In the year 1928
217 Notable deaths
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince.
Born April 1st, 1851 in Meiningen.
Died January 16th, 1928 at 76 years old in Meiningen.
Wilhelm Fliess
German surgeon.
Born October 24th, 1858 in Choszczno.
Died October 13th, 1928 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Frank Friday Fletcher
United states navy medal of honor recipient (1855-1928).
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Oskaloosa.
Died November 28th, 1928 at 73 years old in New York City.
Jan Toorop
Dutch-indonesian painter (1858-1928).
Born December 20th, 1858 in Purworejo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1928 at 69 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha
British politician.
Born March 24th, 1863 in Raipur.
Died March 5th, 1928 at 64 years old in Berhampore.
Larry Semon
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928).
Born July 16th, 1889 in West Point. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1928 at 39 years old in Victorville (pneumonia, tuberculosis). [ref]
Pavel Axelrod
Russian menshevik (1850–1928).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Pochep.
Died April 16th, 1928 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Charlotte Mew
British poet.
Born November 15th, 1869 in London. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1928 at 58 years old in London (intoxication). [ref]
Floyd Bennett
United states navy medal of honor recipient (1890-1928).
Born October 25th, 1890 in Warrensburg. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1928 at 37 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 217
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson