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In the year 1928
1,230 Notable birthdays
Franklin Cover
American actor (1928-2006).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died February 5th, 2006 at 77 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (pneumonia).
Reg Park
British bodybuilder and actor (1928-2007).
Died November 22nd, 2007 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (melanoma). [ref]
Robert M. Pirsig
American writer and philosopher (1928–2017).
Born September 6th, 1928 in Minneapolis.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in South Berwick. [ref]
Jimmy Hill
English association football personality (1928-2015).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Balham. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2015 at 87 years old in Hurstpierpoint (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Yvette Vickers
Actress, singer and model (1928-2011).
Born August 26th, 1928 in Kansas City.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Benedict Canyon (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
Kevin Hagen
American actor (1928–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Chicago.
Died July 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Grants Pass (esophageal cancer).
Eduard Shevardnadze
Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Mamati.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.
Hulda Regehr Clark
Canadian naturopath and practitioner of alternative medicine (1928–2009).
Born October 18th, 1928 in Rosthern.
Died September 3rd, 2009 at 80 years old in Chula Vista (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Wanda Hendrix
American actress (1928-1981).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Jacksonville.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 52 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
Ralph Foody
American actor (1928-1999).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died November 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Lexington (cancer).
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician (1928–1964).
Born June 20th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died June 29th, 1964 at 36 years old in West Berlin (diabetes).
Joseph Kittinger
American military pilot (1928–2022).
Born July 27th, 1928 in Tampa. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Orlando (lung cancer). [ref]
Alvin Toffler
American writer, futurist and businessman.
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Night Train Lane
American football player (1927-2002).
Born April 16th, 1928 in Austin.
Died January 29th, 2002 at 73 years old in Austin.
Peter Taylor
English football goalkeeper and manager (1928-1990).
Born July 2nd, 1928 in Nottingham.
Died October 4th, 1990 at 62 years old in Mallorca (lung disease).
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist.
Born December 8th, 1928 in Norristown. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Phoenix, Scottsdale. [ref]
Eve Meyer
American actor and model (1928–1977).
Born December 13th, 1928 in Griffin.
Died March 27th, 1977 at 48 years old in Tenerife North Airport (aviation accident).
Tommy Docherty
Scottish football player and manager (1928–2020).
Born April 24th, 1928 in Glasgow.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 92 years old in Marple. [ref]
Helen Frankenthaler
American painter (1928–2011).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2011 at 83 years old in Darien. [ref]
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Portsmouth.
Died November 17th, 2006 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Marian Seldes
American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928–2014).
Born August 23rd, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 86 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Peter Donat
Canadian-american actor (1928-2018).
Born January 20th, 1928 in Kentville.
Died September 10th, 2018 at 90 years old in Point Reyes Station (diabetes).
Erik Bruhn
Danish ballet dancer (1928-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died April 1st, 1986 at 57 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Peyo
Belgian comics cartoonist and scriptwriter (1928–1992).
Born June 25th, 1928 in Schaerbeek.
Died December 24th, 1992 at 64 years old in Brussels (myocardial infarction).
Tom Lantos
U.s. representative from california (1981–2008).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 80 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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