Che Guevara

Argentine marxist revolutionary (1928–1967).

Born June 14th, 1928 in Rosario. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 1967 at 39 years old in La Higuera (extra-judicial killing, ballistic trauma). ^[ref]

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987).

Born August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh. ^[ref]

Died February 22nd, 1987 at 58 years old in New York City (heart arrhythmia). ^[ref]

Fred Rogers

American television personality (1928–2003).

Born March 20th, 1928 in Latrobe.

Died February 27th, 2003 at 74 years old in Pittsburgh.

Stanley Kubrick

American filmmaker (1928–1999).

Born July 26th, 1928 in The Bronx. ^[ref]

Died March 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Childwickbury Manor (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928).

Born December 7th, 1928 (age 97 years) in Philadelphia, East Oak Lane. ^[ref]

Shirley Temple

American actress and diplomat (1928–2014).

Born April 23rd, 1928 in Santa Monica. ^[ref]

Died February 10th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woodside (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Idi Amin

President of uganda from 1971 to 1979.

Born May 17th, 1928 in Koboko.

Died August 16th, 2003 at 75 years old in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (kidney failure).

Pol Pot

Former general secretary of the communist party of kampuchea.

Born May 19th, 1928 in Prek Sbauv. ^[ref]

Died April 15th, 1998 at 69 years old in Anlong Veng District. ^[ref]

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014).

Born April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis. ^[ref]

Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Winston-Salem (disease). ^[ref]

James Garner

American film and television actor (1928–2014).

Born April 7th, 1928 in Norman.

Died July 19th, 2014 at 86 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

James Earl Ray

American criminal, convicted for the murder of civil rights activist and nobel peace prize laureate martin luther king jr. in 1968.

Born March 10th, 1928 in Alton.

Died April 23rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Nashville (hepatitis C).

John Forbes Nash

American mathematician and economist (1928-2015).

Born June 13th, 1928 in Bluefield.

Died May 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Monroe Township (car collision). ^[ref]

Rosemary Clooney

American singer and actress (1928-2002).

Born May 23rd, 1928 in Maysville. ^[ref]

Died June 29th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Adam West

American actor (1928–2017).

Born September 19th, 1928 in Walla Walla.

Died June 9th, 2017 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). ^[ref]

Ethel Kennedy

American human-rights campaigner and spouse of us senator robert f. kennedy.

Born April 11th, 1928 in Chicago.

Died October 10th, 2024 at 96 years old in Boston. ^[ref]

Philip K. Dick

American science fiction author (1928–1982).

Born December 16th, 1928 in Chicago.

Died March 2nd, 1982 at 53 years old in Santa Ana (stroke).

Walter Mondale

Vice president of the united states from 1977 to 1981.

Born January 5th, 1928 in Ceylon.

Died April 19th, 2021 at 93 years old in Minneapolis. ^[ref]

Joe Jackson

American music manager and father of the jackson family (1928-2018).

Born July 26th, 1928 in Fountain Hill. ^[ref]

Died June 27th, 2018 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (pancreatic cancer).

Burt Bacharach

American pianist, composer, producer (1928–2023).

Born May 12th, 1928 in Kansas City.

Died February 8th, 2023 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Jim Lovell

American astronaut (1928–2025).

Born March 25th, 1928 in Cleveland.

Died August 7th, 2025 at 97 years old in Lake Forest. ^[ref]

James Coburn

American actor (1928-2002).

Born August 31st, 1928 in Laurel. ^[ref]

Died November 18th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ennio Morricone

Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020).

Born November 10th, 1928 in Rome.

Died July 6th, 2020 at 91 years old in Rome (femoral fracture). ^[ref]

Bob Crane

American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey.

Born July 13th, 1928 in Waterbury. ^[ref]

Died June 29th, 1978 at 49 years old in Scottsdale (blunt trauma). ^[ref]

George Peppard

American actor (1928–1994).

Born October 1st, 1928 in Detroit.

Died May 8th, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).

Roddy McDowall

British actor (1928–1998).

Born September 17th, 1928 in Herne Hill.

Died October 3rd, 1998 at 70 years old in Studio City (lung cancer).