What Happened In May 1928 In History

Historical Events for May, 1928

• 3rd » Japanese atrocities in Jinan Incident named Jinan, China.
• 15th » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy

Famous Birthdays on May in 1928

• 1st » Desmond Titterington, Irish race car driver (d. 2002)
• 2nd » Hans Trass, Estonian ecologist and botanist
• 2nd » Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (d. 1972)
• 3rd » Dave Dudley, American singer (d. 2003)
• 4th » Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (Big Bop Nouveau) (d. 2006)
• 4th » Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet and publisher
• 4th » Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt
• 4th » Betsy Rawls, American golfer
• 4th » Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (d. 1961)
• 7th » John Ingle, American actor (d. 2012)
• 8th » Robert Conley (reporter) or Robert Conley, American journalist (d. 2013)
• 8th » Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (d. 2010)
• 9th » Ralph Goings, American painter
• 9th » Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (d. 1995)
• 9th » Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (d. 2012)
• 10th » Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, 3rd President of Estonia
• 10th » Lothar Schmid, German chess player (d. 2013)
• 11th » Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
• 11th » Marco Ferreri, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
• 11th » Vern Rapp, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 11th » Andrew van der Bijl, Dutch missionary and author
• 12th » Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 12th » Henry Cosby, American songwriter and producer (d. 2002)
• 13th » Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
• 13th » Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 13th » Theo Saat, Dutch sprinter
• 13th » Jim Shoulders, American rodeo rider (d. 2007)
• 13th » Augie and Margo Rodriguez named Augie Rodriguez, American dancer (d. 2014)
• 14th » Will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters and The Cadets (doo wop) or The Cadets) (d. 2000)
• 14th » Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist, author, and academic
• 14th » Brian Macdonald (choreographer) called Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer
• 16th » Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
• 18th » Pernell Roberts, American actor and singer (d. 2010)
• 19th » Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (d. 1982)
• 19th » Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer) or Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (d. 2013)
• 19th » Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach (d. 2010)
• 19th » Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach
• 21st » Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (d. 1975)
• 21st » Alice Drummond, American actress
• 22nd » Jackie Cain, American singer (Jackie and Roy) (d. 2014)
• 22nd » T. Boone Pickens, American businessman
• 23rd » Jeannie Carson, English-American actress and singer
• 23rd » Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (d. 2002)
• 23rd » Nigel Davenport, English actor (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1998)
• 23rd » Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner
• 24th » William Trevor, Irish author and playwright
• 26th » Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (d. 2011)
• 27th » Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer
• 30th » Pro Hart, Australian painter (d. 2006)
• 30th » Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (d. 2001)

Famous Deaths for May 1928

• 15th » Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Makuuchi Yokozuna e.g Yokozuna (b. 1845)

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