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In the year 1928
233 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.
Jane Ellen Harrison
British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (1850–1928).
Born September 9th, 1850 in Cottingham. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1928 at 77 years old in Bloomsbury. [ref]
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Spanish author (1867-1928).
Born January 29th, 1867 in Valencia. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1928 at 60 years old in Menton. [ref]
Wilhelm Fliess
German surgeon (1858–1928).
Born October 24th, 1858 in Choszczno.
Died October 13th, 1928 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Nora Bayes
American singer, actress and comedian (1880–1928).
Born October 8th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died March 19th, 1928 at 47 years old in Brooklyn (cancer).
Frank Friday Fletcher
American admiral.
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Oskaloosa.
Died November 28th, 1928 at 73 years old in New York City.
Jan Toorop
Dutch painter (1858–1928).
Born December 20th, 1858 in Purworejo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1928 at 69 years old in The Hague. [ref]
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]
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
Danish philologist and hellenist 1854-1928.
Born November 27th, 1854 in Aalborg.
Died January 4th, 1928 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
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