What Happened In December 1928 In History

Historical Events for December, 1928

• 6th » The government of Colombia Banana massacre called sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike action known as strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
• 17th » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab region known as Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed

Famous Birthdays on December in 1928

• 1st » Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)
• 1st » Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (d. 2009)
• 2nd » Guy Bourdin, French fashion photographer (d. 1991)
• 3rd » Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, List of Prime Ministers of Bangladesh called Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 2014)
• 4th » Dena Dietrich, American actress
• 6th » Stanley Clinton Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, English politician
• 6th » Bobby Van (actor) named Bobby Van, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
• 7th » Noam Chomsky, American linguist and philosopher
• 8th » Bill Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1996)
• 8th » Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist, neuroscientist, and academic (d. 2012)
• 9th » Joan Blos, American author and educator
• 9th » André Milhoux, Belgian race car driver
• 9th » Dick Van Patten, American actor
• 10th » Dan Blocker, American actor (d. 1972)
• 10th » John Colicos, Canadian actor (d. 2000)
• 10th » Jeremy Morse, English banker and academic
• 10th » Barbara Nichols, American actress and singer (d. 1976)
• 12th » Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani diplomat and author (d. 2008)
• 12th » Helen Frankenthaler, American painter (d. 2011)
• 13th » Eve Meyer, American model, actress, and producer (d. 1977)
• 15th » Ernest Ashworth, American singer (d. 2009)
• 15th » Ida Haendel Polish-English violinist
• 15th » Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect, designed the Kuchlbauer Tower and Waldspirale (d. 2000)
• 15th » Jerry Wallace, American singer (d. 2008)
• 16th » Terry Carter, American actor, director, and producer
• 16th » Philip K. Dick, American author (d. 1982)
• 17th » Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014)
• 17th » Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
• 17th » Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician (d. 2012)
• 17th » George Lindsey, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 18th » Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph (d. 2003)
• 19th » Eve Bunting, Irish-American author
• 19th » Nathan Oliveira, American painter and sculptor (d. 2010)
• 21st » Michalis Kounelis, Greek musician (d. 1999)
• 21st » Ed Nelson, American actor (d. 2014)
• 22nd » George H. Buck, Jr., American businessman (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Chronis Aidonidis, Greek singer
• 24th » Lev Vlassenko, Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (d. 1996)
• 25th » Dick Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 28th » Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)
• 29th » Bernard Cribbins, English actor, singer, and director
• 30th » Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
• 31st » Siné, French cartoonist
• 31st » Tatyana Shmyga, Russian actress and singer (d. 2011)

Famous Deaths for December 1928

• 1st » José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888)
• 3rd » Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (b. 1830)
• 3rd » Johan Olin, Finnish wrestler (b. 1883)
• 10th » Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect and painter (b. 1868)
• 16th » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
• 25th » Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 28th » John Gritenas, Lithuanian-American bishop (b. 1863)
• 30th » Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1874)

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