April 28th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on April 28th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2021
Command module pilot for Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the Moon.
American astronaut and pilot of gemini 10 mission 7/18/1966. he was the command ship pilot for apollo 11's landing on the moon. buzz aldrin and neil armstrong climbed to the surface of the moon 7/20/1969. after he left nasa, collins was named assistant secretary for public affairs under president richard nixon.
Spanish comedian (b. 1956)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
American lieutenant and politician, 44th mayor of indianapolis (d. 2019)
American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
2018
Infant who was the subject of a legal battle over his medical treatment.
American race car driver (b. 1934)
2017
American catholic priest and author (b. 1929)
2016
Ingram Olkin was a prominent statistician who made significant contributions to the field of statistics.
Renowned sports journalist known for his work in Texas.
English author and screenwriter (b. 1947)
2015
Renowned golfer who achieved great success in the sport.
Celebrated poet known for her evocative works.
American illustrator and author (d. 2015).
American general (b. 1916)
Brazilian actor and director (b. 1932)
2014
Renowned Nigerian screenwriter and film producer.
Jack ramsay was a renowned nba coach known for leading the portland trail blazers to their only nba championship in 1977.
American cartoonist and painter (b. 1919)
Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014.)
American architect, co-designed empty sky (b. 1951)
American composer and guitarist (d. 2014).
Australian rugby league player (d. 2014)
Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938)
American journalist and author (b. 1930)
2013
Renowned Hungarian-American cellist.
American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)
American actor, baseball player, and television personality
Hungarian-american educator and cellist (d. 2013).
New zealand journalist and author (b. 1939)
American author (b. 1939)
Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013)
2012
Regina Martínez was a Mexican investigative journalist known for her work on organized crime and corruption.
Serbian psychiatrist and author (b. 1924)
American football player (b. 1937)
Kenyan rugby player (b. 1985)
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English actress (b. 1919)
Spanish poet and author (b. 1919)
New zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2012)
2011
Swiss journalist and mountaineer who reported on climbing expeditions.
Newt Perry was a successful football player known for his achievements in the sport.
2010
Ilario Rossi was an Italian essayist and literary critic who wrote extensively on the works of Italian authors.
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.
Vern Gosdin was a country music singer known for his hits like 'Chiseled in Stone.'
Polish-australian businessman (b. 1934)
Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1939)
Romanian singer (born 1947)
2007
Canadian journalist (b. 1942)
Scottish-canadian lawyer, jurist and judge 60th puisne justice of canada's supreme court of canada (d.2007)
American actor (b. 1917)
German physicist and philosopher (b. 1912)
American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1929)
Canadian journalist (born 1942)
2006
American farmer and baseball player (d. 2006).
2005
Distinguished war correspondent known for his insightful analysis.
Author and journalist from sri lanka (d. 2005).
American bassist (heath brothers, modern jazz quartet) (d.2005)
American professional wrestler (d. 2005).
2002
A Russian general and politician who played a key role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
American professional wrestler (d. 2002).
Russian general and politician (d. 2002)
Russian politician and military leader. he was a participant in many of the country's most recent military conflicts during the 20th century.
2001
Talented painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.
2000
British author celebrated for her literary fiction.
British author and Booker Prize winner.
Polish-swedish physician and politician (b. 1925)
Polish-born swedish researcher, doctor, politician, and survivor of the concentration camp (d. 2000).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Arthur Schawlow was an American physicist who, along with Charles Townes, invented the laser and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981 for their fundamental work in the field of laser spectroscopy.
American physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1921)
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American actor, who has appeared in feature films since 1944, such as "river of no return" (black spurs) and "river of no return". he was handsome and dark, and one of the most savage villains on tv in the 1970s.
Co-inventor of the laser and Nobel laureate in Physics.
Contributed to the field of condensed matter physics.
English footballer and manager (b. 1920)
1998
American author and screenwriter (d. 1998)
Indian cricketer (born 1939).
1997
American journalist and author (d. 1997).
Artist dies from cancer at the age of 45
1996
American minister, founded lesea (b. 1913)
Director of film, died at 84
Fashion photographer dies at 75
Director of the us central intelligence agency (1973-1976), dies at the age of 76.
1995
Baseball pitcher, who dies at the age of 89.
Press agent dies at the age of 81.
Author editor/broadcaster dies at the age of 67.
1994
American entrepreneur known for his contributions to the aviation industry.
American journalist and author known for his medical mysteries.
1993
Brazilian zoologist (b. 1918)
At 47 years old, a north carolina state basketball coach dies from cancer.
1992
English philosopher known for his works on empiricism and the scientific method.
Irish painter (b. 1909)
American pimp and author (d.1992)
1991
Gopinath Mohanty was a renowned Oriya writer and novelist, known for his works like 'Danapani' and 'Amrutara Santana'.
American motion picture executive (born 1905)
Us founder (core), dies.
1990
Entertainer
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Finnish actor and musician (d. 1989)
Dutch writer dies at the age of 77.
1988
American country singer (born 1949).
1987
American development worker who was killed by contras in nicaragua (born 1958).
1985
Evoleth Emerson was a celebrated musician and composer known for her innovative approach to classical music.
1984
Tait McKenzie was a Canadian athlete and physical educator who made significant contributions to the field of physical education.
At age 80, us senator/vice presidential candidat (1948).
Writer
1982
Dutch singer/actor, dies at age 66.
1981
Welterweight champion (1922-26) dies at age 79.
1980
Rocker (marshall tucker band), dies.
Actress (mad bomber split, split).
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
Composer dies at 86
1978
Afghan commander and politician, 1st president of afghanistan (b. 1909)
1977
American actor known for his roles in silent films and early talkies.
German footballer and coach (b. 1897)
1976
American author and poet (b. 1900)
German poet and songwriter (d. 1976).
1975
Renowned novelist known for his captivating storytelling.
Adeleigh Sutcliffe was a prominent American philanthropist who dedicated her life to supporting various charitable causes.
Renowned for her gothic novels and dark themes.
American fm radio dj (pioneer radio, freeform radio) (born 1928).
Dutch historian dies at 48.
1974
Actor (girl from havanna, moth), passes away at 70
1973
French catholic philosopher. he is the author of over 60 books and a prominent scriber of the universal declaration of human rights. at the end of vatican ii, pope paul vi presented his "message to men of thought & of science" to maritain. maritain was his mentor and long-time friend. maritain's interests and works covered many areas of philosophy including …
Finnish speed skater (born 1893)
Actor (goodyear tv theater), dies at the age of 62
1972
Renowned author known for his captivating mystery novels.
1970
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Hartford, connecticut -- actor (mr koppel - leave it to larry).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
Composer dies at age 70
1968
Ludwika Jakobsson was a Polish physicist who made significant contributions to the study of radioactivity.
1966
Actor ghost goes west, dies at 77 from a stroke
1965
Dutch author of short stories and magic novels, as well as poet and lawyer. simon vestdijk bordewijk was one of the most prominent dutch fiction writers of his day.
1964
Swedish art collector (born 1888).
1963
German physicist (d. 1891)
1962
Italian pediatrician and saint known for her dedication to family and faith.
South african rugby player (b. 1901)
1960
At 87, astronomer/marxist theoryr dies.
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1957
German pilot and colonel (d. 1957).
German fighter pilot (born 1913).
1956
American race car driver (d. 1956).
1955
Flemish playwriting (gnomes of the city), ends at 43
1954
French union leader, nobel prize laureate (b. 1879)
French labor leader, winner of the nobel peace prize (born in 1879).
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949
Filipino wife of manuel l. quezon, 2nd first lady of philippines (d. 1949).
1946
French mathematician and academic (b. 1870)
1945
German military, a nazi ss general married to hitler's sister gretl. he was 38 years old when he was gunned down and killed by hitler in berlin bunker, april 1945 (most source give the 29th).
Mussolini's mistress, is executed.
Italian journalist and politician, 27th prime minister of italy (b. 1883)
Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892)
Writer
Italian fascist politician and an important member of national fascist party before and during world war ii. he was also one of its most ardent antisemitic supporters.
Fascist leader in italy (italy), shot and tried
1944
American journalist and politician, 46th united states secretary of the navy (b. 1874)
Manghud ruler (b. 1880)
The last emir of emirate of bukhara (born in 1880).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1939
American physician (b. 1867)
1936
Faysal I was the King of Egypt from 1922 to 1936.
King of egypt (1922-1936)
I of egypt (born 1868).
1935
Scotish composer dies at 87
1934
Charley Patton was an American blues musician and is considered the 'Father of the Delta Blues'.
1933
A Ceylonese Buddhist scholar and revivalist who played a significant role in the Buddhist renaissance in Sri Lanka.
Actor (easy virtue), is killed at 31
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Katharine Lee Borden was an American poet and essayist, best known for her children's poetry and her work as a social reformer.
Dutch footballer (d. 1929)
1928
Australian trade unionist and suffragist (b. 1860)
1926
American freak-show performer (born 1857).
1925
English-australian politician, 23rd premier of south australia (b. 1850)
Actor (shakespeare)
1921
Executed member of the irish republican army (b. 1894)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918
Gavril Princip was a Bosnian Serb who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, sparking the beginning of World War I.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on April 28th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1905
American general and politician, 40th governor of virginia (b. 1835)
American confederate general (born 1835)
1903
Known for his contributions to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
Known for his contributions to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
Known for his contributions to the field of thermodynamics.
1902
Canadian priest and historian (d. 1902)