March 28th
166 Notable deaths
Alexander Arutiunian
Armenian composer, pianist (1920–2012).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Yerevan.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 91 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Princess Henriette of Belgium
Belgian royal (1870–1948).
Born November 30th, 1870 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died March 28th, 1948 at 77 years old in Sierre.
Zheng Xiaoxu
Chinese politician (1860-1938).
Born April 2nd, 1860 in Suzhou.
Died March 28th, 1938 at 77 years old in Changchun.
Barbara Rütting
German actress, politician and author (1927-2020).
Born November 21st, 1927 in Wietstock.
Died March 28th, 2020 at 92 years old in Marktheidenfeld. [ref]
Gheorghe Tătărescu
Romanian politician (1886–1957).
Born November 2nd, 1886 in Târgu Jiu. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1957 at 70 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis). [ref]
John Arden
British playwright (1930–2012).
Born October 26th, 1930 in Barnsley.
Died March 28th, 2012 at 81 years old in Galway. [ref]
Ömer Faruk Osmanoğlu
Ottoman turkish noble (1898-1969).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Cairo.
Archibald Garrod
British doctor (1857-1936).
Born November 25th, 1857 in London.
Died March 28th, 1936 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Antonios Naguib
Catholic cardinal patriarch.
Born March 18th, 1935 in Samalut.
Died March 28th, 2022 at 87 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Robert W. Paul
British cinema pioneer (1869–1943).
Born October 3rd, 1869 in Highbury.
Died March 28th, 1943 at 73 years old in Putney.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 166
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis