Did you know
While at the Los Alamos Laboratory, Fuchs was responsible for many significant theoretical calculations relating to the first nuclear weapons and, later, early models of the hydrogen bomb.
Notable Deaths on January 28
1988 — Klaus Fuchs
German physicist, politician, and atomic spy (born 1911)
January 28 has 107 recorded notable deaths across history, from 724 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
107 source records
724 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on January 28
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1851 Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois. Source
- 1813 Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom. Source
- 1573 Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland. Source
- 1908 Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco. Source
Did you know
The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.
Did you know
In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author.
Did you know
Siegel created ten of the earliest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, one of DC's most popular team books, which is set in the 30th Century.
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Because of his warlike stance, he was put to death by the Southern Song government in 1142 under a frameup, after a negotiated peace was achieved with the Jin dynasty.
More major people who died on January 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1960
Zora Neale Hurston
American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (born 1891)
Zora Neale Hurston was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker.
2002
Astrid Lindgren
Swedish author and screenwriter (born 1907)
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays.
1996
Jerry Siegel
American author and illustrator, co-created Superman (born 1914)
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics.
1142
Yue Fei
Chinese general (born 1103)
Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song…
1998
Shotaro Ishinomori
Japanese author and illustrator (born 1938)
Shotaro Ishinomori , né Onodera , was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director. Known as the "King of Manga", he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential manga artists of all time.
1621
Pope Paul V (born 1550)
Pope Paul V, born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621.
724
Yazid II
Umayyad caliph (born 687)
Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, commonly known as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 720 until his death in 724.
1953
James Scullin
Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1876)
James Henry Scullin was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the ninth prime minister of Australia from 1929 to 1932.
1754
Ludvig Holberg
Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (born 1684)
Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano–Norwegian dual monarchy.
2015
Lionel Gilbert
Australian historian, author, and academic (born 1924)
Lionel Arthur Gilbert CF was an Australian historian, author, curator, lecturer, and biographer, specializing in applied, natural, and local history.
1782
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
French geographer and cartographer (born 1697)
Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville was a French geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making.
1547
Henry VIII
king of England (born 1491)
Henry VIII was King of England and Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Born in Greenwich, Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
1993
Helen Sawyer Hogg
Canadian astronomer and academic (born 1905)
Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg was an American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research into globular clusters and variable stars.
1912
Eloy Alfaro
former president of Ecuador (born 1842)
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911.
814
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor (born 742)
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800.
1903
Augusta Holmès
French pianist and composer (born 1847)
Augusta Mary Anne Holmès was a French composer of Irish descent. In 1871, while living with the poet Catulle Mendès, Holmès became a French national and added the accent to her last name.
1939
W. B. Yeats
Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1865)
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
2017
Geoff Nicholls
British musician (born 1948)
Geoffrey James Nicholls was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath until 2004. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath.
2002
Ayşe Nur Zarakolu
Turkish author and activist (born 1946)
Ayşe Nur Zarakolu was a Turkish author, publisher and human rights advocate.