October 28th
216 Notable deaths
Albert Hastings Markham
British explorer and royal navy officer (1841–1918).
Born November 11th, 1841 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
Died October 28th, 1918 at 76 years old in London.
Shrilal Shukla
Indian writer (1925–2011).
Born December 31st, 1925 in Atrauli.
Died October 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Japanese prince (1847–1895).
Born April 1st, 1847 in Kyoto.
Died October 28th, 1895 at 48 years old in Tainan (malaria).
Isabella Abbott
Hawaiian-american professor of botany, ethnobotanist and specialist in algology (1919-2010).
Died October 28th, 2010 at 91 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Blas Piñar
Spanish politician (1918–2014).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Toledo. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2014 at 95 years old in Madrid.
Ljuba Tadić
Serbian actor (1929–2005).
Born May 31st, 1929 in Ferizaj.
Died October 28th, 2005 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Cleveland Abbe
American meteorologist and advocate of time zones (1838-1916).
Born December 3rd, 1838 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1916 at 77 years old in Chevy Chase Village.
Juri Lotman
Russian-estonian semiotician (1922–1993).
Born February 28th, 1922 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 28th, 1993 at 71 years old in Tartu.
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Duke of württemberg (1804-1881).
Born December 20th, 1804 in Riga.
Died October 28th, 1881 at 76 years old in Bayreuth.
Renato Martino
Italian roman catholic cardinal (1932–2024).
Born November 23rd, 1932 in Salerno. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2024 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Pavel Rychagov
Commander of the soviet air forces (1911–1941).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Moscow.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 30 years old in Samara.
Al Bianchi
American basketball player, coach, executive (1932–2019).
Born March 26th, 1932 in Long Island.
Died October 28th, 2019 at 87 years old in Phoenix (disease). [ref]
Evelyn Hamann
German actress (1942-2007).
Born August 6th, 1942 in Hamburg.
Died October 28th, 2007 at 65 years old in Hamburg (lymphoma). [ref]
Abe Waddington
Cricket player of england. (1893-1959).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Clayton.
Died October 28th, 1959 at 66 years old in Scarborough.
Anthony Soter Fernandez
Catholic archbishop (1932–2020).
Born April 22nd, 1932 in Sungai Petani.
Died October 28th, 2020 at 88 years old in Cheras. [ref]
Kesago Nakajima
Japanese general (1881-1945).
Born June 15th, 1881 in Ōita Prefecture.
Died October 28th, 1945 at 64 years old
Ulisse Dini
Italian mathematician and politician (1845-1918).
Born November 14th, 1845 in Pisa.
Died October 28th, 1918 at 72 years old in Pisa.
Robert Swinhoe
British diplomat and naturalist (1836-1877).
Born September 1st, 1836 in Kolkata.
Died October 28th, 1877 at 41 years old in London.
Stojan Protić
Yugoslav politician (1857-1923).
Born January 28th, 1857 in Kruševac.
Died October 28th, 1923 at 66 years old in Belgrade.
Yuliya Balykina
Belarusian sprinter.
Born April 12th, 1984 in Bulgan.
Died October 28th, 2015 at 31 years old in Minsk.
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
French chess player (1800-1872).
Born September 12th, 1800 in Monflanquin.
Died October 28th, 1872 at 72 years old in Hydra (horse fall). [ref]
Bernard Wolfe
American writer (1915–1985).
Born August 28th, 1915 in New Haven.
Died October 28th, 1985 at 70 years old in Calabasas.
Grigori Chukhrai
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born May 23rd, 1921 in Melitopol.
Died October 28th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Théodore Reinach
French archaeologist (1860-1928).
Born July 3rd, 1860 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died October 28th, 1928 at 68 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Mikhail Dragomirov
Russian general (1830-1905).
Born November 20th, 1830 in Konotop.
Died October 28th, 1905 at 74 years old in Konotop.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner