People who died on May 28 82
Germain of Paris
d. 576 (b. 496)
Germain of Paris, French bishop and saint (b. 496)
Ucha'an K'in B'alam
d. 741
Ucha'an K'in B'alam, Mayan king
Ariwara no Narihira
d. 880 (b. 825)
Ariwara no Narihira, Japanese poet (b. 825)
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Kong Qian
d. 926
Kong Qian, official of Later Tang
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Li Jiji
d. 926
Li Jiji, prince of Later Tang
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Wulfstan (died 1023)
d. 1023
Wulfstan, English archbishop
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William Wishart
d. 1279
William Wishart, English bishop
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Robert Baldock
d. 1327
Robert Baldock, Lord Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor of England
Afonso IV of Portugal
d. 1357 (b. 1291)
Afonso IV of Portugal (b. 1291)
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Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
d. 1427 (b. 1397)
Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (b. 1397)
Saitō Dōsan
d. 1556 (b. 1494)
Saitō Dōsan, Japanese samurai (b. 1494)
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
d. 1626 (b. 1561)
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (d. 1626)
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Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent
d. 1651 (b. 1594)
Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1594)
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John Trevor (1626-1672)
d. 1672 (b. 1626)
John Trevor, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1626)
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
d. 1747 (b. 1715)
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (d. 1747)
Emperor Sakuramachi
d. 1750 (b. 1720)
Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
Leopold Mozart
d. 1787 (b. 1719)
Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
Luigi Boccherini
d. 1805 (b. 1743)
Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
Richard Hurd (bishop)
d. 1808 (b. 1720)
Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
d. 1811 (b. 1742)
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1742)
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk
d. 1831 (b. 1758)
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
Noah Webster
d. 1843 (b. 1758)
Noah Webster, American lexicographer (b. 1758)
Anne Brontë
d. 1849 (b. 1820)
Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1820)
Simion Bărnuțiu
d. 1864 (b. 1808)
Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian, academic, and politician (d. 1864)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
d. 1878 (b. 1792)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
Kicking Bear
d. 1904 (b. 1846)
Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (b. 1846)
Ivan Franko
d. 1916 (b. 1856)
Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1916)
Boris Kustodiev
d. 1927 (b. 1878)
Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1878)
Alfred Adler
d. 1937 (b. 1870)
Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
Carter Glass
d. 1946 (b. 1858)
Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
August Eigruber
d. 1947 (b. 1907)
August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
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Philippe Desranleau
d. 1952 (b. 1882)
Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
Tatsuo Hori
d. 1953 (b. 1904)
Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
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Terry Dillon
d. 1964 (b. 1941)
Terry Dillon, American football player (b. 1941)
Fyodor Okhlopkov
d. 1968 (b. 1908)
Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
Audie Murphy
d. 1971 (b. 1925)
Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1971)
Edward VIII
d. 1972 (b. 1894)
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
Ezzard Charles
d. 1975 (b. 1921)
Ezzard Charles, American boxer and bassist (d. 1975)
Zainul Abedin
d. 1976 (b. 1914)
Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
Rolf Nevanlinna
d. 1980 (b. 1895)
Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician and academic (b. 1895)
Mary Lou Williams
d. 1981 (b. 1910)
Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
Stefan Wyszyński
d. 1981 (b. 1901)
Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (d. 1981)
H. Jones
d. 1982 (b. 1940)
H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1940)
Erastus Corning 2nd
d. 1983 (b. 1909)
Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (d. 1983)
Eric Morecambe
d. 1984 (b. 1926)
Eric Morecambe, English actor and comedian (b. 1926)
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Edip Cansever
d. 1986 (b. 1928)
Edip Cansever, Turkish poet and author (b. 1928)
Sy Oliver
d. 1988 (b. 1910)
Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
Julius Boros
d. 1994 (b. 1920)
Julius Boros, American golfer (b. 1920)
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Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr.
d. 1994 (b. 1916)
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American author and academic (b. 1916)
Phil Hartman
d. 1998 (b. 1948)
Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
Michael Barkai
d. 1999 (b. 1935)
Michael Barkai, Israeli commander (b. 1935)
B. Vittalacharya
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
B. Vittalacharya, Indian director and producer (b. 1920)
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George Irving Bell
d. 2000 (b. 1926)
George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000)
Joe Moakley
d. 2001 (b. 1927)
Joe Moakley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
Francisco Varela
d. 2001 (b. 1946)
Francisco Varela, Chilean biologist and philosopher (b. 1946)
Mildred Benson
d. 2002 (b. 1905)
Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (d. 2002)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1933)
Ilya Prigogine
d. 2003 (b. 1917)
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
Martha Scott
d. 2003 (b. 1912)
Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003)
Umberto Agnelli
d. 2004 (b. 1934)
Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-Italian businessman and politician (b. 1934)
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Michael Buonauro
d. 2004 (b. 1979)
Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (b. 1979)
John Tolos
d. 2004 (b. 1930)
John Tolos, Greek-Canadian wrestler (d. 2009)
Thorleif Schjelderup
d. 2006 (b. 1920)
Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (b. 1920)
Jörg Immendorff
d. 2007 (b. 1945)
Jörg Immendorff, German painter, sculptor, and academic (b. 1945)
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
d. 2007 (b. 1945)
Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Agriculture (b. 1945)
Beryl Cook
d. 2008 (b. 1926)
Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (d. 2008)
Gary Coleman
d. 2010 (b. 1968)
Gary Coleman, American actor (b. 1968)
Gino Valenzano
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (b. 1920)
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Bob Edwards (UK journalist)
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Bob Edwards, English journalist (b. 1925)
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Yuri Susloparov
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Yuri Susloparov, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1958)
Viktor Kulikov
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (d. 2013)
Eddie Romero
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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Gerd Schmückle
d. 2013 (b. 1917)
Gerd Schmückle, German general (b. 1917)
Maya Angelou
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (b. 1928)
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Stan Crowther (footballer)
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Stan Crowther, English footballer (b. 1935)
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Oscar Dystel
d. 2014 (b. 1912)
Oscar Dystel, American publisher (b. 1912)
Malcolm Glazer
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (d. 2014)
Bob Houbregs
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (b. 1932)
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Isaac Kungwane
d. 2014 (b. 1971)
Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (b. 1971)
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Steven Gerber
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Steven Gerber, American pianist and composer (b. 1948)
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Johnny Keating
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (d. 2015)
Reynaldo Rey
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)