Died on
Who died on September 28
104 figures who shaped history died on September 28.
- 104deaths
- 58events
Best known
Best known
Pompey
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Leoba
Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and saint
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Duke of Bohemia from 921 to 935
Minamoto no Hiromasa
Japanese noble and musician
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197
Gertrude of Merania
Queen consort of Hungary
Pompey — Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC), who died on September 28 48 BC.
Leoba — Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and saint, who died on September 28 782.
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia — Duke of Bohemia from 921 to 935, who died on September 28 935.
Minamoto no Hiromasa — Japanese noble and musician, who died on September 28 980.
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor — Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197, who died on September 28 1197.
Gertrude of Merania — Queen consort of Hungary, who died on September 28 1213.
All entries
- 135AAD 135Calendar year
- 1330
Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330)Queen consort of Bohemia - 1429
Cymburgis of MasoviaDuchess of Austria - 1582
George BuchananScottish historian and humanist scholar - 1596
Margaret Stanley, Countess of DerbyEnglish noblewoman - 1618
Josuah SylvesterEnglish poet - 1687
Francis TurretinGenevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian - 1694GGabriel MoutonFrench abbot and scientist
- 1702
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of SunderlandEnglish nobleman and politician - 1742
Jean Baptiste MassillonFrench Catholic prelate and preacher - 1805
Christoph Franz von BuseckGerman bishop and monarch - 1829
Nikolay RaevskyRussian general and statesman - 1844
Pyotr Aleksandrovich TolstoyRussian general - 1859
Carl RitterGerman geographer - 1873
Émile GaboriauFrench writer - 1882
Amunda KolderupNorwegian opera singer - 1891
Herman MelvilleAmerican writer - 1893
Annie Feray MutrieBritish still-life painter - 1895
Louis PasteurFrench chemist, pharmacist and microbiologist - 1899
Giovanni SegantiniItalian painter - 1902JJohn Marks MooreAmerican attorney and politician
- 1904
Lafcadio HearnWriter and translator - 1914
Richard Warren SearsAmerican businessman, founder of Sears - 1915
Saitō HajimeJapanese samurai - 1918
Georg SimmelGerman sociologist and philosopher
- 1918
Freddie StowersAfrican-American US Army corporal and Medal of Honor recipient killed in action in WWI - 1920
Yu Gwan-sunKorean independence activist - 1925PPaul VermoyalFrench actor
- 1935
William Kennedy DicksonBritish-American inventor - 1938
Charles DuryeaAmerican automobile manufacturer - 1941
Marion MileyAmerican amateur golfer - 1943SSam RubenAmerican chemist
- 1943
Filippo IlluminatoItalian partisan - 1949
Chrysanthus of AthensArchbishop of Athens and all Greece from 1938 to 1941 - 1953
Edwin HubbleAmerican astronomer
- 1956
William E. BoeingAmerican aviation pioneer - 1957LLuis Cluzeau MortetMusical artist
- 1959
Rudolf CaracciolaGerman racing driver - 1962RRoger NimierFrench novelist
- 1964
Harpo MarxAmerican comedian - 1966
André BretonFrench co-founder of Surrealism - 1970
John Dos PassosAmerican novelist - 1970
Gamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt from 1956 to 1970 - 1978
Pope John Paul IHead of the Catholic Church in 1978 - 1979JJohn Herbert ChapmanCanadian space researcher
- 1981
Rómulo BetancourtPresident of Venezuela, 1945–48 and 1959–64 - 1982
Mabel AlbertsonAmerican actress - 1984CCihad BabanTurkish politician
- 1989
Ferdinand MarcosPresident of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 - 1990
Larry O'BrienAmerican politician and basketball commissioner - 1991
Miles DavisAmerican jazz musician - 1993
Peter De VriesAmerican editor and novelist - 1993
Alexander A. DrabikAmerican soldier in World War II - 1994UUrmas AlenderEstonian singer and musician
- 1994JJosé Francisco Ruiz MassieuMexican politician
- 1994
Harry SaltzmanCanadian theatre and film producer - 1994
K. A. ThangaveluIndian actor and comedian - 1999
Escott ReidCanadian diplomat - 2000
Pierre TrudeauPrime Minister of Canada (1968–1979; 1980–1984) - 2002
Patsy MinkAmerican politician - 2002
Hartland MolsonCanadian politician - 2003
Althea GibsonAmerican tennis player - 2003
Elia KazanGreek-American theatre director and filmmaker
- 2003
George OdlumSaint Lucian diplomat (died 2003) - 2004GGeoffrey BeeneAmerican fashion designer
- 2005
Constance Baker MotleyAmerican judge and politician - 2007
René Desmaison
- 2007
Wally ParksAmerican writer - 2009
Guillermo EndaraPresident of Panama from 1989 to 1994 - 2009UUlf LarssonSwedish actor, comedian, writer and director
- 2010
Kurt AlbertGerman rock climber - 2010
Arthur PennAmerican film and theatre director - 2010
Dolores WilsonAmerican actress - 2012
Avraham AdanIsraeli military officer and author - 2012
Chris EconomakiAmerican journalist - 2012
Brajesh MishraIndian Diplomat and First National Security Advisor of India - 2013JJames EmanuelAmerican poet
- 2013
Jonathan Fellows-SmithSouth African cricketer and rugby union player - 2013GGeorge Amon WebsterAmerican singer
- 2014
Dannie AbseWelsh poet and physician - 2014JJoseph H. AlexanderUnited States Marine Corps officer and military historian
- 2014
Sheila FaithBritish politician - 2014TTim RawlingsEnglish footballer
- 2014
Petr SkoumalCzech musician and composer - 2015
Alexander FarisNorthern Irish composer and conductor - 2015
Walter Dale MillerAmerican politician - 2015
Ignacio ZocoSpanish footballer - 2016
Agnes NixonAmerican soap opera screenwriter - 2016GGary GlasbergAmerican television writer and producer
- 2016
Shimon PeresIsraeli politician - 2016
Gloria NaylorAmerican novelist - 2017
Daniel Pe'erIsraeli television host and newsreader - 2018
Predrag EjdusSerbian actor - 2019
José JoséMexican singer - 2022
CoolioAmerican rapper - 2024
Winfield DunnAmerican politician - 2024
Drake HogestynAmerican actor - 2024
Kris KristoffersonAmerican singer and actor
Frequently asked questions
Who died on September 28?
104 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 28, including Pompey, Leoba, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on September 28?
58 documented historical events happened on September 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pompey was killed by Lucius Septimius at Pelusium in Egypt. On the same day, in another year: Pope Pontian (pictured) resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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