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In the year 1928
1,230 Notable birthdays
Qian Qichen
Chinese politician (1928-2017).
Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Shaike Ophir
Israeli actor.
Born November 4th, 1928 in Jerusalem.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 58 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer).
Edward J. Perkins
Career diplomat and 19th united states ambassador to the united nations (1928–2020).
Born June 8th, 1928 in Sterlington.
Died November 7th, 2020 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor (1928–1986).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cancer, liver cirrhosis).
Stanley Mandelstam
American physicist (1928-2016).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Johannesburg.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Édouard Molinaro
French film director (1928-2013).
Born May 31st, 1928 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2013 at 85 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert Brout
American physicist (1928-2011).
Born June 14th, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 82 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Mekonnen Endalkachew
Politician (1928-1974).
Born September 8th, 1928 in Addis Ababa.
Died November 24th, 1974 at 46 years old in Addis Ababa.
Jean-Luc Lagardère
French businessman (1928-2003).
Born February 10th, 1928 in Aubiet.
Died March 14th, 2003 at 75 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis).
Harold Johnson
American boxer (1928-2015).
Born August 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.
Hirofumi Uzawa
Japanese economist (1928-2021).
Born July 21st, 1928 in Tottori Prefecture.
Died September 18th, 2014 at 86 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
James White
Northern ireland science fiction author (1928-1999).
Born April 7th, 1928 in Belfast.
Died August 23rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Belfast (stroke).
Tage Danielsson
Swedish actor, writer and director (1928–1985).
Born February 5th, 1928.
Died October 13th, 1985 at 57 years old in Lidingö Parish (melanoma).
Kyril Bonfiglioli
British art dealer (1928–1985).
Born May 29th, 1928 in Eastbourne.
Died March 3rd, 1985 at 56 years old in Jersey (liver cirrhosis).
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
British historian and orientalist (1928–2015).
Born December 29th, 1928 in Sheffield.
Died February 28th, 2015 at 86 years old in Yeovil.
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian film director (1928–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died April 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cancer).
Siné
French cartoonist (1928–2016).
Born December 30th, 1928 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2016 at 87 years old in Bichat–Claude Bernard Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
Japanese novelist, translator, literary critic, art critic (1928–1987).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Shiba-ku.
Died August 5th, 1987 at 59 years old in Nishi-Shinbashi (laryngeal cancer).
Pat O'Connor
Racecar driver (1928-1958).
Born October 9th, 1928 in North Vernon.
Died May 30th, 1958 at 29 years old in Indianapolis.
Jürgen Moser
German mathematician (1928–1999).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 71 years old in Zurich.
Amotz Zahavi
Israeli evolutionary biologist (1928-2017).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Petah Tikva.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Haldun Dormen
Turkish actor and director (1928–2026).
Born April 5th, 1928 in Mersin.
Died January 21st, 2026 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Swedish actor (1928–1998).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Ystad church parish. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1998 at 69 years old in Lidingö (disease, multiple myeloma).
Dirk Mudge
Namibian politician (1928–2020).
Born January 16th, 1928 in Otjiwarongo.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 92 years old in Windhoek (COVID-19). [ref]
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