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In the year 1928
217 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski
Polish general.
Born May 19th, 1866 in Serednii Babyn.
Died October 22nd, 1928 at 62 years old in Warsaw.
Yang Zengxin
Chinese politician (1867-1928).
Born March 6th, 1867 in Mengzi City.
Died July 7th, 1928 at 61 years old in Ürümqi.
Pádraic Ó Conaire
Irish writer.
Born February 28th, 1882 in Galway.
Died October 6th, 1928 at 46 years old in Dublin.
Juan Vázquez de Mella
Spanish monarchist (1861-1928).
Born June 8th, 1861 in Cangues d'Onís.
Died February 26th, 1928 at 66 years old in Paseo del Prado.
Otto Nordenskjöld
Swedish geologist and polar researche.
Born December 6th, 1869 in Jönköping County. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1928 at 58 years old in Gothenburg (traffic collision). [ref]
John Burnet
Scottish classicist (1863-1928).
Born December 9th, 1863 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1928 at 64 years old in St Andrews. [ref]
A. B. Frost
American artist; (1851-1928).
Born January 17th, 1851 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1928 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau
German diplomat (1869-1928).
Born May 29th, 1869 in Schleswig.
Died September 8th, 1928 at 59 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).
Kostas Karyotakis
Greek poet (1896-1928).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Tripoli.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 31 years old in Preveza (ballistic trauma).
Ludwig von Pastor
German historian and austrian diplomat (1854-1928).
Born January 31st, 1854 in Aachen. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1928 at 74 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 217
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi