History Deaths on June 28

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1665)

#George_FitzRoy,_1st_Duke_of_Northumberland

Alf Francis, German-English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (b. 1918)

#Alf_Francis

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria (b. 1863)

#Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria

Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg (b. 1868)

#Sophie,_Duchess_of_Hohenberg

Friedrich Dollmann, German general (b. 1882)

#Friedrich_Dollmann

Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1885)

#Velimir_Khlebnikov

Alboin, Lombard king

#Alboin

Andronikos IV, Byzantine emperor (b. 1348)

#Andronikos_IV_Palaiologos

Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (b. 1810)

#Alexandros_Rizos_Rangavis

?tefan Luchian, Romanian painter and educator (b. 1868)

#?tefan_Luchian

Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)

#Mickey_Cochrane

Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (b. 1898)

#Jake_Swirbul

Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1755)

#Gerhard_von_Scharnhorst

Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)

#Eugene_B._Fluckey

Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (b. 1844)

#Edward_Carpenter

Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (b. 1527)

#Abraham_Ortelius

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish historian and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1890)

#Mehmet_Fuat_Köprülü

Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)

#Mikhail_Tal

James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)

#James_Madison

Scotty Moore, American guitarist (b. 1931)

#Scotty_Moore

Yunus Nadi Abal?o?lu, Turkish journalist (b. 1879)

#Yunus_Nadi_Abal?o?lu

Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (b. 1917)

#Yigael_Yadin

Jules Armand Dufaure, French politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1798)

#Jules_Armand_Dufaure

Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (b. 1958)

#Terry_Fox

Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1919)

#Kiichi_Miyazawa

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (b. 1687)

#Sophia_Dorothea_of_Hanover

Alexander Berkman, American author and activist (d. 1870)

#Alexander_Berkman

Buddy Ryan, American football coach (b. 1931)

#Buddy_Ryan

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley, English rebel leader (b. c. 1463)

#James_Tuchet,_7th_Baron_Audley

Joseph Bové, Russian architect, designed the Triumphal Arch of Moscow (b. 1784)

#Joseph_Bové

Domenico Fontana, Italian architect (b. 1543)

#Domenico_Fontana

Theodora I, Byzantine empress

#Theodora_(6th_century)

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, (b. 1156)

#Matilda_of_England,_Duchess_of_Saxony

Meshach Taylor, American actor (b. 1947)

#Meshach_Taylor

Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (b. 1905)

#Red_Nichols

Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)

#Joris_Ivens

Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)

#Jack_Carter_(comedian)

Yonekura Shigetsugu, Japanese samurai

#Yonekura_Shigetsugu

George Unwin, English pilot and commander (b. 1913)

#George_Unwin

Robert Sabatier, French author and poet (b. 1923)

#Robert_Sabatier

Cy Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1878)

#Cy_Morgan

Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)

#Wally_Stanowski

Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (b. 1896)

#Italo_Balbo

Xiao Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1127)

#Emperor_Xiaozong_of_Song

Andrey Bogolyubsky, Russian Grand Prince (b. 1111)

#Andrey_Bogolyubsky

Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (b. 1902)

#Mortimer_J._Adler

Nils Poppe, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

#Nils_Poppe

Harlan Ellison, American writer (b. 1934)

#Harlan_Ellison

Kenneth Minogue, New Zealand-Australian political scientist and academic (b. 1930)

#Kenneth_Minogue

Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Czech writer, poet and journalist (b. 1875)

#Stanislav_Kostka_Neumann

Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation (b. 1856)

#Douglas_H._Johnston

Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (b. 1818)

#Maria_Mitchell

Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (b. 1932)

#Tamás_Katona

Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (b. 1929)

#Jim_Brosnan

Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (b. 1952)

#Pat_Summitt

Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1924)

#Rod_Serling

Primož Trubar, Slovenian author and reformer (b. 1508)

#Primož_Trubar

Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976)

#Michael_P._Murphy

José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1895)

#José_Iturbi

Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (b. 1877)

#Victor_Trumper

Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)

#Robert_Byrd

Yuan Shao, Chinese warlord

#Yuan_Shao

Texas Jack Omohundro, American soldier and hunter (b. 1846)

#Texas_Jack_Omohundro

Billy Mays, American TV personality (b. 1958)

#Billy_Mays

Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (b. 1841)

#Manuel_Ferraz_de_Campos_Sales

Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (b. 1939)

On Kawara, Japanese painter (b. 1933)

Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (b. 1921)

David Rubitsky, American sergeant (b. 1917)

F. D. Reeve, American author and academic (b. 1928)

Ted Hood, American sailor and architect (b. 1927)

Doris Sams, American baseball player (b. 1927)

Leontine T. Kelly, American bishop (b. 1920)

Richard Isay, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1934)

A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)

Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1919)

Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (b. 1943)

Brenda Howard, American activist (b. 1946)

Anthony Buckeridge, English author (b. 1912)

Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (b. 1927)

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (b. 1913)

Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)

Guy Nève, Belgian race car driver (b. 1955)

Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)

Clifford Dupont, English-Rhodesian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)

Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Greek architect (b. 1913)

Franz Stangl, Austrian SS officer (b. 1908)

John Henry Colclough, Irish revolutionary (b. c. 1769)

Floris I, count of Holland

Taira no Tadatsune, Japanese governor

Cyneweard, bishop of Wells

Louis the Blind, Holy Roman emperor (b. 880)

Paul I, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 700)

Leo II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 611)