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January 28th
256 Notable deaths
Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian visual artist (1924-1976).
Born January 28th, 1924 in Saint-Gilles. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1976 at 52 years old in Cologne (liver disease). [ref]
Yikuang, Prince Qing
Qing dynasty noble and politician (1838-1917).
Born November 16th, 1838 in Beijing.
Died January 28th, 1917 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Jakob Grimminger
Ss officer (1892–1969).
Born April 25th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died January 28th, 1969 at 76 years old in Munich.
Teófilo Braga
Portuguese politician (1843–1924).
Born February 24th, 1843 in Ponta Delgada.
Died January 28th, 1924 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
Miloš Milutinović
Serbian footballer (1933–2003).
Born February 5th, 1933 in Bajina Bašta.
Died January 28th, 2003 at 69 years old in Belgrade.
George Woodcock
Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic (1912-1995).
Born May 8th, 1912 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1995 at 82 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Burne Hogarth
American cartoonist (1911-1996).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 84 years old in Paris.
Miura Gorō
Japanese politician (1847–1926).
Born January 1st, 1847 in Hagi.
Died January 28th, 1926 at 79 years old in Koishikawa.
Đồng Khánh
Vietnamese emperor (1864–1889).
Born February 19th, 1864 in Huế.
Died January 28th, 1889 at 24 years old in Huế.
Vasily Lanovoy
Soviet and russian actor (1934–2021).
Born January 16th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
Russian grand duchess (1826-1845).
Born May 26th, 1826 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 1845 at 18 years old in Wiesbaden (puerperal disorders).
Sweet Emma Barrett
American musician (1897-1983).
Born March 25th, 1897 in New Orleans.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 85 years old in Metairie.
Mel Mermelstein
Czechoslovak-born american holocaust survivor and autobiographer.
Born September 25th, 1926 in Mukachevo.
Died January 28th, 2022 at 95 years old in Long Beach.
Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev
Soviet politician (1892-1940).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Karmaskaly.
Died January 28th, 1940 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Gustave de Molinari
Belgian political economist and classical liberal theorist (1819–1912).
Born March 3rd, 1819 in Liège.
Died January 28th, 1912 at 92 years old in De Panne.
Henri Murger
Novelist and poet from france.
Born March 24th, 1822 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1861 at 38 years old in Paris.
Sibongile Khumalo
South african opera singer (1957–2021).
Born September 24th, 1957 in Soweto.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 63 years old
Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia
Son of grand duke constantin nikolaevich and first cousin of alexander iii of russia (1860-1919).
Born June 13th, 1860 in Strelna.
Died January 28th, 1919 at 58 years old in Peter and Paul Fortress (gunshot wound).
Coco Schumann
German jazz musician (1924–2018).
Born May 14th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died January 28th, 2018 at 93 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Katō Takaaki
Japanese politician (1860-1926).
Born January 25th, 1860 in Saya. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1926 at 66 years old in Kōjimachi-ku (pneumonia).
Augusta Holmès
French composer of british-irish origin.
Born December 16th, 1847 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1903 at 55 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
George Saintsbury
British critic and literary historian (1845–1933).
Born October 23rd, 1845 in Southampton.
Died January 28th, 1933 at 87 years old in Bath.
Harriet Frank Jr.
American screenwriter (1923-2020).
Born March 2nd, 1923 in Portland.
Died January 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Los Angeles, Los Altos. [ref]
Yves Chauvin
French chemist (1930–2015).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Menen.
Died January 28th, 2015 at 84 years old in Tours. [ref]
Keriman Halis
Turkish beauty pageant and model (1913–2012).
Born February 16th, 1913 in Constantinople.
Died January 28th, 2012 at 98 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker