Lauch Faircloth

American politician (1928-2023).

Born January 14th, 1928 in Sampson County.

Died September 14th, 2023 at 95 years old in Clinton. ^[ref]

Shulamit Aloni

Israeli politician (1928-2014).

Born December 27th, 1928 in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Died January 24th, 2014 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv.

Djivan Gasparyan

Armenian musician and composer (1928–2021).

Born October 12th, 1928 in Solak.

Died July 6th, 2021 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Byron Janis

American musician (1928–2024).

Born March 24th, 1928 in McKeesport.

Died March 14th, 2024 at 95 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

William F. Nolan

American writer (1928-2021).

Born March 6th, 1928 in Kansas City.

Died July 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Vancouver. ^[ref]

Alejandro de Tomaso

Racecar driver.

Born July 10th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.

Died May 21st, 2003 at 74 years old in Modena.

Shridath Ramphal

Guyanese diplomat (1928-2024).

Born October 3rd, 1928 in New Amsterdam.

Died August 30th, 2024 at 95 years old ^[ref]

Saadi Yacef

Algerian guerilla (1928–2021).

Born January 20th, 1928 in Casbah of Algiers.

Died September 10th, 2021 at 93 years old in Algiers. ^[ref]

Barbara Ann Scott

Canadian figure skater (1928–2012).

Born May 9th, 1928 in Ottawa.

Died September 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Fernandina Beach (disease). ^[ref]

Ida Haendel

Polish-born british violinist and violin teacher.

Born December 15th, 1928 in Chełm.

Died July 1st, 2020 at 91 years old in Miami. ^[ref]

Wang Yeping

Wife of jiang zemin, former general secretary of the chinese communist party.

Born February 12th, 1928 (age 98 years) in Yangzhou.

Juan María Bordaberry

Uruguayan politician and rancher (1928-2011).

Born June 17th, 1928 in Montevideo.

Died July 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Montevideo (disease). ^[ref]

Chuck Willis

American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter (1926-1958).

Born January 31st, 1928 in Atlanta.

Died April 10th, 1958 at 30 years old in Chicago (peritonitis).

Herbert Kroemer

German-american physics (1928–2024).

Born August 25th, 1928 in Weimar.

Died March 8th, 2024 at 95 years old ^[ref]

Wolfhart Pannenberg

German theologian (1928–2014).

Born October 2nd, 1928 in Szczecin.

Died September 4th, 2014 at 85 years old in Munich.

Pal Benko

Hungarian-american chess player.

Born July 15th, 1928 in Amiens.

Died August 26th, 2019 at 91 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Albert Brewer

47th governor of alabama (1928-2017).

Born October 26th, 1928 in Bethel Springs.

Died January 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Birmingham.

William Berger

Austrian actor (1928–1993).

Born June 20th, 1928 in Innsbruck.

Died October 2nd, 1993 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Rutilio Grande

Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977).

Born July 5th, 1928 in El Paisnal.

Died March 12th, 1977 at 48 years old in El Paisnal.

Robert D. Ray

American lawyer; governor of iowa (1928-2018).

Born September 26th, 1928 in Des Moines.

Died July 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Des Moines (Parkinson's disease).

Iqbal Bano

Pakistani singer (1928-2009).

Born August 27th, 1928 in Delhi.

Died April 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Lahore.

Hans Herrmann

German racing driver.

Born February 23rd, 1928 in Stuttgart.

Died January 9th, 2026 at 97 years old in Germany. ^[ref]

Ciriaco De Mita

Italian politician (1928–2022).

Born February 2nd, 1928 in Nusco.

Died May 26th, 2022 at 94 years old in Avellino (falling). ^[ref]

Sheila Jordan

American jazz singer (1928–2025).

Born November 18th, 1928 in Detroit.

Died August 11th, 2025 at 96 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Hampton Hawes

American jazz pianist (1928–1977).

Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.

Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).