April 28th
167 Notable deaths
Silas Silvius Njiru
Kenyan catholic bishop.
Born October 10th, 1928 in Kevote.
Died April 28th, 2020 at 91 years old in Rivoli (COVID-19). [ref]
Anders Petersen
Danish boxer.
Born December 16th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died April 28th, 1966 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Jean Goujon
French olympic cyclist (1914-1991).
Born April 21st, 1914 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1991 at 77 years old in Chaville. [ref]
Robert Hippolyte Chodat
Swiss botanist (1865-1934).
Born April 6th, 1865 in Moutier. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1934 at 69 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Yoshihiko Ōsaki
Japanese olympic swimmer.
Born February 27th, 1939 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Wajima.
Died April 28th, 2015 at 76 years old in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka University Hospital (interstitial lung disease). [ref]
Willy von Känel
Footballer (1909-1991).
Born October 30th, 1909 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died April 28th, 1991 at 81 years old
Georg Albertsen
Danish gymnast.
Born July 12th, 1889 in Frederiksberg.
Died April 28th, 1961 at 71 years old in Gentofte.
Gilberto Noletti
Italian footballer.
Born May 9th, 1941 in Cusano Milanino.
Died April 28th, 2024 at 82 years old in Forlì. [ref]
Robert Montgomerie
British fencer.
Born February 15th, 1880 in South Kensington.
Died April 28th, 1939 at 59 years old in Westminster.
José de la Paz Herrera
Honduran footballer.
Born November 21st, 1940 in Soledad, El Paraíso.
Died April 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Tegucigalpa (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks