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In the year 1928
1,231 Notable birthdays
Earl Holliman
American actor (1928–2024).
Born September 11th, 1928 in Delhi.
Died November 25th, 2024 at 96 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Joss Ackland
English actor (1928–2023).
Born February 29th, 1928 in Kensington.
Died November 19th, 2023 at 95 years old in Clovelly. [ref]
Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist (1928–1976).
Born July 17th, 1928 in North Beach.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 47 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction).
Martin Cooper
American engineer, father of mobile phone.
Born December 26th, 1928 (age 97 years) in Chicago.
Clu Gulager
American actor (1928–2022).
Born November 16th, 1928 in Holdenville.
Died August 5th, 2022 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eddie Fisher
American singer and actor (1928–2010).
Born August 10th, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died September 22nd, 2010 at 82 years old in Berkeley (surgical complications). [ref]
William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997).
Born September 19th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 1997 at 68 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Ann Morgan Guilbert
American actress (1928-2016).
Born October 16th, 1928 in Minneapolis.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Frank Borman
American astronaut (1928–2023).
Born March 14th, 1928 in Gary.
Died November 7th, 2023 at 95 years old in Billings (stroke). [ref]
Pat Hitchcock
British actress (1928–2021).
Born July 7th, 1928 in London.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
T. Boone Pickens
American financier; chairman, bp capital management (1928-2019).
Born May 22nd, 1928 in Holdenville. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2019 at 91 years old in Dallas (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Paul Dooley
American actor, writer, and comedian.
Born February 22nd, 1928 (age 98 years) in Parkersburg.
Vidal Sassoon
British hairstylist (1928–2012).
Born January 17th, 1928 in Hammersmith.
Died May 9th, 2012 at 84 years old in Bel Air, Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Bob Monkhouse
British entertainer (1928–2003).
Born June 1st, 1928 in Beckenham.
Died December 29th, 2003 at 75 years old in Eggington (prostate cancer).
M. S. Viswanathan
Indian actor-musician.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Elappully Grama Panchayat.
Died July 14th, 2015 at 87 years old in Chennai (respiratory failure).
Fidel Ramos
President of the philippines from 1992 to 1998.
Born March 18th, 1928 in Lingayen.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 94 years old in Makati Medical Center (COVID-19). [ref]
George Lindsey
American actor, television personality, writer, narrator, speaker (1928–2012).
Born December 17th, 1928 in Fairfield.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 83 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Jeanne Cooper
American actress (1928-2013).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Taft.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Jackie Mason
American comedian (1928-2021).
Born June 9th, 1928 in Sheboygan.
Died July 24th, 2021 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Al Lettieri
American actor (1928-1975).
Born February 24th, 1928 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1975 at 47 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer (1928–2007).
Born August 22nd, 1928 in Mödrath castle.
Died December 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Kürten (heart failure). [ref]
Stanley Baker
Welsh actor (1928–1976).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Ferndale.
Died June 28th, 1976 at 48 years old in Málaga (cancer, pneumonia, lung cancer).
Cy Twombly
American painter, sculptor and photographer (1928–2011).
Born April 25th, 1928 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2011 at 83 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
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