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Famous Deaths on May 28

7 notable people died on May 28, including Ilya Prigogine, Harald zur Hausen, Alfred Adler.

Total Deaths
7
Avg Age at Death
75
Peak Century
21st Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1977)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)

20th Century

2 deaths
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler
ophthalmologistpsychiatrist
Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)
Lunsford L. Lomax
Lunsford L. Lomax
academic administratormilitary officer
Confederate States Army general

19th Century

2 deaths
Spanish politician (1783-1851)
Karl August Sigismund Schultze
Karl August Sigismund Schultze
naturalistuniversity teacher
German university professor

16th Century

1 death
Pietro Pomponazzi
Pietro Pomponazzi
philosopheruniversity teacher
Italian philosopher (1462 – 1525)

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