January 28th
192 Notable deaths
Michael J. Smith
American astronaut (1945-1986).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Beaufort.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Galina Minaicheva
Artistic gymnast.
Born December 29th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 2025 at 95 years old [ref]
Aleksey Nikanchikov
Fencer.
Born July 30th, 1940 in Yagodnoye.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 31 years old in Minsk (traffic collision).
Louis Chaillot
French racing cyclist.
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Chaumont. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1998 at 83 years old in Aubenas. [ref]
Egon Adler
East german cyclist (1937-2015).
Born February 18th, 1937 in Großpösna.
Died January 28th, 2015 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
Axel Schandorff
Danish racing cyclist (1926-2016).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Copenhagen.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 89 years old in Copenhagen.
Olaf Broch
Norwegian linguist (1867-1961).
Born August 4th, 1867 in Horten. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1961 at 93 years old in Oslo. [ref]
George Nicol
British sprinter.
Born December 28th, 1886 in London Borough of Wandsworth.
Died January 28th, 1967 at 80 years old in Brighton.
Roger-Jean Le Nizerhy
Olympic cyclist (1916-1999).
Born December 3rd, 1916 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1999 at 82 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Ellen Hagen
Swedish politician (1873-1967).
Born September 15th, 1873 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1967 at 93 years old in Täby parish.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 192
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte