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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor.
Notable Deaths on March 28
1943 — Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1873)
March 28 has 95 recorded notable deaths across history, from 193 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
95 source records
193 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on March 28
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- 1801 Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples. Source
- 1994 In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters. Source
- 1963 Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia. Source
- 2006 At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law. Source
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In 1992, Ustinov was awarded with the British Academy Britannia Award.
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Joseph Edward Duncan III was an American convicted serial killer and child molester who was on death row in federal prison following the 2005 kidnappings and murders of members of the Groene family of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
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Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan was a British Army officer who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its disastrous charge at the Battle of Balaclava.
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Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century.
More major people who died on March 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2004
Peter Ustinov
English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.
2021
Joseph Edward Duncan
American serial killer (born 1963)
Joseph Edward Duncan III was an American convicted serial killer and child molester who was on death row in federal prison following the 2005 kidnappings and murders of members of the Groene family of Coeur d'Alene,…
1868
James Brudenell
7th Earl of Cardigan, English lieutenant and politician (born 1797)
Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan was a British Army officer who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its disastrous charge at the Battle of Balaclava.
1994
Eugène Ionesco
Romanian-French playwright and critic (born 1909)
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century.
1974
Dorothy Fields
American songwriter (born 1905)
Dorothy Fields was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films.
2009
Janet Jagan
6th President of Guyana (born 1920)
Janet Rosenberg Jagan was an American-born Guyanese politician who served as the 6th President of Guyana from 1997 to 1999.
1947
Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (born 1897)
Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Polish and Soviet Red Army general and statesman.
2013
Gus Triandos
American baseball player and scout (born 1930)
Gus Triandos was an American professional baseball player and scout.
1942
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet and playwright (born 1910)
Miguel Hernández Gilabert was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements.
1690
Emmanuel Tzanes
Greek Renaissance painter (born 1610)
Emmanuel Tzanes, also known as Bounialis, Emmanuel Tzane-Bounialis, Emmanuel Zane, or Emmanuel Tzane, was a Greek Renaissance iconographer, author, clergyman, and educator.
2015
Gene Saks
American actor and director (born 1921)
Gene Saks was an American director and actor. An inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame, his acting career began with a Broadway debut in 1949.
1884
Georgios Zariphis
Greek banker and financier (born 1810)
Georgios Y. Zariphis, also known as Yorgo Zarifi, was a prominent Ottoman Greek banker and financier. He was also well known as a prominent benefactor of his time.
1958
W. C. Handy
American trumpet player and composer (born 1873)
William Christopher Handy was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States.
1934
Mahmoud Mokhtar
Egyptian sculptor and educator (born 1891)
Mahmoud Mukhtar was an Egyptian sculptor. He attended the College of Fine Arts in Cairo upon its opening in 1908 by Prince Yusuf Kamal, and was part of the original "Pioneers" of the Egyptian Art movement.
2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer, record producer, and actor (born 1952)
Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor.
2026
Marinella
Greek singer (born 1938)
Kyriaki Papadopoulou, known by her stage name Marinella, was a Greek folk singer whose career spanned several decades. Marinella was well regarded due to her impressive vocal range.
2006
Caspar Weinberger
American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1917)
Caspar Willard Weinberger was an American politician and businessman who served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades as a Republican, most notably as Secretary of Defense under President Ronald…
592
Guntram
French king (born 532)
Saint Gontrand, also called Gontran, Gontram, Guntram, Gunthram, Gunthchramn, and Guntramnus, was the king of the Kingdom of Orléans from AD 561 to AD 592.
1900
Piet Joubert
South African soldier and politician (born c. 1831)
Petrus Jacobus Joubert(20 January 1831 – 28 March 1900), better known as Piet Joubert, was a South African politician who served as the commandant–general of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900.