Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1928

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1928. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 4 Barry E Odell Pain

  Punch, an english writer, dies at 63

• May 7 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan

  Composer dies at 56

• May 9 Constantin Dimitrescu

  Composer dies at 81

• May 15 Umegatani Tōtarō I

  Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th yokozuna (b. 1845)

• May 16 Edmund Gosse

  Edmund Gosse was an English poet, critic and biographer who is best known for his memoir 'Father and Son'.

• May 16 Edmund William Grosse

  Poet / author

• May 19 Max Scheler

  German author and philosopher (d. 1928).

• May 19 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert

  Composer dies at 59

• May 22 William HT Gairdner

  Engl missionary (nile mission press), is killed at 54

• May 31 Ludwig Enneccerus

  German leader dies at 85.

• May 31 Manuel de Oliveira Lima

  Brazilian historian dies at the age of 60.