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January 28th
204 Notable deaths
Thomas Hicks
American track and field athlete.
Born January 11th, 1876 in Birmingham.
Died January 28th, 1952 at 76 years old in Winnipeg. [ref]
Hans Aumeier
German ss officer (1906-1948).
Born August 20th, 1906 in Amberg.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 41 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Bharati Mukherjee
Indian-american writer (1940-2017).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cardiomyopathy). [ref]
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
American orthodox rabbi.
Born June 21st, 1880 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1950 at 69 years old in 770 Eastern Parkway. [ref]
Luis Tejada
Panamanian footballer (1982–2024).
Born March 28th, 1982 in Panama City.
Died January 28th, 2024 at 41 years old in Omar Torrijos (cardiac arrest). [ref]
James Scullin
Australian politician, ninth prime minister of australia (1876-1953).
Born September 18th, 1876 in Trawalla.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 76 years old in Melbourne.
Paul Josef Crutzen
Dutch climatologist (1933–2021).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in Amsterdam.
Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Bernd Rosemeyer
German racecar driver and icon of national-socialism.
Born October 14th, 1909 in Lingen.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 28 years old in Mörfelden-Walldorf.
Antonín Novotný
Czech politician (1904-1975).
Born December 10th, 1904 in Prague, Letňany. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1975 at 70 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest).
Maximilian Grabner
Ss officer.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging).
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