In the year 1928
217 Notable deaths
Adolfo Hohenstein
Painter and decorative artist (1854-1928).
Born March 18th, 1854 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1928 at 74 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Alexander Spendiaryan
Russian composer of armenian descent (1871-1928).
Born November 1st, 1871 in Kakhovka. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1928 at 56 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Emil Wiechert
German geophysicist and seismologist (1861-1928).
Born December 26th, 1861 in Sovetsk.
Died March 19th, 1928 at 66 years old in Göttingen.
Edward Walter Maunder
English astronomer studying sunspots.
Born April 12th, 1851 in London.
Died March 21st, 1928 at 76 years old in London.
Ernesto Schiaparelli
Italian egyptologist (1856-1928).
Born July 12th, 1856 in Occhieppo Inferiore. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1928 at 71 years old in Turin. [ref]
Bashford Dean
American zoologist (1867-1928).
Born October 28th, 1867 in New York City.
Died December 6th, 1928 at 61 years old in Michigan.
Mihail Savov
Bulgarian general.
Born November 26th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Mattia Battistini
Italian opera singer.
Born February 27th, 1856 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1928 at 72 years old in Contigliano. [ref]
Ladislav Klíma
Czech philosopher and bookwriter.
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Domažlice. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1928 at 49 years old in Vinohrady (tuberculosis). [ref]
Luigi Bianchi
Italian mathematician (1856-1928).
Born January 18th, 1856 in Parma. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1928 at 72 years old in Pisa. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 217
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving