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In the year 1928
1,226 Notable birthdays
Carl Fontana
American musician (1928–2003).
Born July 18th, 1928 in Monroe.
Died October 9th, 2003 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (Alzheimer's disease).
Valentin Pikul
Russian writer (1928-1990).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 16th, 1990 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Edip Cansever
Turkish poet (1928–1986).
Born August 8th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 57 years old in Istanbul.
Mimmo Palmara
Italian actor (1928–2016).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died June 10th, 2016 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Osian Ellis
Welsh harpist and composer (1928-2021).
Born February 8th, 1928.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 92 years old in Pwllheli. [ref]
László Budai
Hungarian footballer (1928-1983).
Born July 19th, 1928 in Rákospalota.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Hans Kornberg
British biochemist (1928-2019).
Born January 14th, 1928 in Herford.
Died December 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Boston, Falmouth. [ref]
Sergey Kapitsa
Soviet and russian physicist, tv host (1928-2012).
Born February 14th, 1928 in Cambridge.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 84 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
Robert A. Frosch
American theoretical physicist (1928–2020).
Born May 22nd, 1928 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 92 years old in South Hadley. [ref]
Jacob Druckman
American composer (1928-1996).
Born June 26th, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 67 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Pilar Lorengar
Spanish operatic soprano.
Born January 16th, 1928 in Zaragoza.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 68 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
Raúl Cárdenas
Mexican footballer (1929-2016).
Born October 30th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died March 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Tamio Ōki
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1928–2017).
Born January 2nd, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 89 years old in Japan. [ref]
Joyce Mansour
Egyptian-french author, notable as a surrealist poet (1928–1986).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Bowden. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1986 at 58 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (cancer). [ref]
Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov
Soviet, azerbaijani and russian artist (1928-2021).
Born November 29th, 1928 in Baku.
Died May 21st, 2021 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gary Jennings
American novelist (1928–1999).
Born September 20th, 1928 in Buena Vista.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 70 years old in Pompton Lakes.
Pedro Casaldáliga
Roman catholic bishop (1928–2020).
Born February 16th, 1928 in Balsareny.
Died August 8th, 2020 at 92 years old in Batatais. [ref]
Nodar Dumbadze
Georgian and soviet writer (1928–1984).
Born July 14th, 1928 in Tbilisi.
Died September 14th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tbilisi.
Dušan Džamonja
Croatian sculptor (1928-2009).
Born January 31st, 1928 in Strumica.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Paul Seymour
American basketball player and coach (1928–1998).
Born January 30th, 1928 in Toledo.
Died May 5th, 1998 at 70 years old in Jensen Beach.
Mary Tsingou
American physicist and mathematician.
Born October 14th, 1928 (age 97 years) in Milwaukee.
Ira Gitler
American sports journalist and music critic (1928-2019).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 90 years old in New York City.
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer (1928–1997).
Born April 22nd, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 13th, 1997 at 69 years old in New York City.
Béla Balassa
Hungarian economist (1928–1991).
Born April 6th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died May 10th, 1991 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
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