April 28th
169 Notable deaths
Ken Hughes
British film director (1922-2001).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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).
Alexandre Koyré
French philosopher (1892–1964).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Taganrog.
Died April 28th, 1964 at 71 years old in Paris.
Frank Shuman
American inventor (1862-1918).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Brooklyn.
Died April 28th, 1918 at 56 years old in Philadelphia.
János Starker
Hungarian-american cellist (1924–2013).
Born July 5th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
François de La Rocque
French politician (1885-1946).
Born October 6th, 1885 in Lorient. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1946 at 60 years old in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert Bartlett
Newfoundland canadian american explorer.
Born August 15th, 1875 in Brigus South.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 70 years old in New York City.
Christian Norberg-Schulz
Norwegian architect.
Born May 23rd, 1926 in Oslo. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2000 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Amaka Igwe
Nigerian filmmaker & creative industries stakeholder champion.
Born January 2nd, 1963 in Port Harcourt. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2014 at 51 years old in Enugu (asthma).
Léon Jouhaux
French trade unionist (1879–1954).
Born July 1st, 1879 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 169
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)