April 28th

167 Notable deaths

Chairil Anwar

Indonesian poet.

Born July 26th, 1922 in Medan.

Died April 28th, 1949 at 26 years old in Jakarta.

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. [ref]

Died April 28th, 1960 at 82 years old in Santiago (liver cancer). [ref]

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. [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).

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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy