January 28th
204 Notable deaths
Pierre-Marie Gerlier
Catholic cardinal (1880–1965).
Born January 14th, 1880 in Versailles. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1965 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
Lebanese writer and poet (1937–2026).
Born December 23rd, 1937 in Bsharri.
Died January 28th, 2026 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Martha Warren Beckwith
American folklorist and ethnographer.
Born January 19th, 1871 in Massachusetts.
Died January 28th, 1959 at 88 years old in Berkeley.
Nahman Avigad
Israeli archaeologist (1905–1992).
Born September 25th, 1905 in Zavaliv.
Died January 28th, 1992 at 86 years old in Jerusalem.
Bernardo Soto Alfaro
Costa rican politician (1854-1931).
Born February 12th, 1854 in Alajuela.
Died January 28th, 1931 at 76 years old in San José.
César Isella
Argentinian singer and songwriter (1938–2021).
Born October 20th, 1938 in Salta.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Alexander Tikhanovich
Belarusian singer.
Born July 13th, 1952 in Minsk.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 64 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Ciril Kosmač
Slovenian writer (1910-1980).
Born September 28th, 1910 in Slap ob Idrijci. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Hamida Barmaki
Afghan activist (1970-2011).
Born January 4th, 1970 in Kabul.
Died January 28th, 2011 at 41 years old in Kabul. [ref]
Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim
German equestrian.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Hanover.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 43 years old in Volgograd (hanging).
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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon