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In the year 1928
1,230 Notable birthdays
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composer (1928–2016).
Born October 9th, 1928 in Helsinki.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Moray Watson
English actor (1928–2017).
Born June 25th, 1928 in Sunningdale.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Hillingdon (pneumonia). [ref]
Humberto Maturana
Chilean biologist and philosopher (1928–2021).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Santiago.
Died May 6th, 2021 at 92 years old in Santiago (pneumonia).
Leon Fleisher
American conductor and pianist (1928–2020).
Born July 23rd, 1928 in San Francisco.
Died August 2nd, 2020 at 92 years old in Baltimore (cancer). [ref]
Helen Westcott
American actress (1928–1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Edmonds (cancer).
Lou Scheimer
American animator and voice actor (1928–2013).
Born October 19th, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 84 years old in Tarzana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Rex Reason
American actor (1928-2015).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died November 19th, 2015 at 86 years old in Walnut (bladder cancer).
David L. Wolper
American television producer (1928–2010).
Born January 11th, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Judith Krantz
American writer (1928–2019).
Born January 9th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 2019 at 91 years old in Los Angeles, Bel Air. [ref]
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999).
Born August 21st, 1928 in Council Bluffs.
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in New York City.
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 43 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Nader Jahanbani
Iranian general, fighter pilot of imperial iranian air force (iiaf).
Born April 16th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died March 12th, 1979 at 50 years old in Qasr Prison (gunshot wound).
Alex Toth
American cartoonist (1928–2006).
Born June 25th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2007 at 78 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Ingle
American actor (1928–2012).
Died September 16th, 2012 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Philippe Chatrier
French tennis player (1928-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Créteil.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Dinard. [ref]
Robert Sheckley
American writer (1928–2005).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Maplewood. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Poughkeepsie.
Donald Hall
American writer (1928–2018).
Born September 20th, 1928 in Hamden.
Died June 23rd, 2018 at 89 years old in Wilmot.
Dhan Singh Thapa
Recipient of param vir chakra (1928-2005).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Shimla.
Died September 6th, 2005 at 77 years old
Andrew Sarris
American film critic (1928-2012).
Born October 31st, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 2012 at 83 years old in New York City (falling from height). [ref]
Giampiero Boniperti
Italian footballer (1928-2021).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Barengo.
Died June 18th, 2021 at 92 years old in Turin (heart failure). [ref]
Hans Modrow
German politician (1928–2023).
Born January 27th, 1928 in Jasienica.
Died February 10th, 2023 at 95 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Jan Shepard
American actor and television actor.
Born March 19th, 1928 in Quakertown.
Died January 17th, 2025 at 96 years old in Burbank (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Garwin
American physicist (1928–2025).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 97 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Vanessa Brown
Austrian-born american actress (1928-1999).
Born March 24th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died May 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer).
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