Cristina Calderón

Last full blood yagán, last known speaker of the yaghan language.

Born May 24th, 1928 in Puerto Williams.

Died February 16th, 2022 at 93 years old in Hospital Clínico de Magallanes (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Jo Schlesser

Racecar driver.

Born May 18th, 1928 in Apremont-la-Forêt.

Died July 7th, 1968 at 40 years old in Rouen-Les-Essarts.

Enrique Bolaños

President of nicaragua from 2002 to 2007.

Born May 13th, 1928 in Nindirí.

Died June 14th, 2021 at 93 years old in Nindirí. ^[ref]

Sohrab Sepehri

Iranian poet and painter (1928-1980).

Born October 7th, 1928 in Kashan.

Died April 21st, 1980 at 51 years old in Tehran (leukemia).

Teofisto Guingona Jr.

Filipino politician.

Born July 4th, 1928 (age 97 years) in San Juan.

Mohammad Beheshti

Iranian cleric, one of the leading figures of the 1979 iranian revolution (1928–1981).

Born October 24th, 1928 in Isfahan.

Died June 28th, 1981 at 52 years old in Tehran (terrorist attack).

Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal

President of somaliland (1928-2002).

Born August 15th, 1928 in Odweine.

Died May 3rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Pretoria.

Natalie Zemon Davis

Canadian-american historian (1928-2023).

Born November 8th, 1928 in Detroit.

Died October 21st, 2023 at 94 years old in Toronto (cancer). ^[ref]

Pal Benko

Hungarian-american chess player.

Born July 15th, 1928 in Amiens. ^[ref]

Died August 26th, 2019 at 91 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

William F. Nolan

American writer (1928-2021).

Born March 6th, 1928 in Kansas City.

Died July 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Vancouver. ^[ref]