Died On May 28th

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Discover the most famous people who died on May 28. The list includes people like Maya Angelou, Audie Murphy, Alfred Adler, Noah Webster, Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, actors and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Italy & Austria and many more countries.
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 1 
Maya Angelou
(American Poet and Civil Rights Activist Known for Her Autobiography ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’)
Maya Angelou
42
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Audie Murphy
(One of the Most Decorated American Combat Soldiers of World War II)
Audie Murphy
45
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kingston, Texas, United States
Died: 1971
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 3 
Gary Coleman
(Actor and Comedian Best Known for His Role as ‘Arnold Jackson’ in the Sitcom ‘Diff'rent Strokes’)
Gary Coleman
16
Birthdate: February 8, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zion, Illinois, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 4'8" (142 cm)
 4 
Phil Hartman
(Former Member of the Comedy Group 'The Groundlings' and 'Saturday Night Live', Co-writer of 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure')
Phil Hartman
24
Birthdate: September 24, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brantford, Canada
Died: 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Anne Brontë
(Writer)
Anne Brontë
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 17, 1820
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Thornton, West Yorkshire
Died: 1849
 6 
Alfred Adler
(Austrian Psychotherapist and Founder of the School of ‘Individual Psychology’)
Alfred Adler
10
Birthdate: February 7, 1870
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1937
 7 
Noah Webster
(Lexicographer)
Noah Webster
1
Birthdate: October 16, 1758
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1843
 8 
Eric Morecambe
(actor, comedian)
Eric Morecambe
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Morecambe
Died: 1984
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 9 
David Parker Ray
(Serial Rapist, Serial Killer)
David Parker Ray
63
Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: November 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belen, New Mexico
Died: 2002
 10 
Leopold Mozart
(German Composer, Violinist and Theorist Best Known as the Father and Teacher of 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart')
Leopold Mozart
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 14, 1719
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
Died: 1787
 11 
Mark Eaton
(Basketball player)
Mark Eaton
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 7'4" (224 cm)
 12 
Ezzard Charles
(American Professional Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion Known for His Slick Defense and Precision)
Ezzard Charles
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 7, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Died: 1975
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 13 
Caterina Sforza
(Italian Noblewoman, Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì)
Caterina Sforza
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1463 AD
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1509
 14 
Luigi Boccherini
(Italian Composer and Cellist of the Classical Era)
Luigi Boccherini
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 19, 1743
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lucca, Italy
Died: 1805
 15 
Martha Scott
(Actress)
Martha Scott
2
Birthdate: September 22, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jamesport, Missouri, United States
Died: 2003
 16 
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
(British Advocate, Independent Whig Politician and Former Secretary of State for War (1794 - 1801))
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 28, 1742
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1811
 17 
Ilya Prigogine
(Russian-Belgian Physical Chemist and Winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
Ilya Prigogine
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 2003
 18 
Arthur Brough
1
Birthdate: February 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Petersfield, United Kingdom
Died: 1978
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 19 
Lord John Russell
(Prime Minister of Great Britain)
Lord John Russell
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 18, 1792
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mayfair, Middlesex, England
Died: 1878
 20 
Ivan Franko
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 27, 1856
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nahuievychi, Ukraine
Died: 1916
 21 
Marquise Hill
(American football player)
Marquise Hill
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 7, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2007
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 22 
Stefan Wyszyński
(Former Archbishop of Warsaw)
Stefan Wyszyński
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 3, 1901
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Zuzela, Poland
Died: 1981
 23 
Emperor Sakuramachi
0
Birthdate: February 8, 1720
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1750
Afonso IV of Portugal
0
Birthdate: February 8, 1291
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1357
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 27, 1625
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Barnwell, England
Died: 1672
 26 
Ruby Bradley
(US Army Nurse Corps Officer and PoW in Japan During the Second World War)
Ruby Bradley
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 19, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Spencer, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2002
Maria Josepha of Bavaria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 20, 1739
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1767
 28 
Julius Boros
(American Professional Golfer)
Julius Boros
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 29 
Margaret Preston
(Former painter and printmaker who is regarded as one of Australia's leading modernists of the early 20th century)
Margaret Preston
0
Birthdate: April 29, 1875
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Port Adelaide, Australia
Died: 1963
 30 
Francis Bebey
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon
Died: 2001
 31 
Edward VIII
(King of the UK, Emperor of India (20 Jan 1936 - 11 Dec 1936))
Edward VIII
31
Birthdate: June 23, 1894
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Died: 1972
 32 
Mehboob Khan
(Director)
Mehboob Khan
0
Birthdate: September 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bilimora, India
Died: 1964
 33 
Janet Collins
(Ballet Dancer)
Janet Collins
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2003
 34 
Violette Leduc
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 7, 1907
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Arras, France
Died: 1972
 35 
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 24, 1561
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1626
 36 
Bryce Dejean-Jones
(Basketball player)
Bryce Dejean-Jones
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 21, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 37 
Jens C Skou
(Danish Biochemist and Winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Jens C Skou
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lemvig, Denmark
Died: 2018
 38 
Suzanne Roquette
0
Birthdate: August 31, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Weimar, Germany
Died: 2020
 39 
Hamid Idris Awate
(Founder of the Eritrean Army, symbol of the Eritrean struggle for independence)
Hamid Idris Awate
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 10, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Italian Eritrea
Died: 1962
 40 
Taiichi Ohno
(Japanese Industrial Engineer and Businessman)
Taiichi Ohno
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: February 29, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dalian, China
Died: 1990
 41 
Dick Quax
(Silver medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 5000 metres)
Dick Quax
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Died: 2018
 42 
Benoit Sokal
(Comics artist, Writer, Video game developer)
Benoit Sokal
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 2021
 43 
Parren James Mitchell
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 29, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: 2007
 44 
Sy Oliver
(Musician)
Sy Oliver
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 17, 1910
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Battle Creek, Michigan
Died: 1988
 45 
Khoo Kay Kim
(Historian, Writer)
Khoo Kay Kim
0
Birthdate: March 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kampar, Malaysia
Died: 2019
 46 
John Russell Bartlett
(American Linguist and Historian)
John Russell Bartlett
0
Birthdate: October 23, 1805
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1886
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
2
Birthdate: May 1, 1868
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Plön, Germany
Died: 1940
 48 
Boris Kustodiev
(Painter,Stage designer)
Boris Kustodiev
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 7, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Astrakhan, Russia
Died: 1927
 49 
Malcolm Glazer
(American businessman)
Malcolm Glazer
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 15, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Died: 2014
 50 
Duke of Windsor
(Former King of the United Kingdom)
Duke of Windsor
7
Birthdate: June 23, 1894
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Richmond Park, England
Died: 1972
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)