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Famous Deaths on April 28

16 notable people died on April 28, including Arthur L. Schawlow, Léon Jouhaux, Lucan.

Total Deaths
16
Avg Age at Death
70
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Idea Vilariño
Idea Vilariño
composerliterary scholar
Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic (1920-2009)
RL
Rinaldo de Lamare
physicianwriter
Brazilian physician (1910-2002)

20th Century

7 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1981)
Léon Jouhaux
Léon Jouhaux
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1951)
Jean-Baptiste Moens
Jean-Baptiste Moens
journalistmerchant
Belgian stamp dealer and philatelist (1833-1908)
William Bostock
William Bostock
aircraft pilotair force officer
RAAF senior commander (1892-1968)
Géza von Cziffra
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

19th Century

1 death
Benjamin D. Wright
Benjamin D. Wright
journalistjudge
American politician (1799-1874)

17th Century

2 deaths
Antoine Loysel
Antoine Loysel
jurist-consultantlawyer
French jurist-consultant
William Alabaster
William Alabaster
playwrightpoet
English poet, playwright, and religious writer

16th Century

2 deaths
Niklaus Manuel
Niklaus Manuel
draftspersonpainter
Swiss artist (1484-1530)
Luigi Alamanni
Luigi Alamanni
poetwriter
Italian poet

10th Century

1 death
Japanese poet and nobleman

1st Century

1 death
Lucan
Lucan
courtierhistorian
Roman poet (39–65)

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