Died On January 28th
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Discover the most famous people who died on January 28. The list includes people like Henry VIII of England, Charlemagne, Zora Neale Hurston, Klaus Fuchs, Joseph Brodsky. Famous personalities featured on this list, include astronauts, poets, novelists and playwrights and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: April 2, 0747
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Died: 0814
Birthdate: June 28, 1491
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kent, England
Died: 1547
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Cicely Tyson(Actress and Model Best Known for Her Films: 'Sounder' and âThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittmanâ)
Birthdate: December 18, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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W B Yeats(One of the Greatest English-Language Poets of the 20th Century and 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner)
Birthdate: June 13, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sandymount, Ireland
Died: 1939
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Francis Drake(Best Known for His Circumnavigation of the World in a Single Expedition)
Birthdate: 1540 AD
Birthplace: Tavistock, Devon, England
Died: 1596
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Christa McAuliffe(American Astronaut Who was Killed on the Space Shuttle 'Challenger' on Mission STS-51-L)
Birthdate: September 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1986
Birthdate: January 7, 1891
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Notasulga
Died: 1960
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Jimmy Durante(One of America's Most Popular Personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s)
Birthdate: February 10, 1893
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1980
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John Banner(Best Known for His Role as âSergeant Schultzâ in Sitcom the âHogan's Heroesâ)
Birthdate: January 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Died: 1973
Birthdate: February 16, 1958
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, U.S.
Died: 2023
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Astrid Lindgren(Swedish Writer Known for Her Children's Books: âPippi Longstockingâ and âThe Six Bullerby Childrenâ)
Birthdate: November 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vimmerby, Sweden
Died: 2002
Birthdate: August 24, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Petoskey, Michigan, United States
Died: 1994
Birthdate: October 21, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lake City
Died: 1986
Birthdate: December 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: RĂŒsselsheim, German Empire
Died: 1988
Birthdate: April 5, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 1986
Birthdate: May 19, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cle Elum
Died: 1986
Birthdate: 0600 AD
Birthplace: Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died: 0661
Birthdate: April 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edma, Ustyansky District, Russia
Died: 1945
Birthdate: March 1, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2005
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Nicholas Parsons(English Actor Known for His Radio Show âJust a Minuteâ and Game Show âSale of the Centuryâ)
Birthdate: October 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 2020
Birthdate: April 30, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Beaufort
Died: 1986
Birthdate: August 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Died: 2005
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Jerry Siegel(Co-Creator of the DC Comics Superhero 'Superman')
Birthdate: October 17, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cleveland
Died: 1996
Birthdate: June 13, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Forksville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1991
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Yue Fei(Military General Whose Expertise in Martial Arts Made Him a National Folk Hero in China)
Birthdate: March 24, 1103
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Anyang, China
Died: 1142
Birthdate: August 24, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 1986
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Derek Bentley(Epileptic British Man Convicted and Hanged for the Murder of a Policeman, at the Age of 19)
Birthdate: June 30, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Southwark, London, England
Died: 1953
Birthdate: January 28, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: 1963
Birthdate: March 10, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 2004
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: June 17, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2004
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: October 16, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Indianapolis
Died: 2020
Birthdate: March 17, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 2016
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Ellison Onizuka(Astronaut, engineer, and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C)
Birthdate: June 24, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kealakekua, Hawaii, United States
Died: 1986
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John McCrae(Poet and Soldier Best Known as the Author of War Memorial Poem 'In Flanders Fields')
Birthdate: November 30, 1872
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1918
Birthdate: July 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Died: 1983
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Joseph Brodsky(Poet, Essayist and Winner of 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: May 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1996
Birthdate: September 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pocatello, Idaho, United States
Died: 2004
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Billy Fury(English Musician and Singer Who Achieved Immense Popularity in the 1960s)
Birthdate: April 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: 1983
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: January 19, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: 2005
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: January 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: 2019
Birthdate: January 28, 1611
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: GdaĆsk
Died: 1687
Birthdate: January 12, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2012
Birthdate: 1248 AD
Birthplace: Aragon, Spain
Died: 1271
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Ferdinand Verbiest(Dutch Jesuit Missionary Who Was Influential in China during the Qing Dynasty)
Birthdate: October 9, 1623
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pittem, Belgium
Died: 1688
Birthdate: October 3, 1860
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1919
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George Woodcock(Writer, Literary critic, Poet, Historian, Biographer, Anarchist)
Birthdate: May 8, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Winnipeg
Died: 1995
Birthdate: November 13, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Taipei
Died: 2007
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: August 31, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2016
Birthdate: July 18, 1890
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mitchell, Australia
Died: 1983
Birthdate: August 1, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1993