People who died on July 28 101
Theodosius II
d. 450 (b. 401)
Theodosius II, Roman emperor (b. 401)
Thankmar
d. 938
Thankmar, half-brother of Otto I (during Siege of Eresburg) (b. c. 908)
Shi Jingtang
d. 942 (b. 892)
Shi Jingtang, emperor of Later Jin (b. 892)
Pope Victor II
d. 1057 (b. 1018)
Victor II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1018)
William Clito
d. 1128 (b. 1102)
William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (b. 1102)
Leopold VI, Duke of Austria
d. 1230 (b. 1176)
Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (b. 1176)
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
d. 1271 (b. 1220)
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (b. 1220)
Keran, Queen of Armenia
d. 1285
Keran, Queen of Armenia
Guy VIII of Viennois
d. 1333 (b. 1309)
Guy VIII of Viennois, Dauphin of Vienne (b. 1309)
Sancia of Majorca
d. 1345
Sancia of Majorca, queen regent of Naples (b. c. 1285)
John II of Cyprus
d. 1458 (b. 1418)
John II, king of Cyprus and Armenia
Edward Woodville, Lord Scales
d. 1488
Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (at the Battle of St. Aubin-du-Cormier)
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Robert Blackadder
d. 1508
Robert Blackadder, bishop of Glasgow
Rodrigo de Bastidas
d. 1527 (b. 1460)
Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish explorer, founded the city of Santa Marta (b. 1460)
Thomas Cromwell
d. 1540 (b. 1495)
Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1495)
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford
d. 1585 (b. 1527)
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (b. 1527)
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
d. 1631 (b. 1569)
Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish playwright (b. 1569)
Cyrano de Bergerac
d. 1655 (b. 1619)
Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (b. 1619)
Abraham Cowley
d. 1667 (b. 1618)
Abraham Cowley, English poet and author (b. 1618)
Bulstrode Whitelocke
d. 1675 (b. 1605)
Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer (d. 1675)
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
d. 1685 (b. 1618)
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1618)
Étienne Baluze
d. 1718 (b. 1630)
Étienne Baluze, French scholar and academic (b. 1630)
Antonio Vivaldi
d. 1741 (b. 1678)
Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1678)
Johann Sebastian Bach
d. 1750 (b. 1685)
Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (b. 1685)
George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe
d. 1762 (b. 1691)
George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (b. 1691)
Maximilien Robespierre
d. 1794 (b. 1758)
Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Committee of Public Safety (b. 1758)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
d. 1794 (b. 1767)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (d. 1794)
Selim III
d. 1808 (b. 1761)
Selim III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1761)
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Richard Beckett (cricketer)
d. 1809 (b. 1772)
Richard Beckett, English cricketer and captain (b.1772)
Gaspard Monge
d. 1818 (b. 1746)
Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1746)
Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise
d. 1835 (b. 1768)
Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (b. 1768)
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
d. 1836 (b. 1777)
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (d. 1836)
Clemens Brentano
d. 1842 (b. 1778)
Clemens Brentano, German poet and author (d. 1842)
Joseph Bonaparte
d. 1844 (b. 1768)
Joseph Bonaparte, French brother of Napoleon (b. 1768)
Charles Albert of Sardinia
d. 1849 (b. 1798)
Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49) (d. 1849)
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
d. 1869 (b. 1787)
Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist and physiologist (b. 1787)
George Law Curry
d. 1878 (b. 1820)
George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (b. 1820)
Moses Montefiore
d. 1885 (b. 1784)
Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (b. 1784)
Edward Beecher
d. 1895 (b. 1803)
Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)
John DeWitt (athlete)
d. 1930 (b. 1881)
John DeWitt, American hammer thrower (b. 1881)
Allvar Gullstrand
d. 1930 (b. 1862)
Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
Nishinoumi Kajirō III
d. 1933 (b. 1890)
Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, 30th yokozuna (b. 1890)
Marie Dressler
d. 1934 (b. 1868)
Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1868)
Louis Tancred
d. 1934 (b. 1876)
Louis Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1934)
Meletius IV of Constantinople
d. 1935 (b. 1871)
Meletius IV of Constantinople (b. 1871)
Flinders Petrie
d. 1942 (b. 1853)
Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1853)
Saint Alphonsa
d. 1946 (b. 1910)
Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be Canonization as a saint by the Catholic Church (b. 1910)
Edith Abbott
d. 1957 (b. 1876)
Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (d. 1957)
Isaac Heinemann
d. 1957 (b. 1876)
Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1876)
Edogawa Ranpo
d. 1965 (b. 1894)
Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (b. 1894)
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Attallah Suheimat
d. 1965 (b. 1875)
Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (b. 1875)
Karl W. Richter
d. 1967 (b. 1942)
Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1967)
Otto Hahn
d. 1968 (b. 1879)
Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
Ramón Grau
d. 1969 (b. 1882)
Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (d. 1969)
Frank Loesser
d. 1969 (b. 1910)
Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave
d. 1971 (b. 1890)
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (b. 1890)
Myril Hoag
d. 1971 (b. 1908)
Myril Hoag, American baseball player (b. 1908)
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Charles E. Pont
d. 1971 (b. 1898)
Charles E. Pont, French-American minister and painter (b. 1898)
Helen Traubel
d. 1972 (b. 1899)
Helen Traubel, American soprano and actress (b. 1903)
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Don Miller (American football)
d. 1979 (b. 1902)
Don Miller, American football player and coach (b. 1902)
Charles Shadwell (musician)
d. 1979 (b. 1898)
Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (b. 1898)
Rose Rand
d. 1980 (b. 1903)
Rose Rand, Austrian-born American logician and philosopher (b. 1903)
Stanley Rother
d. 1981 (b. 1935)
Stanley Rother, American priest and missionary (b. 1935)
Keith Green
d. 1982 (b. 1953)
Keith Green, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1953)
Jack Renshaw
d. 1987 (b. 1909)
Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (d. 1987)
Jill Esmond
d. 1990 (b. 1908)
Jill Esmond, English actress (b. 1908)
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Sulev Nõmmik
d. 1992 (b. 1931)
Sulev Nõmmik, Estonian actor and director (b. 1931)
Stanley Woods
d. 1993 (b. 1903)
Stanley Woods, Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1903)
Roger Tory Peterson
d. 1996 (b. 1908)
Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and author (d. 1996)
Rosalie Crutchley
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (b. 1920)
Seni Pramoj
d. 1997 (b. 1905)
Seni Pramoj, Thai lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1905)
Zbigniew Herbert
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and author (b. 1924)
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Lenny McLean
d. 1998 (b. 1949)
Lenny McLean, English boxer, actor, and author (b. 1949)
Consalvo Sanesi
d. 1998 (b. 1911)
Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (b. 1911)
Trygve Haavelmo
d. 1999 (b. 1911)
Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
Abraham Pais
d. 2000 (b. 1918)
Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist and historian (b. 1918)
Ahmed Sofa
d. 2001 (b. 1943)
Ahmed Sofa, Bangladeshi poet, author, and critic (b. 1943)
Archer John Porter Martin
d. 2002 (b. 1910)
Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
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Valerie Goulding
d. 2003 (b. 1918)
Valerie Goulding, Irish activist and politician (b. 1918)
Francis Crick
d. 2004 (b. 1916)
Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
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Tiziano Terzani
d. 2004 (b. 1938)
Tiziano Terzani, Italian journalist and author (b. 1938)
David Gemmell
d. 2006 (b. 1948)
David Gemmell, English journalist and author (d. 2006)
Karl Gotch
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1924)
Jim LeRoy
d. 2007 (b. 1961)
Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (b. 1961)
Jim Johnson (American football)
d. 2009 (b. 1941)
Jim Johnson, American football player and coach (b. 1941)
Abdul Fatah Younis
d. 2011 (b. 1944)
Abdul Fatah Younis, Libyan general (b. 1944)
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Colin Horsley
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Colin Horsley, New Zealand-English pianist and educator (b. 1920)
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Sepp Mayerl
d. 2012 (b. 1937)
Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1937)
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William F. Milliken Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1911)
William F. Milliken Jr., American race car driver and engineer (b. 1911)
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Mustafa Adrisi
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Mustafa Adrisi, Ugandan general and politician, 3rd Vice President of Uganda (b. 1922)
Eileen Brennan
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
William Scranton
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1917)
Ersilio Tonini
d. 2013 (b. 1914)
Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (b. 1914)
Margot Adler
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Margot Adler, American journalist and author (b. 1946)
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Alex Forbes
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1925)
Alakbar Mammadov
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (b. 1930)
Theodore Van Kirk
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (b. 1921)
Jan Kulczyk
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (b. 1950)
Edward Natapei
d. 2015 (b. 1954)
Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954)
Clive Rice
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1949)
Émile Derlin Zinsou
d. 2016 (b. 1918)
Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (b. 1918)