January 28th
183 Notable deaths
Ceija Stojka
Austrian-romani writer, painter, activist, and musician, and survivor of the holocaust (1933-2013).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Kraubath an der Mur. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2013 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Italian opera singer (1913-1995).
Born August 14th, 1913 in Reggio Emilia. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1995 at 81 years old in Reggio Emilia.
Aleš Debeljak
Slovenian poet, essayist, critic (1961-2016).
Born December 25th, 1961 in Ljubljana.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 54 years old in Peračica (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Edward Lawry Norton
Engineer (1898-1983).
Born July 28th, 1898 in Rockland.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 84 years old in The Chathams.
Yosef Sprinzak
Israeli politician (1885-1959).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1959 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Anastasios Metaxas
Greek architect and sport shooter.
Born February 27th, 1862 in Athens.
Died January 28th, 1937 at 74 years old in Athens.
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Claude Papi
French footballer (1949-1983).
Born April 16th, 1949 in Porto-Vecchio. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1983 at 33 years old in Bastia. [ref]
Arvo Ylppö
Finnish physician, professor and archiater (1887-1992).
Born October 27th, 1887 in Akaa.
Died January 28th, 1992 at 104 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Karel Svoboda
Czech composer (1938—2007).
Born December 19th, 1938 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2007 at 68 years old in Jevany (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis