 in Spencer.

Died March 23rd, 1928 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..

Robert Abbe

American surgeon and radiologist (1851–1928).

Born April 13th, 1851 in New York City.

Died March 7th, 1928 at 76 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]

George H. Bryan

Welsh mathematician (1864–1928).

Born March 1st, 1864 in Cambridge.

Died October 13th, 1928 at 64 years old in Bordighera.

María Guerrero

Spanish actor and director (1867-1928).

Born April 17th, 1867 in Madrid.

Died January 23rd, 1928 at 60 years old in Madrid (kidney disease).

Alexander Tsiurupa

Russian commissar (1870-1928).

Born October 1st, 1870 in Oleshky.

Died May 8th, 1928 at 57 years old in Olyva.

Princess Maria Tenisheva

Russian princess (1858–1928).

Born June 1st, 1858 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 14th, 1928 at 69 years old in Paris.

Maria Yermolova

Russian actress.

Born July 15th, 1853 in Moscow.

Died March 12th, 1928 at 74 years old in Moscow.

Yves Guyot

French politician and economist (1843-1928).

Born September 6th, 1843 in Dinan.

Died February 22nd, 1928 at 84 years old in Paris.

Deaths 176 to 200 of 313

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