33 notable people died on January 28, including William Butler Yeats, Joseph Brodsky, Ludvig Holberg.
21st Century
3 deaths
Dagfinn Grønoset
biographerjournalist
Norwegian journalist
Max Weiler
painteruniversity teacher
Austrian painter (1910-2001)
Hugo Orellana Bonilla
painter
Peruvian artist (1932-2007)
20th Century
17 deaths
William Butler Yeats
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1923)
Joseph Brodsky
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1987)
Enrique Hermitte
engineergeologist
Argentine engineer and geologist (1871-1955)
Gustav von Escherich
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Austrian mathematician (1849–1935)
Ellen Hagen
politiciansuffragist
Swedish politician (1873-1967)
Mina Thiis
cookcookbook writer
Norwegian houshold teacher and cookbook writer (1871–1965)
Teófilo Braga
anthropologistphilosopher
Portuguese politician (1843–1924)
Alfred Sinding-Larsen
juristliterary critic
Norwegian critic
George Saintsbury
literary criticuniversity teacher
British critic and literary historian (1845–1933)
Frederick George Hall-Jones
historianlawyer
New Zealand lawyer, historian, and community leader (1891–1982)
Friedrich Kuhlbars
children's writerconductor
Estonian writer (1841-1924)
Rafael Canaro
composerguitarist
Uruguayan guitarist (1890-1972)
Ferenc Helbing
graphic designerlithographer
Hungarian artist (1870-1958)
Benito Quinquela Martín
painter
Argentinian painter (1890-1977)
WB
Will R. Bird
historiannovelist
Canadian writer (1891–1984)
HP
Helgi Pjeturss
geologistnon-fiction writer
Icelandic geologist and philosopher (1872–1949)
VK
Viktor Keldorfer
choir directorcomposer
Austrian composer and choir director (1873–1959)
19th Century
8 deaths
Carl Adolph Agardh
botanical collectorbotanist
Swedish cleric and botanist (1785–1859)
Felipe Poey
ichthyologistlepidopterist
Cuban zoologist (1799–1891)
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
engineerphysicist
French physicist (1799-1864)
Bernardo Monteagudo
diplomatjournalist
Argentinian journalist and lawyer (1789-1825)
William Hickling Prescott
historianjurist
American historian and Hispanist (1796–1859)
TB
Thomas Conrad von Baldenstein
beekeeperentomologist
Swiss naturalist (1784-1878)
JM
James De Mille
science fiction writerwriter
Canadian novelist (1833–1880)
Augustin Dumon-Dumortier
diplomatpolitician
Diplomat, industrialist, politician (1791-1852)
18th Century
1 death
Ludvig Holberg
autobiographeressayist
Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)
17th Century
1 death
Thomas Bodley
autobiographerdiplomat
English diplomat and scholar (1545-1613)
16th Century
3 deaths
Agostino Nifo
philosopheruniversity teacher
Italian philosopher
Francisco Hernández de Toledo
botanistnaturalist
Spanish naturalists and physician (1515-1587)
Antonio Campi
architectgeneral contractor
Italian painter, engraver and architect (c.1524-1587)
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