Did you know
Debbie Reynolds was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer with her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film Three Little Words.
Notable Deaths on December 28
2016 — Debbie Reynolds
American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)
December 28 has 101 recorded notable deaths across history, from 925 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
101 source records
925 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on December 28
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1832 John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina. Source
- 1918 Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons. Source
- 1885 The Indian National Congress is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India. Source
- 2025 Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution. Source
Did you know
Brigitte Bardot became one of the best-known symbols of the sexual revolution and gained international fame for portraying characters associated with hedonistic lifestyles.
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During his reign of nearly 46 years, which began after the assassination of his father Umberto I, the Kingdom of Italy became involved in World War I and in World War II.
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Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached at least 100 games.
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The brothers – identical twins – were involved in a number of controversies, the most notable being the Bogdanov affair.
More major people who died on December 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2025
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer and activist (born 1934)
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B., was a French actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist.
1947
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (born 1869)
Victor Emmanuel III was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946.
2021
John Madden
American football Hall of Fame coach and commentator (born 1936)
John Earl Madden was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL).
1959
Ante Pavelić
Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (born 1889)
Ante Pavelić was a Croatian politician who founded and headed the Ustaše in 1929 and was dictator of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fascist puppet state built out of parts of occupied Yugoslavia by the…
2021
Grichka Bogdanoff
French television presenter and scientific essayist (born 1949)
Igor Youriévitch Bogdanoff and Grégoire "Grichka" Youriévitch Bogdanoff, alternatively spelled Bogdanov, were French television presenters, producers, and essayists who presented a variety of programmes in science…
1859
Thomas Babington Macaulay
1st Baron Macaulay, English historian and politician, Secretary at War (born 1800)
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay was a British historian, poet and Whig politician who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster General between 1846 and 1848.
1938
Florence Lawrence
Canadian actress (born 1886)
Florence Lawrence was the inventor of car turn and brake signals and a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress.
1963
Paul Hindemith
German violist, composer, and conductor (born 1895)
Paul Hindemith was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe.
1992
Sal Maglie
American baseball player and coach (born 1917)
Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), and later a scout and a pitching coach.
1538
Andrea Gritti
Doge of Venice (born 1455)
Andrea Gritti was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career.
2016
Jean-Christophe Victor
French political scientist (born 1947)
Jean-Christophe Victor was a French political scientist focusing on international relations. He was the son of the polar explorer Paul-Émile Victor and the television producer Eliane Decrais.
1622
Francis de Sales
French bishop and saint (born 1567)
Francis de Sales was a Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva from 1602 to 1622.
2004
Susan Sontag
American novelist, essayist, critic, and playwright (born 1933)
Susan Lee Sontag was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964.
1547
Konrad Peutinger
German humanist and antiquarian (born 1465)
Konrad Peutinger was a German humanist, jurist, diplomat, politician, economist and archaeologist, serving as Emperor Maximilian I's chief archaeological adviser.
1916
Eduard Strauss
Austrian violinist and composer (born 1835)
Eduard "Edi" Strauss was an Austrian composer who, together with his brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He was the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim.
1924
Léon Bakst
Russian painter and costume designer (born 1866)
Léon (Lev) Samoylovich Bakst, born Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg, was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Jewish origin.
1983
Dennis Wilson
American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1944)
Dennis Carl Wilson was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their drummer and the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson.
2009
Jimmy Sullivan
American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (born 1981)
James Owen Sullivan, also known by his stage name The Rev, was an American musician and songwriter.
1394
Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina
queen of Epirus (born 1350)
Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, also known as Marija Angelina Nemanjić or Anna Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, was a Byzantine Greek-Serbian aristocrat and self-proclaimed basilissa of Epirus from 1384 to…