19 notable people died on August 28, including Melvin Schwartz, Emperor Saga, Ippolita Maria Sforza.
21st Century
4 deaths
Melvin Schwartz
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1988)
Zhanna Kolodub
composerpedagogue
Ukrainian pianist and composer
RB
Ricardo Becher
film directorjournalist
Film director, Screenwriter (1930–2011)
DM
Dharma Sri Munasinghe
radio personalityscreenwriter
Sri Lankan radio personality (1930-2004)
20th Century
9 deaths
Georg Hellat
architectcivil engineer
Estonian architect (1870–1943)
Hans Hein Theodor Nysom
civil servantengineer
Norwegian politician (1845-1903)
Ragnar Skancke
engineerpolitician
Norwegian politician (1890-1948)
Gyula Strommer
astronomermathematician
Hungarian mathematician, engineer, astronomer (1920-1995)
Adolf Schmal
fencerjournalist
Austrian fencer and cyclist (1872–1919)
Calistrat Hogaș
writer
Romanian writer
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
politician
Iraqi politician and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq (1892-1965)
EB
Emilio Bacardi
businesspersonpolitician
Cuban businessman
HJ
Hildegard Jone
poetsculptor
Austrian poet (1891-1963)
19th Century
1 death
Ernst Anton Nicolai
chemistphysician
German chemist
18th Century
1 death
Imre Csáky
Catholic bishopCatholic deacon
Catholic cardinal (1672-1732)
17th Century
1 deathFP
Francesco Antonio Picchiatti
archaeologistarchitect
Italian architect
15th Century
1 death
Ippolita Maria Sforza
poetwriter
Italian noble
9th Century
1 death
Emperor Saga
calligrapherpoet
Emperor of Japan
1st Century
1 deathTT
Thánh Thiên
military leader
Vietnamese princess and military leader
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