January 28th
183 Notable deaths
Ellison Onizuka
American astronaut from kealakekua, kona, hawaii, first asian american to reach space, later died in the space shuttle challenger accident.
Born June 24th, 1946 in Kailua-Kona.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 39 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Leonhard Seppala
Norwegian musher.
Born September 14th, 1877 in Skibotn.
Died January 28th, 1967 at 89 years old in Seattle.
Jim Capaldi
English musician and songwriter.
Born August 2nd, 1944 in Evesham.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 60 years old in London (stomach cancer). [ref]
Billy Powell
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1952 in Corpus Christi.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 56 years old in Orange Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Signe Toly Anderson
American singer (1941–2016).
Born September 15th, 1941 in Seattle.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 74 years old in Beaverton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
Joseph Brodsky
Russian-american poet (1940-1996).
Born May 24th, 1940 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1996 at 55 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Donald Winnicott
British pediatric psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born April 7th, 1896 in Plymouth.
Died January 28th, 1971 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Gregory Jarvis
American astronaut (1944-1986).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 41 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving