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Deaths on January 28

1119 : Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
1256 : Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1393 : Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
1528 : Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies
1547 : Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
1549 : Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
1560 : John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
1595 : Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
1606 : Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
1612 : Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
1621 : Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
1687 : Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
1725 : Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]
1754 : Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
1768 : John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44
1782 : Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84
1805 : Mih ly Csokonai Vit‚z, Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31
1810 : Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead
1813 : Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41
1817 : Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55
1829 : William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
1838 : Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]
1868 : Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
1869 : Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72
1873 : Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57
1895 : Fran‡ois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85
1896 : Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57
1898 : Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74
1903 : Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55
1903 : Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54
1910 : Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74
1918 : John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies
1924 : Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56
1930 : Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies
1932 : Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
1933 : Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus], German classicist/writer, dies at 80
1935 : Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75
1938 : Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28
1938 : John Sharp, cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies
1939 : William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
1942 : Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61
1945 : Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
1947 : Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72
1949 : Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62
1957 : Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88
1959 : Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73
1959 : Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85
1960 : Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54
1963 : Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
1965 : Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57
1965 : Johan Fiolet, Dutch actor/director, dies at 63
1965 : Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies
1967 : Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
1970 : Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
1972 : Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
1973 : John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
1974 : Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67
1975 : Antonin Nov¢tny, Czechoslovakian president (1957-68), dies at 70
1976 : Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
1977 : Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92
1980 : Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
1983 : Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure
1984 : John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
1986 : Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 : Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 : Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 : Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
1986 : Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger
1986 : Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
1991 : Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1992 : Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
1992 : Nahman Avigad, Isr archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86
1993 : Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
1993 : John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83
1994 : Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77
1994 : Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
1994 : William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
1995 : Barrie Wilson, academic, dies at 59
1995 : George Woodcock, author, dies at 82
1995 : James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72
1995 : Jim Gilbert, artist, dies at 61
1995 : Philip H Burton, Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80
1995 : Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at 83
1996 : Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84
1996 : Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44
1996 : Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81
1996 : John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81
1996 : Joseph Brodsky, poet, dies at 55
1996 : Or San Yu, president of Burma in (1981-88), dies
1996 : U San Yu, soldier/politician, dies at 77
1996 : Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at 71
1997 : James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72
1997 : Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68
1997 : Vivien Signy, nurse, dies at 80

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