25 notable people died on December 28, including Saint Naum, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Samuel Holland.
21st Century
3 deathsGeorge Patterson
autobiographerdiplomat
British missionary (1920-2012)
Mikey Chung
composermusician
Jamaican musician
Milica Kacin Wohinz
historian
Slovenian historian
20th Century
8 deathsJosef Lense
mathematicianphysicist
Austrian physicist (1890-1985)
Sumitranandan Pant
poetwriter
Indian writer
Jack Lovelock
athletics competitorjournalist
New Zealand athlete (1910-1949)
IT
Ioan Tănăsescu
chemistuniversity teacher
Romanian chemist (1892–1959)
RH
Rudolf Hauschka
chemistwriter
Austrian chemist, businessman and writer
MV
Mihail Vântu
engineerjournalist
Romanian writer and engineer
SB
Solomon Birnbaum
art historianlinguist
Austrian linguist (1891–1989)
SZ
Solomon Zeitlin
historianrabbi
Belarusian historian (1892–1976)
19th Century
7 deathsSamuel Holland
cartographermilitary engineer
British Army officer and surveyor (1728–1801)
James Duncan Graham
astronomercivil engineer
American army officer, surveyor and engineer
Pedro José Pidal, 1st Marquis of Pidal
diplomathistorian
Minister of State
Vincent Stoltenberg Lerche
cartoonistillustrator
Norwegian painter. (1837-1892)
José Bernardo Alzedo
composer
Peruvian musician, composer
Edmond Hanssens
explorermilitary officer
Belgian explorer
WK
William Henry Kearns
composerconductor
Irish composer
17th Century
1 deathMiguel de Molinos
Catholic priestphilosopher
Spanish priest, apostle of Quietism
16th Century
2 deathsBenedetto Varchi
art historianhistorian
Italian humanist, historian and writer (1503-1565)
LT
Le Chieu Tong
monarch
King of Vietnam
15th Century
2 deathsMatteo Maria Boiardo
poetwriter
Italian writer
BG
Bertoldo di Giovanni
medalistsculptor
Italian sculptor and medallist of the renaissance
11th Century
1 deathMS
Marianus Scotus
chroniclermonk
Irish monk and chronicler
10th Century
1 deathSaint Naum
missionarywriter
Bulgarian writer & missionary
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