1928
Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (died 1983)
Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Gorham was an Australian ballerina.
Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (died 1983)
The 1920s
Explore 4052 historical events from 1920–1929.
1928
Al McGuire, American basketball player, coach, and commentator (died 2001)
Alfred James McGuire was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final…
Al McGuire, American basketball player, coach, and commentator (died 2001)
1928
Moses Anderson, American Roman Catholic bishop (died 2013)
Moses Bosco Anderson SSE was an American prelate in the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1982 to 2003. He was a memb…
Moses Anderson, American Roman Catholic bishop (died 2013)
1928
Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (died 2007)
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism.
Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (died 2007)
1928
Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician
Roch Bolduc is a former Canadian civil servant and Senator from the province of Quebec.
Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician
1928
Walter Ralston Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (died 1989)
Walter Ralston Martin was an American Baptist Christian minister and author who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a parachurch ministry specializing as a clearing…
Walter Ralston Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (died 1989)
1928
Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche (died 2019)
Jean Vanier was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche, an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with dev…
Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche (died 2019)
1928
Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (died 2014)
Reubin O'Donovan Askew was an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of Florida from 1971 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 7th U.S. trade r…
Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (died 2014)
1928
Earl Holliman, American actor (died 2024)
Henry Earl Holliman was an American actor, animal rights activist, and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly Westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He wo…
Earl Holliman, American actor (died 2024)
1928
Robert Irwin, American painter and gardener (died 2023)
Robert Walter Irwin was an American installation artist who explored perception and the conditional in art, often through site-specific, architectural interventions that alter the …
Robert Irwin, American painter and gardener (died 2023)
1928
Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2013)
Muriel Faye Siebert was an American businesswoman who was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the first woman to head one of the NYSE's member …
Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2013)
1928
Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician (died 2014)
Ernest Maurice Vandeweghe Jr. was a Canadian professional basketball player. Vandeweghe was best known for playing for the New York Knicks of the NBA and for the athletic successes…
Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician (died 2014)
1928
Joseph John Gerry, American Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)
Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., was an American Benedictine monk and prelate of the Catholic Church.
Joseph John Gerry, American Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)
1928
Robert Indiana, American painter and sculptor (died 2018)
Robert Indiana was an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, associated with the pop art movement.
Robert Indiana, American painter and sculptor (died 2018)
1928
Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2010)
Tzanibeis "Tzanis" Tzannetakis was a Greek politician who was briefly Prime Minister of Greece during the political crisis of 1989. He also served as a submarine commander in the H…
Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2010)
1928
Jay Cameron, American reed player and saxophonist (died 2001)
Jay Cameron was an American jazz reed musician who played the baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, and B-flat clarinet.
Jay Cameron, American reed player and saxophonist (died 2001)
1928
Alberto Korda, Cuban photographer (died 2001)
Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda, was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Marxist revolution…
Alberto Korda, Cuban photographer (died 2001)
1928
Angus Ogilvy, English businessman (died 2004)
Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy was a British businessman, courtier, and philanthropist. He is best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent. Ogilvy is also remembered for h…
Angus Ogilvy, English businessman (died 2004)
1928
Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1975)
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1975)
1928
Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (died 2013)
Rex Trailer was an American regional television personality, broadcast pioneer, cowboy and Country and Western recording artist. He is best known as the host of the children's tele…
Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (died 2013)
1928
Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (died 1986)
Lady Gwen Thompson was the pseudonym of Phyllis Thompson, author and teacher of traditionalist initiatory witchcraft through her own organisation, the New England Covens of Traditi…
Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (died 1986)
1928
Patricia Wald, American judge (died 2019)
Patricia Ann McGowan Wald was an American lawyer and jurist who served as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1986 until…
Patricia Wald, American judge (died 2019)
1928
Park Honan, American author and academic (died 2014)
Leonard Hobart Park Honan was an American academic and author who spent most of his career in the UK. He wrote widely on the lives of authors and poets and published important biog…
Park Honan, American author and academic (died 2014)
1928
Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (died 1998)
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was a British-born American actor, whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across more than 60 years.
Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (died 1998)