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January 28th
256 Notable deaths
Emma Tillman
Supercentenarian, oldest person in the world.
Born November 22nd, 1892 in Gibsonville.
Died January 28th, 2007 at 114 years old in East Hartford. [ref]
Halina Konopacka
Polish athlete (1900-1989).
Born February 26th, 1900 in Rawa Mazowiecka. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1989 at 88 years old in Daytona Beach.
Joseph Sprinzak
1th speaker of the knesset (1885–1959).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1959 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German princess (1894–1972).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Gut Grünholz.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Salzburg (disease).
Hassan Taqizadeh
Iranian diplomat and politician (1878–1970).
Born September 27th, 1878 in Tabriz.
Died January 28th, 1970 at 91 years old in Tehran. [ref]
François Certain de Canrobert
French general, marshal of france (1809–1895).
Born June 27th, 1809 in Saint-Céré.
Died January 28th, 1896 at 86 years old in Paris.
Kaufmann Kohler
German-born american bible scholar, reform rabbi and theologian (1843-1926).
Died January 28th, 1926 at 82 years old in Cincinnati.
Erle C. Kenton
Film director (1896-1980).
Born August 1st, 1896 in Norborne.
Died January 28th, 1980 at 83 years old in Glendale (Parkinson's disease).
Galo Plaza
President of ecuador (1948 - 1952).
Born February 17th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 28th, 1987 at 80 years old in Quito (gastroenteritis).
Werner Mummert
German general (1897–1950).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Zschaitz-Ottewig.
Died January 28th, 1950 at 52 years old in Russia.
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.
Died January 28th, 2013 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Stephen Malcolm
Jamaican footballer (1970-2001).
Born May 2nd, 1970 in Montego Bay.
Died January 28th, 2001 at 30 years old in Duncans (traffic collision).
Edward Lawry Norton
Engineer (1898-1983).
Born July 28th, 1898 in Rockland. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1983 at 84 years old in The Chathams. [ref]
Marina Colasanti
Italian-brazilian writer, translator and journalist (1937–2025).
Born September 26th, 1937 in Asmara.
Died January 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
J. Ottis Adams
American artist (1851-1927).
Born July 8th, 1851 in Indiana.
Died January 28th, 1927 at 75 years old in Indiana.
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Italian opera singer (1913-1995).
Born August 14th, 1913 in Reggio Emilia.
Died January 28th, 1995 at 81 years old in Reggio Emilia.
Segismundo Moret
Spanish politician, art collector and writer (1833-1913).
Died January 28th, 1913 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Karel Svoboda
Czech composer (1938—2007).
Born December 19th, 1938 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2007 at 68 years old in Jevany (gunshot wound). [ref]
Anastasios Metaxas
Greek architect and sport shooter (1862–1937).
Born February 27th, 1862 in Athens.
Died January 28th, 1937 at 74 years old in Athens.
Lady Helena Gleichen
English painter and memoirist (1873-1947).
Born February 1st, 1873 in London.
Died January 28th, 1947 at 73 years old in London.
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]
Murad Madalsi
Algerian politician (1943-2019).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Tlemcen.
Died January 28th, 2019 at 75 years old in Algiers (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
Israeli politician.
Born January 20th, 1895 in Tiberias.
Died January 28th, 1967 at 72 years old in Israel.
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Robert Planquette
French composer of songs and operettas (1848–1903).
Born July 31st, 1848 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1903 at 54 years old in boulevard Pereire. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)