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May 28th
166 Notable deaths
Fyodor Okhlopkov
Hero of the soviet union (1908-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Tomponsky District.
Died May 28th, 1968 at 60 years old in Tomponsky District.
Jens Christian Skou
Danish chemist (1918-2018).
Born October 8th, 1918 in Lemvig.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 99 years old in Aarhus. [ref]
Tatsuo Hori
Writer, poet, and translator in japan.
Born December 28th, 1904 in Hirakawachō.
Died May 28th, 1953 at 48 years old in Oiwake (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Assar Gabrielsson
Swedish businessman.
Born August 13th, 1891 in Korsberga. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Apolo Nsibambi
Ugandan prime minister (1940-2019).
Born October 25th, 1940 in Uganda Protectorate.
Died May 28th, 2019 at 78 years old in Bulange (prostate cancer, pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Eduard Krebsbach
German physician and ss doctor in the nazi concentration camp in mauthausen (1894-1947).
Born August 8th, 1894 in Bonn.
Died May 28th, 1947 at 52 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
Born December 17th, 1910 in Battle Creek. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1988 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ōten Shimokawa
Japanese animator.
Born May 2nd, 1892 in Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture.
Died May 28th, 1973 at 81 years old in Noda.
Rolf Nevanlinna
Finnish mathematician (1895–1980) known for his research in complex analysis.
Born October 22nd, 1895 in Joensuu. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Ola Ullsten
Swedish politician, prime minister of sweden between october 1978 and october 1979.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 86 years old in Öja socken. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 166
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown