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Known under his rule as Il Duce, he founded fascism in 1919 with the creation of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, which became the National Fascist Party (PNF) in 1921.
Notable Deaths on April 28
1945 — Benito Mussolini
Italian journalist, fascist dictator and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883)
April 28 has 116 recorded notable deaths across history, from 224 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
116 source records
224 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on April 28
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1858 The Bawani Imli massacre, where 52 Indian freedom fighters are hanged to death on a tamarind tree by British colonial forces. Source
- 1991 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-39, the first unclassified shuttle mission for the United States Department of Defense. Source
- 1952 The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II. Source
- 1952 The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War. Source
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As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
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Ed Begley won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).
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Alexander I, the incumbent Tsar during Napoleon's invasion, would write that he would be remembered amongst Europe's most famous commanders and that Russia would never forget his worthiness.
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Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American mechanical engineer and scientist who made fundamental theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
More major people who died on April 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1999
Alf Ramsey
English footballer and manager (born 1920)
Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey was an English football player and manager.
1970
Ed Begley
American actor (born 1901)
Edward James Begley Sr. was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television.
1813
Mikhail Kutuzov
Russian field marshal (born 1745)
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky was a field marshal of the Russian Empire.
1903
Josiah Willard Gibbs
American scientist (born 1839)
Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American mechanical engineer and scientist who made fundamental theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
2002
Alexander Lebed
Russian general and politician (born 1950)
Lieutenant General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president in the 1996 Russian presidential…
2015
Antônio Abujamra
Brazilian actor and director (born 1932)
Antônio Abujamra was a Brazilian theatre and television director and actor.
1957
Heinrich Bär
German colonel and pilot (born 1913)
Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. Bär flew more than one thousand combat missions, and fought in the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean theatres.
1726
Thomas Pitt
English merchant and politician (born 1653)
Thomas Pitt was a British merchant, colonial administrator and politician who served as the president of Fort St. George from 1698 to 1709.
2015
Marcia Brown
American author and illustrator (born 1918)
Marcia Joan Brown was an American writer and illustrator of more than 30 children's books.
2017
Mariano Gagnon
American Catholic priest and author (born 1929)
Mariano Gagnon was an American Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, who served as a missionary in Peru.
1925
Richard Butler
English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (born 1850)
Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1924, representing Yatala (1890–1902) and Barossa (1902–1924).
2005
Chris Candido
American wrestler (born 1971)
Christopher Barrett Candito was an American professional wrestler.
1772
Johann Friedrich Struensee
German physician and politician (born 1737)
Lensgreve Johann Friedrich Struensee was a German-Danish physician, philosopher and statesman. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway and a minister in the Danish government.
1973
Clas Thunberg
Finnish speed skater (born 1893)
Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St.
1489
Henry Percy
4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician (born 1449)
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland KG was an English aristocrat during the Wars of the Roses. After losing his title when his father was killed fighting the Yorkists, he later regained his position.
2014
Jack Ramsay
American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1925)
John Travilla Ramsay was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack".
2009
Ekaterina Maximova
Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939)
Ekaterina Sergeyevna Maximova was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of the second part of the 20th century who was internationally recognised.
2014
Ryan Tandy
Australian rugby player (born 1981)
Ryan Tandy was an international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played as a prop in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the St.
2007
Dabbs Greer
American actor (born 1917)
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer was an American character actor in film and television for over 60 years. Greer appeared in nearly 100 film roles and in nearly 600 television episodes of various series. He played Mr.