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Famous Deaths on May 28

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

Total Deaths
9
Avg Age at Death
71
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

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

20th Century

3 deaths
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler
ophthalmologistpsychiatrist
Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)
Lunsford L. Lomax
Lunsford L. Lomax
academic administratormilitary officer
Confederate States Army general
Thomas Blackburn
Thomas Blackburn
Anglican priestentomologist
Australian entomologist (1844-1912)

19th Century

3 deaths
Spanish politician (1783-1851)
Karl August Sigismund Schultze
Karl August Sigismund Schultze
naturalistuniversity teacher
German university professor
Ramón Rosa
Ramón Rosa
diplomatjournalist
Honduran politician journalist, poet and writer (1848–1893)

16th Century

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

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