April 28th
227 Notable deaths
Gustave Nadaud
French songwriter.
Born February 20th, 1820 in Roubaix.
Died April 28th, 1893 at 73 years old in Paris.
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
French botanist and biologist (1839–1914).
Born April 19th, 1839 in Bailleul.
Died April 28th, 1914 at 75 years old in Paris.
Ladislav Hejdánek
Czech philosopher and professor (1927-2020).
Born May 10th, 1927 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2020 at 92 years old in Prague. [ref]
Henri Filhol
French medical doctor, malacologist and naturalist (1843-1902).
Born May 11th, 1843 in Toulouse.
Died April 28th, 1902 at 58 years old in Paris.
Ján Botto
Slovak poet and writer (1829–1881).
Born January 25th, 1829 in Vyšný Skálnik.
Died April 28th, 1881 at 52 years old in Banská Bystrica.
Vira Hyrych
Ukrainian journalist and radio producer.
Born September 12th, 1967 in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2022 at 54 years old in Kyiv (explosion). [ref]
Jabbar Garyaghdioglu
Azerbaijani singer (1861–1944).
Born March 31st, 1861 in Shusha.
Died April 28th, 1944 at 83 years old in Baku.
Paule Mink
French feminist and socialist revolutionary of polish descent (1839-1901).
Born November 9th, 1839 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died April 28th, 1901 at 61 years old in Paris.
Lucien Pothier
French racing cyclist (1883–1957).
Born January 15th, 1883 in Cuy. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1957 at 74 years old in Troyes. [ref]
Hendrik van Heuckelum
Dutch footballer (1879-1929).
Born May 6th, 1879 in The Hague.
Died April 28th, 1929 at 49 years old in The Hague.
José de la Paz Herrera
Honduran footballer (1940–2021).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Soledad.
Died April 28th, 2021 at 80 years old in Tegucigalpa (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Georgy Mondzolevski
Soviet volleyball player (1934–2024).
Born January 26th, 1934 in Orsha.
Died April 28th, 2024 at 90 years old [ref]
Charles Grandmougin
French poet and playwright (1850–1930).
Born January 17th, 1850 in Vesoul.
Died April 28th, 1930 at 80 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Anna Nordlander
Swedish artist from skellefteå (1843-1879).
Born March 26th, 1843 in Skellefteå.
Died April 28th, 1879 at 36 years old in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Max Bolkart
Ski jumper.
Born July 29th, 1932 in Oberstdorf.
Died April 28th, 2025 at 92 years old in Oberstdorf. [ref]
Bettina Schmidt
East german luger (1960–2019).
Born June 2nd, 1960 in Staßfurt.
Died April 28th, 2019 at 58 years old in Eisenach. [ref]
Karel Senecký
Czech footballer (1919-1979).
Born March 17th, 1919 in Prague.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 60 years old in Prague.
Arvo Aalto
Finnish politician (1932–2025).
Born July 13th, 1932 in Rovaniemi. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2025 at 92 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Louis Cardiet
Footballer (1943-2020).
Born June 20th, 1943 in Quimperlé.
Died April 28th, 2020 at 76 years old in Lorient. [ref]
Hermann Buse
Road bicycle racer (1907–1945).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin.
Tetsuro Miura
Japanese association football player and manager (1956–2018).
Born April 12th, 1956 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died April 28th, 2018 at 62 years old in Toyota. [ref]
Toimi Alatalo
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born April 4th, 1929 in Savitaipale.
Died April 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Savitaipale.
Francisco de Andrade
Portuguese sailor.
Born August 16th, 1923 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2021 at 97 years old in Alcabideche. [ref]
Yoshihiko Ōsaki
Japanese olympic swimmer (1939–2015).
Born February 27th, 1939 in Wajima.
Died April 28th, 2015 at 76 years old in Osaka (interstitial lung disease). [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 227
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller