History Deaths on April 28

Shajar al-Durr, sovereign sultana of Egypt

#Shajar_al-Durr

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (b. 1912)

#Carl_Friedrich_von_Weizsäcker

Hermann Fegelein, German general (b. 1906)

#Hermann_Fegelein

Richard Lugar, American politician (b.1932)

#Richard_Lugar

Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1870)

#Louis_Bachelier

Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)

#Nicholas_West

Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (b. 1801)

#Johannes_Peter_Müller

Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (b. 1910)

#Berton_Roueché

Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)

#Arthur_Leonard_Schawlow

Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)

#Sepp_Herberger

Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (b. 1920)

#Alf_Ramsey

Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)

#Léon_Jouhaux

Percy Heath, American bassist (b. 1923)

#Percy_Heath

Patricia Medina, English actress (b. 1919)

#Patricia_Medina

Luchesius Modestini, founding member of the Third Order of St. Francis

#Luchesius_Modestini

Fuad I of Egypt (b. 1868)

#Fuad_I_of_Egypt

Thomas Pitt, English merchant and politician (b. 1653)

#Thomas_Pitt

Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (b. 1919)

#Matilde_Camus

Ludwig Tieck, German author and poet (b. 1773)

#Ludwig_Tieck

Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (b. 1578)

#Francisco_de_Lucena

Peter Chanel, French priest, missionary, and martyr (b. 1803)

#Peter_Chanel

Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth (b. 1132)

#Rhys_ap_Gruffydd

Ricardo Cortez, American actor (b. 1900)

#Ricardo_Cortez

Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)

#Richard_Butler_(Australian_politician)

Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (b. 1981)

#Ryan_Tandy

Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (b. 1925)

#Jerzy_Einhorn

Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (b. 1901)

#Bennie_Osler

John Singleton, American film director (b. 1968)

#John_Singleton

Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

#Rory_Calhoun

Fitzhugh Lee, American general and politician, 40th Governor of Virginia (b. 1835)

#Fitzhugh_Lee

Baldus de Ubaldis, Italian jurist (b. 1327)

#Baldus_de_Ubaldis

Abbot Hugh of Cluny (b. 1024)

#Hugh_of_Cluny

Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (b. 1745)

#Mikhail_Kutuzov

Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)

#Edgar_Laprade

Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)

#Ed_Begley

Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (b. 1630)

#Thomas_Betterton

Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (b. 1950)

#Alexander_Lebed

Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (b. 1932)

#Antônio_Abujamra

Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892)

#Roberto_Farinacci

Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (b. 1909)

#Mohammed_Daoud_Khan

Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1939)

#Ekaterina_Maximova

Samuel Cunard, Canadian-English businessman, founded Cunard Line (b. 1787)

#Samuel_Cunard

Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (b. 1923)

#Jerome_Bixby

Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (b. 1893)

#Clas_Thunberg

Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (b. 1673)

#Louis_de_Montfort

Fred Marriott, American race car driver (b. 1872)

#Fred_Marriott

Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (b. 1668)

#Magnus_Julius_De_la_Gardie

Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1920)

#Fred_Allen_(rugby_union)

Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1925)

#Jack_Ramsay

János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (b. 1924)

#János_Starker

Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (b. 1953)

#Dennis_Kamakahi

Chris Candido, American wrestler (b. 1971)

#Chris_Candido

Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (b. 1819)

#Cyprien_Tanguay

Conrad of Montferrat (b. 1140)

#Conrad_of_Montferrat

Milan N. Popovi?, Serbian psychiatrist and author (b. 1924)

#Milan_N._Popovi?

Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1762)

#Johann_Heinrich_Abicht

Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (b. 1818)

#Antoine_Samuel_Adam-Salomon

Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (b. 1723)

#Cornelius_Harnett

Mariano Gagnon, American Catholic priest and author (b. 1929)

#Mariano_Gagnon

Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (b. 1880)

#Mohammed_Alim_Khan

Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1916)

#Lou_Thesz

Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1874)

#Frank_Knox

James Hylton, American stock car racing driver (b. 1934)

#James_Hylton

Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (b. 1737)

#Johann_Friedrich_Struensee

Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938)

#Idris_Sardi

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1449)

#Henry_Percy,_4th_Earl_of_Northumberland

John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)

#John_C._Reynolds

Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (b. 1924)

#Paulo_Vanzolini

Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1883)

#Benito_Mussolini

Michael J. Ingelido, American general (b. 1916)

#Michael_J._Ingelido

Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1918)

#Diva_Diniz_Corrêa

Jim Valvano, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)

#Jim_Valvano

Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (b. 1951)

#Frederic_Schwartz

Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (b. 1947)

Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (b. 1918)

William Honan, American journalist and author (b. 1930)

Barbara Fiske Calhoun, American cartoonist and painter (b. 1919)

Bernie Wood, New Zealand journalist and author (b. 1939)

Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Fredrick McKissack, American author (b. 1939)

Brad Lesley, American baseball player (b. 1958)

Aberdeen Shikoyi, Kenyan rugby player (b. 1985)

Al Ecuyer, American football player (b. 1937)

Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (b. 1959)

Richard Pratt, Polish-Australian businessman (b. 1934)

Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1923)

Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1929)

René Mailhot, Canadian journalist (b. 1942)

Dabbs Greer, American actor (b. 1917)

Steve Howe, American baseball player (b. 1958)

Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1959)

Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (b. 1916)

Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1927)

Ann Petry, American novelist (b. 1908)

Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (b. 1913)

Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b. 1909)

Steve Broidy, American film producer (b. 1905)

Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (b. 1959)

Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (b. 1949)

Richard Hughes, American author and poet (b. 1900)

Wilhelm Weber, German gymnast (b. 1880)

Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (b. 1913)

Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (b. 1879)

John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (b. 1795)

Adaldag, archbishop of Bremen

Hu Jinsi, Chinese general and prefect

Artabanus V of Parthia (b. 191)