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In the year 1928

1,030 Notable birthdays

Yves Klein

20th century french visual artist.

Born April 28th, 1928 in Nice. [ref]

Died June 6th, 1962 at 34 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Anthony Franciosa

American actor (1928-2006).

Born October 25th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]

Died January 19th, 2006 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]

William Peter Blatty

American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017).

Born January 7th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]

Died January 12th, 2017 at 89 years old in Bethesda (multiple myeloma). [ref]

Perry Smith

One of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the clutter family.

Born October 27th, 1928 in Huntington, Nevada.

Died April 14th, 1965 at 36 years old in Lansing (hanging).

James Ivory

American film director.

Born June 7th, 1928 (age 96 years) in Berkeley.

Cy Twombly

American painter and artist (1928–2011).

Born April 25th, 1928 in Lexington. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2011 at 83 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]

Alexander Grothendieck

German-born french mathematician (1928–2014).

Born March 28th, 1928 in Berlin. [ref]

Died November 13th, 2014 at 86 years old in Saint-Lizier. [ref]

Walter Tevis

American writer.

Born February 28th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died August 8th, 1984 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Ian Bannen

Scottish character actor and occasional leading man (1928-1999).

Born June 29th, 1928 in Airdrie. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Loch Ness (car collision). [ref]

Cannonball Adderley

American jazz alto saxophonist.

Born September 15th, 1928 in Tampa. [ref]

Died August 8th, 1975 at 46 years old in Gary (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

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