18 notable people died on April 28, including Arthur L. Schawlow, Léon Jouhaux, Lucan.
21st Century
2 deaths
Idea Vilariño
composerliterary scholar
Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic (1920-2009)
RL
Rinaldo de Lamare
physicianwriter
Brazilian physician (1910-2002)
20th Century
8 deaths
Arthur L. Schawlow
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1981)
Léon Jouhaux
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1951)
William Bostock
aircraft pilotair force officer
RAAF senior commander (1892-1968)
Jean-Baptiste Moens
journalistmerchant
Belgian stamp dealer and philatelist (1833-1908)
Géza von Cziffra
film directorfilm producer
Hungarian and Austrian film director
FL
Fritz Langbein
civil engineerengineer
Civil engineer, engineering administrator, company director (1891-1967)
CS
Chon Sang-pyong
poetwriter
South Korean writer
SF
Sarah Featon
artistbotanical illustrator
New Zealand botanical artist and author (1848-1927)
19th Century
1 death
Benjamin D. Wright
journalistjudge
American politician (1799-1874)
17th Century
3 deaths
Antoine Loysel
jurist-consultantlawyer
French jurist-consultant
Daniel Casper von Lohenstein
diplomatplaywright
German writer, diplomat and lawyer (1635-1683)
William Alabaster
playwrightpoet
English poet, playwright, and religious writer
16th Century
2 deaths
Luigi Alamanni
poetwriter
Italian poet
Niklaus Manuel
draftspersonpainter
Swiss artist (1484-1530)
10th Century
1 death
Japanese poet and nobleman
1st Century
1 death
Lucan
courtierhistorian
Roman poet (39–65)
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