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What Happened In November 1928 In History

Historical Events for November, 1928

  • 1st » The 'Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish alphabet known as Turkish Alphabet', replacing the version of the Arabic alphabet previously used with the Latin alphabet, comes into force in Turkey.
  • 6th » Arnold Rothstein, the head of the Jewish mob in New York, was shot and mortally wounded on the 4 Nov., and died on 6 Nov.; He was assassinated by George "Hump" McManus, for failing to pay a large gambling debt.
  • 12th » SS Vestris sinks approximately convert 200 mi km off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
  • 15th » The Royal National Lifeboat Institution e.g RNLI lifeboat RNLB Mary Stanford (ON 661) or 'Mary Stanford' capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17 man crew.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1928

  • 1st » James Bradford (weightlifter) called James Bradford, American weightlifter (d. 2013)
  • 1st » Emmaline Henry, American actress (d. 1979)
  • 2nd » Herb Geller, American-German saxophonist and composer (d. 2013)
  • 2nd » Paul Johnson (writer) or Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author
  • 3rd » Goseki Kojima, Japanese illustrator (d. 2000)
  • 3rd » Bill Morrison (Australian politician) called Bill Morrison, Australian politician, 37th Minister for Defence (Australia) or Australian Minister for Defence (d. 2013)
  • 3rd » Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (d. 1989)
  • 4th » Larry Bunker, American drummer and vibraphone player (d. 2005)
  • 4th » Hannah Weiner, American poet (d. 1997)
  • 5th » Donald Madden, American actor (d. 1983)
  • 7th » Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader
  • 9th » Anne Sexton, American poet and academic (d. 1974)
  • 10th » Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor
  • 11th » Ernestine Anderson, American singer
  • 11th » Carlos Fuentes, Panamanian-Mexican author and academic (d. 2012)
  • 11th » Gracita Morales, Spanish actress and singer (d. 1995)
  • 12th » Bob Holness, English radio and television host (d. 2012)
  • 12th » Marjorie W. Sharmat, American author
  • 13th » Steve Bilko, American baseball player (d. 1978)
  • 13th » Helena Carroll, Scottish-American actress (d. 2013)
  • 13th » Hampton Hawes, American pianist (d. 1977)
  • 13th » Ralph Foody, American actor (d. 1999)
  • 14th » Kathleen Hughes, American actress
  • 15th » C. W. McCall, American singer-songwriter and politician
  • 15th » John Orchard, English actor (d. 1995)
  • 15th » Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1997)
  • 16th » Clu Gulager, American actor and director
  • 17th » Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
  • 17th » Rance Howard, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 18th » Otar Gordeli, Georgian composer (d. 1994)
  • 18th » Salvador Laurel, Filipino politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 2004)
  • 18th » Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 19th » Dara Singh, Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (d. 2012)
  • 20th » Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor and director
  • 20th » John Disley, Welsh horse racer
  • 22nd » Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley, English priest and politician (d. 2008)
  • 23rd » Jerry Bock, American composer (d. 2010)
  • 23rd » John Coleman (Australian footballer) e.g John Coleman, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1973)
  • 23rd » Kalmer Tennosaar, Estonian singer and journalist (d. 2004)
  • 26th » Nishida Tatsuo, Japanese linguist and academic (d. 2012)
  • 27th » Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (d. 2005)
  • 27th » Josh Kirby, English painter and illustrator (d. 2001)
  • 28th » Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980)
  • 28th » Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2010)
  • 29th » Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator
  • 29th » Paul Simon (politician) known as Paul Simon, American intelligence officer and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003)
  • 29th » Ernie Vossler, American golfer (d. 2013)
  • 30th » Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (d. 2014)
  • 30th » Joe B. Hall, American basketball player and coach
  • 30th » Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2013)

Famous Deaths for November 1928

  • 6th » Arnold Rothstein, American mobster (b. 1882)
  • 17th » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (b. 1865)
  • 26th » Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (b. 1863)

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