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In the year 1928
1,126 Notable birthdays
Sheila Jordan
American jazz singer (1928–2025).
Born November 18th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died August 11th, 2025 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist (1928–1977).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died May 22nd, 1977 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Arnold Rüütel
Former president of estonia.
Born May 10th, 1928 in Pahavalla.
Died December 31st, 2024 at 96 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Nguyen Van Thuan
Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable.
Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2002 at 74 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Judith Nisse Shklar
American political theorist (1928–1992).
Born September 24th, 1928 in Riga.
Died September 17th, 1992 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Chris Brasher
London marathon co-founder, athlete, journalist.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Georgetown.
Died February 28th, 2003 at 74 years old in Chaddleworth.
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
Queen consort of belgium (1928-2014).
Born June 11th, 1928 in Madrid.
Died December 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Laken - Laeken.
Bruce N. Ames
American biochemist (1928–2024).
Born December 16th, 1928 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2024 at 95 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Philip Levine
Jewish-american poet (1928-2015).
Born January 10th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 87 years old in Fresno (pancreatic cancer).
Barbara Werle
American singer (1928-2013).
Born October 6th, 1928 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 1st, 2013 at 84 years old in Carlsbad (disease).
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