October 28th
156 Notable deaths
Rafael Alberti
Spanish poet (1902–1999).
Born December 16th, 1902 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died October 28th, 1999 at 96 years old in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz.
Alexander Lowen
American psychotherapist.
Born December 23rd, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2008 at 97 years old in New Canaan. [ref]
Reginald Horace Blyth
British japanologist (1898-1964).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Essex.
Died October 28th, 1964 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
Geoffrey Unsworth
British cinematographer (1914-1978).
Born May 26th, 1914 in Atherton. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1978 at 64 years old in Brittany (myocardial infarction).
Stephen Hui
Chinese actor from hong kong (1948–2025).
Born November 4th, 1948 in British Hong Kong.
Died October 28th, 2025 at 76 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. [ref]
Ian Marter
English actor and writer (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in Coventry.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 42 years old in London (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Korney Chukovsky
Russian children's writer.
Born March 31st, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1969 at 87 years old in Moscow (hepatitis). [ref]
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
American politician (1923–2021).
Born September 21st, 1923 in Big Stone Gap.
Died October 28th, 2021 at 98 years old in Kilmarnock. [ref]
Otto Messmer
American animator (1892-1983).
Born August 16th, 1892 in West Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1983 at 91 years old in Teaneck, Fort Lee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Galway Kinnell
Poet.
Born February 1st, 1927 in Providence.
Died October 28th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sheffield (leukemia).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 156
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler