April 28th
179 Notable deaths
Heinrich Bär
German luftwaffe flying ace.
Born March 21st, 1913 in Sommerfeld.
Died April 28th, 1957 at 44 years old in Brunswick.
Tien Soeharto
National hero of indonesia.
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.
Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).
Jane Gardam
British novelist and children's writer (1928–2025).
Born July 11th, 1928 in Coatham.
Died April 28th, 2025 at 96 years old in Chipping Norton. [ref]
Julian Scherner
German politician (1895-1945).
Born September 23rd, 1895 in Bagamoyo.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 49 years old in Niepołomice.
Ken Hughes
British film director (1922-2001).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Liverpool.
Died April 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Sepp Herberger
German footballer and manager (1897-1977).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1977 at 80 years old in Mannheim (pneumonia). [ref]
Percy Heath
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer). [ref]
Jürgen Bartsch
Serial killer (1946–1976).
Born November 6th, 1946 in Essen.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 29 years old in Lippstadt (drug overdose).
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Chilean army officer and political figure (1877-1960).
Born November 3rd, 1877 in Linares.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 82 years old in Santiago (liver cancer).
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 179
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde