1928
Don Beauman, English race car driver (died 1955)
Donald Bentley Beauman was a British racing driver who took part in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
Don Beauman, English race car driver (died 1955)
The 1920s
Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
1928
Francesco Cossiga, Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (died 2010)
Francesco Maurizio Cossiga was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 1985 to 1992. A member of Christian Democracy, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 19…
Francesco Cossiga, Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (died 2010)
1928
Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director (died 2023)
Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday setti…
Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director (died 2023)
1928
Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (died 1980)
Ibn-e-Safi, also spelt Ibne Safi, was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad, a Pakistani fiction writer, novelist, and poet who wrote in Urdu. The name Ibn-e-Safi is a Persian expression mea…
Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (died 1980)
1928
Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (died 2018)
Joseph Walter Jackson was an American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (died 2018)
1928
Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1999)
Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers.…
Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1999)
1928
Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (died 2012)
Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform a…
Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (died 2012)
1928
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician (died 2025)
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, PC was a British Conservative politician.
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician (died 2025)
1928
Joseph Kittinger, American colonel and pilot (died 2022)
Joseph William Kittinger II was an American military pilot who was an officer in the United States Air Force. He served from 1950 to 1978 and earned Command Pilot status before ret…
Joseph Kittinger, American colonel and pilot (died 2022)
1928
Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (died 2023)
Sulochana Latkar, better known by her screen name Sulochana, was an Indian actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, who acted in 50 films in Marathi and around 250 films in Hindi. She …
Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (died 2023)
1928
Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2007)
Joseph Henry Nuxhall was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, best remembered for having been the youngest player ever to appear in a Major League game and for…
Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2007)
1928
Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (born 1840)
Henry Birks was a Canadian businessman and founder of Henry Birks and Sons, a chain of high-end Canadian jewellery stores.
Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (born 1840)
1928
Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (born 1900)
Roman Steinberg, was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestling bronze medal winner in middleweight class at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Steinberg was also three times Estoni…
Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (born 1900)
1928
Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (born 1878)
Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel was a Russian military officer of Baltic German descent. He served as a general in the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil War, …
Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (born 1878)
1928
May Jordan McConnel, Australian trade unionist and suffragist (born 1860)
Mary Emma Jordan McConnel was an Australian trade unionist and suffragist. She was the first paid female trade union organiser in Queensland.
May Jordan McConnel, Australian trade unionist and suffragist (born 1860)
1928
Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (born 1845)
Umegatani Tōtarō I was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from the town of Haki, Chikuzen Province, now Shiwa, Fukuoka Prefecture. He was the sport's 15th yokozuna. He was gene…
Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (born 1845)
1928
Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1864)
Li Yuanhong (Chinese: 黎元洪; pinyin: Lí Yuánhóng; Wade–Giles: Li2 Yüan2-hung2; courtesy name 宋卿; Sòngqīng; Sung4-ch'ing1; October 19, 1864 – June 3, 1928) was a prominent Chinese mil…
Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1864)
1928
Zhang Zuolin, Chinese warlord (born 1873)
Zhang Zuolin was a Chinese warlord who ruled Manchuria from 1916 until his assassination in 1928. He led the Fengtian clique, one of the most powerful factions during the Warlord E…
Zhang Zuolin, Chinese warlord (born 1873)
1928
Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (born 1857)
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918. I…
Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (born 1857)
1928
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (born 1872)
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (born 1872)
1928
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Arthur Burdett Frost, usually cited as A. B. Frost, was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Br'er Rabbit a…
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1928
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1842)
Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman who was the prime minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. He is the longest-serving democratically elected prime minister in …
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1842)
1928
Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (born 1880)
Álvaro Obregón Salido was a Mexican general, inventor and politician who served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. Obregón was re-elected to the presidency in 1928 …
Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (born 1880)
1928
Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (born 1896)
Kostas Karyotakis is considered one of the most representative Greek poets of the 1920s and one of the first poets to use iconoclastic themes in Greece.
Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (born 1896)