October 28th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 28th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

Matthew Perry
Canadian-American actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends.
Adam Johnson (ice hockey)
American ice hockey player (b. 1994)

2022

Jerry Lee Lewis
American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2022)

2020

Cicilia Chiang
Renowned Chinese-American restaurateur and cookbook author.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

Yacine Kateb
Yacine Kateb was an Algerian novelist and playwright who is considered one of the most influential figures in Algerian literature.

2018

Kathleen Booth
Pioneering computer scientist known for her work on compilers and programming languages.
Colin Sylvia
Australian rules footballer (b. 1985)

2015

Ian Murdoch
Founder of the Debian project.

2014

Galway Kinnell
American poet and academic (d. 2014.)
Michael Sata
Zambian police officer and politician, 5th president of zambia (d. 2014)

2013

Ike Skelton
Long-serving U.S. Congressman from Missouri known for his work on national defense issues.
Rajendra Yadav
Indian author (b. 1929)
Tetsuharu Kawakami
Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Polish journalist and politician, prime minister of poland (d. 2013)
Aleksandar Tijanić
Serbian journalist (b. 1949)

2012

Savita
Indian dentist who died tragically in Ireland due to complications from a septic miscarriage, sparking debates on abortion laws.
Savita Halappanavar
Indian engineer who tragically died in Ireland due to complications from a septic miscarriage, leading to changes in Irish abortion laws.
Praveen Halappanavar
Indian engineer whose death sparked a debate on abortion laws in Ireland.
Gordon Bilney
Australian dentist and politician (b. 1939)
John Cheffers
Australian footballer and coach (b. 1936)

Jack Dellal

English immovables-goedbezitter / multi-millionaire

2011

Tom Addington
English soldier (b. 1919)

2010

James MacArthur
American actor (born 1937).
Johanthan Motzfeldt
Greenlandic politician and the first Prime Minister of Greenland.
Johnathan Motzfeldt
Greenlandic politician who was the first Prime Minister of Greenland.
Ehud Netzer
Israeli archaeologist, architect, and academic (d. 2010)
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Greenlandic priest and politician, 1st prime minister of greenland (d. 2010)

Liang Congjie

Friends of nature was founded by a chinese environmentalist (d. 2010).

Gerard Kelly

Scottish actor (born 1959).

Jonathan Motzfeldt

Greenlandic politician and priest 1st prime minister greenland (d.2010)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Alleta Maier
Noted chemist known for her research in organic synthesis.
Taylor Mitchell
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1990)

2007

Porter Wagoner
Legendary country singer and host of The Porter Wagoner Show.
Takao Fujinami
Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
Jimmy Makulis
Greek-german singer (d. 2007)

2006

Red Auerbach
American basketball coach and executive (born 1917).
Marijohn Wilkin
American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
Trevor Berbick
Jamaican-canadian boxer (d. 2006)

2005

Richard Smalley
American chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate in 1996 for chemistry (d. 2005)
Raymond Hains
French artist. from the 50s onwards, hains took part in several exhibitions and international events such as the aeuroedocumenta ivaeur in kassel, the first biennale of paris, the first shows of the new realism in milan and paris, the exhibitions aeuroeparis-parisaeur and aeuroeparis-new yorkaeur at the centre georges-pompidou as well as aeuroewestkunstaeur and aeuroebilderstreitaeur in cologne. his work has been …
Rick Smalley
Nobel laureate known for co-discovering buckyballs.
Fernando Quejas
Cape verdean-portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
Ljuba Tadić
Serbian actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Tony Jackson

Liverpool, england -- searchers - rock bassist / singer

Bob Broeg

American soldier and journalist (b. 1918)

Ljuba Tadic

Serbian actor (born 1929).

Tony Jackson

American singer-songwriter/pianist (d. 1921)

2004

Eugene K. Bird
American colonel and author, us commandant of spandau prison (b. 1926)
Jimmy McLarnin
Irish-american boxer and golfer (d. 2004).

2003

Sally Baldwin
Scottish social sciences professor (b. 1940)

2002

Erling Persson
Swedish businessman, founded h&m (b. 1917)
Margaret Booth
American screenwriter and producer (b. 1898)
Margaret Booth
American producer and editor (d.2002)

2001

Gerard Hengeveld
A dutch classical pianist, music composer, and educator. his compositions of piano study material are a highlight. hengeveld was a skilled interpreter and performer for the music of bach, both for piano and harpsichord. hengeveld, 90, died in bergen (north holland) on october 28, 2001.

2000

Des Moore
Des Moore was a mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory.
Carlos Guastavino
Argentine composer (born 1912)
Andújar Cedeño
Dominican baseball player (b. 1969)
Lida Baarova
Czech actress (born 1914).
Andujar Cedeno
Dominican baseball player (born 1969).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Antonios Katinaris
Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1931)

1998

Ted Hughes
British writer and englandaeur(tm), england's poet laureate since 1984. he was perhaps the most well-known contemporary poet until his death from cancer in october 1998. his extraordinary talents and his marriage to sylvia plath, a renowned poet, are what have made him famous. his work is a reflection of his love for mythology and astrology as well as animals and …
Ted Hughes
Renowned English poet known for his work 'The Hawk in the Rain.'
Tommy Flowers
Tommy Flowers was a British computer scientist known for his work on the Colossus computer during World War II.

1997

Paul Jarrico
American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)
Toni Carabillo
Writer (feminist chronicles), died from lymphoma aged 71

1996

Morey Amsterdam
American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
Morey Amsterdam
American screenwriter and actor
William Downie Forrest
Journalist dies at 94
Jack Tinker
Drama critic dies at 58

1995

Allan Leslie Merson
At 79, historian dies
Katsumasu Roy Sakioka
Propery owner dies at 96

1994

Sjlomo Goren
Polish / israeli supreme rabbi

1993

Doris Duke
American heiress, no. forbes magazine ranked her 18th on its 1993 list of the 400 richest americans. she was a mother to three children, one of whom died in her first marriage. she was 6' tall and played the cool jazz piano. although she wasn't given much credit for her business acumen or brains, duke was able to find every …
Crawford Greenewalt
Renowned chemist known for his work on the structure and function of molecules.
Crawford H. Greenewalt
Famous ornithologist and former president of the National Audubon Society.
Juri Lotman
Russian-estonian historian and scholar (b. 1922)
Carmino Baelen
Belgian sleder, dies at 22

1992

Soundra Raman
Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for his work in the field of light scattering.
Joan Maloney Rio
Dancer dies from cancer at 57

1991

Sylvia Fine Kaye
At 78, a us composer / lyricist, dies
G L Vitto entertainer
Dies at 69
John Korbal
Film historian (marlene dietrich), dies at age 51.

1990

Erich Gostl
German wwii figure (born in 1925).

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

Henry Hall
English actor and composer of bandleaders (d. 1989).

1987

André Masson
French illustrator and painter (d. 1987).
Andre Masson
French surrealist painter, set designer and french artist. his works caused quite a stir in 1920s paris. he was an intuitive painter and created spontaneous compositions by drawing patterns on canvas with glue and sand and then adding tubes of color to it. masson was born to rich peasants and stated that he wanted works that "remove items from their …

1986

John Braine
English librarian and author (d. 1986)
John Braine
English author and librarian (d. 1986).

1983

Otto Messmer
American animator and screenwriter (b. 1892)

1980

Leon Janney
Actor jim matthews-another world, hawk, dies at 63

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1978

Rukmani Devi
Singer and actress from sri lanka (d. 1978).

1976

Aarne Juutilainen
Finnish army captain (d. 1976)

1975

Georges Carpentier
French pro boxer, starting at 14 as a footboxer. in 1920, he became the champion european heavyweight when he defeated battling levinsky round 4. this title he held for 2 years before being beaten by battling shiki in round 6. he was elected to the boxing hall of fame in 1964. carpentier
Oliver Nelson
American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1932)

1973

Taha Hussein
Egyptian historian, author, and academic (b. 1889)
Sergio Tofano
Italian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1883)

1972

Mithcell Leisen
American film director and producer who was known for his work in the Hollywood studio system during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer who was active in Hollywood during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

1971

Yves de La Casiniere
Composer dies at 74

1970

Baby Huey
American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco
Composer dies at 99
Baby Huey [James Ramey]
Vocalist (baby huey and babysitters).

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

Constance Dowling
Actress (blind spot) dies at 49 from cardiac arrest

1968

Henricus WJM Keuls
Lawyer / poet, dies at 85

1965

Thomas Graham Brown
Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)
Earl Bostic
African-american saxophonist (d. 1965)
Ben Barka
Moroccan opposition leader kidnapped in paris and killed

1964

Reginald Horace Blyth
At 66, a zen scholar/teacher dies in japan

1963

Mart Saar
Estonian composer and organist (d. 1963).

1962

Pierre Froidebise
Composer dies at 48

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Camilo Cienfuegos
Fidel castro was a leading figure in the cuban revolution. he was among the few survivors of 1956's granma landing and quickly became a leader. in december 1958, he defeated batista forces at yaguajay. cienfuegos assumed a position as an authority in the army after the victory of the revolution in 1959. his disappearance during a night flight on 28 …
Egon Kornauth
Composer dies at 68

1957

Ernst Gräfenberg
German-american physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
Ernst Grafenberg
German scientist and physician (born 1881).

1952

Billy Hughes
English-australian politician, 7th prime minister of australia (b. 1862)

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

Marsel Cerdan
French-Algerian world champion boxer in the 1940s.
Marcel Cerdan
Renowned French-Algerian boxer and former world middleweight champion.
Ginette Neveu
Renowned French violinist known for her exceptional talent and tragic death at a young age.

1945

Kesago Nakajima
Japanese lieutenant-general in the imperial japanese army (d. 455)

1944

Petr Ginz
Czechoslovakian Jewish journalist who died in the Holocaust.

1941

Filipp Goloshchyokin
Soviet politician (b. 1876)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

Alice Brady
Actress (my man godfrey gay divorcee), died at 46

1936

Newton Moore
Australian soldier and politician, 8th premier of western australia (b. 1870)
E G Winkler
Writer

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

Bernhard von Bülow
German soldier and politician, chancellor of germany (b. 1849)
Hermann Ungar
36 years old writer, died

1927

Eaton Faning
Composer dies at 77

1922

Hugo Verriest
Flemish writer / poet (flemish motion)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on October 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

Ulisse Dini
Italian mathematician and politician (b. 1845)
Ulisse Dini
Italian mathematician (born in 1845).

1917

Digby Bell
American politician and diplomat who served as the U.S. Minister to Portugal.
Dimitrios Votsis
Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841)
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)
Prince Christian
Of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-augustenburg (born 1831)

1916

Oswald Boelcke
German flying ace of World War I, known for his pioneering tactics in aerial warfare.
Cleveland Abbe
American meteorologist and academic (b. 1838)
Cleveland Abbe
American meteorologist and academic (d. 1966)