What Happened In August 1928 In History

Historical Events for August, 1928

• 27th » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by the first fifteen nations to do so. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1928

• 1st » Jack Shea (director) known as Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
• 3rd » Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 3rd » Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (d. 2012)
• 4th » Christian Goethals, Belgian race car driver (d. 2003)
• 4th » Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 6th » Herb Moford, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 6th » Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (d. 1987)
• 7th » Betsy Byars, American author
• 7th » Owen Luder, English architect, designed Tricorn Centre and Trinity Square, Gateshead known as Trinity Square
• 7th » Romeo Muller, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1992)
• 7th » James Randi, Canadian-American magician
• 7th » Herb Reed, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2012)
• 8th » Don Burrows, Australian saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player
• 8th » Simón Díaz, Venezuelan singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
• 9th » Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach
• 9th » Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator
• 9th » Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (d. 2010)
• 10th » Jimmy Dean, American singer, actor, and businessman, founded the Jimmy Dean (brand) called Jimmy Dean Food Company (d. 2010)
• 10th » Eddie Fisher (singer) named Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (d. 2010)
• 10th » Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor (d. 2010)
• 12th » Charles Blackman, Australian painter and illustrator
• 12th » Bob Buhl, American baseball player (d. 2001)
• 12th » Dan Curtis, American director and producer (d. 2006)
• 13th » John Tidmarsh, English journalist and radio host
• 15th » Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (d. 2013)
• 15th » Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (d. 2014)
• 15th » Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer
• 16th » Ann Blyth, American actress and singer
• 16th » Eydie Gormé, American singer (d. 2013)
• 16th » Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 17th » T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator
• 17th » Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011)
• 18th » Marge Schott, American businesswoman (d. 2004)
• 19th » Norman Brooks (singer) e.g Norman Brooks, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
• 19th » Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
• 19th » Walter Massey (actor) or Walter Massey, Canadian actor (d. 2014)
• 21st » Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)
• 21st » Art Farmer, American trumpet player (The Jazztet) (d. 1999)
• 21st » Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)
• 22nd » Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat
• 22nd » Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Marian Seldes, American actress and singer
• 25th » John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player
• 25th » Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)
• 25th » Karl Korte, American composer
• 25th » Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate
• 26th » Peter Appleyard, English-Canadian vibraphone player and composer (d. 2013)
• 26th » Naïm Kattan, Iraqi-Canadian author and critic
• 26th » Yvette Vickers, American model, actress, and singer (d. 2010)
• 27th » Péter Boross, Hungarian politician, 54th List of Prime Ministers of Hungary e.g Prime Minister of Hungary
• 27th » Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu
• 27th » Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003)
• 28th » F. William Free, American businessman (d. 2003)
• 28th » Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer (d. 2004)
• 29th » Charles Gray (actor) e.g Charles Gray, English actor and singer (d. 2000)
• 29th » Herbert Meier, Swiss author and translator
• 31st » James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
• 31st » Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for August 1928

• 8th » Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
• 10th » Rex Cherryman, American actor (b. 1897)
• 12th » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 14th » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
• 19th » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 28th » Karl Röderer, Swiss target shooter (b. 1868)

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