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In the year 1928
1,139 Notable birthdays
Dan Blocker
American actor (1928–1972).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Bowie County.
Died May 13th, 1972 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism).
Martin Landau
American actor and acting coach (1928-2017).
Born June 20th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor (1928-2016).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jimmy Dean
American singer (1928-2010).
Born August 10th, 1928 in Plainview. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Varina (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
4th president and 9th prime minister of pakistan (1928–1979).
Born January 5th, 1928 in Larkana.
Died April 4th, 1979 at 51 years old in Rawalpindi (hanging to death).
Sivaji Ganesan
Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Viluppuram.
Died July 21st, 2001 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Vincent Gigante
American boxer, mobster (1928-2005).
Born March 29th, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died December 19th, 2005 at 77 years old in Springfield.
Bruce Forsyth
British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter (1928–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1928 in Edmonton. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2017 at 89 years old in Wentworth Estate (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Jack Kevorkian
American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011).
Born May 26th, 1928 in Pontiac.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Royal Oak (kidney failure). [ref]
Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991).
Born April 2nd, 1928 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 2nd, 1991 at 62 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian president and politician (1928-2020).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cairo (surgical complications). [ref]
Dick York
American radio, stage, film, and television actor (1928-1992).
Born September 4th, 1928 in Fort Wayne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1992 at 63 years old in East Grand Rapids (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ariel Sharon
Prime minister of israel from 2001 to 2006.
Born February 27th, 1928 in Kfar Malal. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2014 at 85 years old in Ramat Gan (acute kidney injury, cerebral hemorrhage).
Pernell Roberts
American actor and singer (1928–2010).
Born May 18th, 1928 in Waycross. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2010 at 81 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gordie Howe
Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016).
Born March 31st, 1928 in Floral. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Sylvania (stroke). [ref]
James Randi
Canadian-american stage magician and skeptical movement adherent.
Born August 7th, 1928 in Toronto.
Died October 20th, 2020 at 92 years old in Plantation (old age). [ref]
Fats Domino
American pianist and singer (1928–2017).
Born February 28th, 1928 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Harvey (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Patrick McGoohan
Irish-american actor (1928–2009).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Astoria.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
James Watson
American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and nobel laureate (1928–2025).
Born April 6th, 1928 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2025 at 97 years old in East Northport. [ref]
Tom Lehrer
American musician and mathematician (1928–2025).
Born April 9th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 2025 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Orson Bean
American film, television, and stage actor, comedian, writer, and producer (1928-2020).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Burlington.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 91 years old in Venice (blunt trauma). [ref]
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Polish-american diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2017 at 89 years old in Falls Church (pneumonia). [ref]
Malcolm Glazer
American businessman, ex-sports franchise owner (1928-2014).
Born August 15th, 1928 in Rochester.
Died May 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Rochester (disease).
Dr. Rajkumar
Indian kannada film actor, singer (1929–2006).
Born April 24th, 1928 in Kingdom of Mysore. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2006 at 77 years old in Bengaluru (myocardial infarction).
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