Historical Deaths for Yesterday

🏥 Famous Historical Deaths - Jan 28

0814 Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71

1119 Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies

1256 Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22

1393 Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball

1528 Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies

1547 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55

1549 Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80

1560 John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies

1595 Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50

1606 Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85

1612 Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies

1621 Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68

1687 Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday

1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]

1754 Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69

1768 John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44

1782 Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84

1805 Mih ly Csokonai Vit‚z, Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31

1810 Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead

1813 Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41

1817 Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55

1829 William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh

1838 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]

1868 Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62

1869 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72

1873 Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57

1895 Fran‡ois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85

1896 Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57

1898 Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74

1903 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55

1903 Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54

1910 Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74

1918 John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies

1924 Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56

1930 Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies

1932 Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75

1933 Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus], German classicist/writer, dies at 80

1935 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75

1938 Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28

1938 John Sharp, cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies

1939 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73

1942 Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61

1945 Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37

1947 Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72

1949 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62

1957 Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88

1959 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73

1959 Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85

1960 Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54

1963 Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday

1965 Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57

1965 Johan Fiolet, Dutch actor/director, dies at 63

1965 Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies

1967 Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies

1970 Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies

1972 Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66

1973 John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday

1974 Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67

1975 Antonin Novўtny, Czechoslovakian president (1957-68), dies at 70

1976 Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies

1977 Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92

1980 Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86

1983 Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure

1984 John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71

1986 Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger

1986 Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster

1991 Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66

1992 Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37

1992 Nahman Avigad, Isr archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86

1993 Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96

1993 John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83

1994 Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77

1994 Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79

1994 William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86

1995 Barrie Wilson, academic, dies at 59

1995 George Woodcock, author, dies at 82

1995 James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72

1995 Jim Gilbert, artist, dies at 61

1995 Philip H Burton, Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80

1995 Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at 83

1996 Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84

1996 Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44

1996 Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81

1996 John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81

1996 Joseph Brodsky, poet, dies at 55

1996 Or San Yu, president of Burma in (1981-88), dies

1996 U San Yu, soldier/politician, dies at 77

1996 Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at 71

1997 James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72

1997 Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68

1997 Vivien Signy, nurse, dies at 80

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