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In the year 1928
217 Notable deaths
Emmeline Pankhurst
English suffragist.
Born July 15th, 1858 in Manchester.
Died June 14th, 1928 at 69 years old in Hampstead.
Arnold Rothstein
Jewish american mobster.
Born January 17th, 1882 in Manhattan.
Died November 6th, 1928 at 46 years old in Manhattan, Ottendorfer Library.
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer.
Born May 12th, 1868 in Lincoln County.
Died May 6th, 1928 at 59 years old in Cleburne.
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the south pole.
Born July 16th, 1872 in Borge.
Died June 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Barents Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Lala Lajpat Rai
Indian author and politician (1865-1928).
Born January 28th, 1865 in Punjab, Dhudike. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1928 at 63 years old in Lahore, Punjab (blunt trauma). [ref]
H. H. Asquith
Prime minister of the united kingdom (1852-1928).
Born September 12th, 1852 in Morley. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1928 at 75 years old in The Wharf (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Mary Ingalls
Elder sister of author laura ingalls wilder.
Born January 10th, 1865 in Wisconsin.
Died October 20th, 1928 at 63 years old in Keystone (pneumonia, stroke).
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
British senior officer during the first world war (1861-1928).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Charlotte Square. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Princes Gate.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist (1868-1928).
Born June 7th, 1868 in Townhead. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1928 at 60 years old in London (tongue cancer). [ref]
Ruth Snyder
American convicted murderess (1895-1928).
Born March 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 1928 at 32 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine