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In the year 1928
242 Notable deaths
Claude France
French actress.
Born March 9th, 1893 in Emden.
Died January 4th, 1928 at 34 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Gerald Duffy
American journalist (1896-1928).
Born April 13th, 1896 in New York City.
Died June 25th, 1928 at 32 years old in Los Angeles.
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
Swedish entomologist (1853-1928).
Born January 15th, 1853 in Parish of Forsa.
Died July 20th, 1928 at 75 years old in Danderyd.
Roman Steinberg
Estonian wrestler (1900–1939).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Tallinn.
Died April 16th, 1928 at 28 years old in Tallinn (tuberculosis).
Friedrich Raschig
German politician (1863-1928).
Born June 8th, 1863 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died February 4th, 1928 at 64 years old in Duisburg.
Antonín Sova
Czech poet and writer (1864–1928).
Born February 26th, 1864 in Pacov. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1928 at 64 years old in Pacov (syphilis). [ref]
Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński
Polish musician (1869–1928).
Born September 21st, 1869 in Kalisz, Marcelin.
Died April 18th, 1928 at 58 years old in Warsaw.
Józefa Joteyko
Polish child neurologist, psychologist and educationist (1866-1928), editor.
Born January 29th, 1866 in Kyiv, Pochuiki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1928 at 62 years old in Warsaw (heart disease). [ref]
Ludwig Riess
German historian (1861-1928).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Wałcz.
Died December 27th, 1928 at 67 years old in Springfield.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 242
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker