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December 28 Birthdays in History - December 28 Deaths - December 28 Events
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December 28, 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, 1st American test tube baby December 28, 1975 Kesley Perrin, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers December 28, 1975 Tannis Vallely, New York City, actress, Janice Lazorotto-Head of the Class December 28, 1974 Rob Niedermayer, Cassiar, NHL center for the Florida Panthers December 28, 1973 Bobby Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles December 28, 1973 Garth John Da Silva, Auckland NZ, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics December 28, 1972 Adam Clawson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, slalom single canoe, Olympic-19th-96 December 28, 1972 Adam Vinatieri, WLAF punter/kicker, Amsterdam Admirals, New England Patriots December 28, 1972 Jean-Francois Jomphe, Havre St-pierre California, NHL right wing, Anaheim December 28, 1972 Jim Kitts, WLAF running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, Miami Dolphins December 28, 1972 Patrick Rafter, born in Queensland, Australia, tennis star, 1993 USTA/Aptos California December 28, 1971 Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers December 28, 1971 Michael Watkins, NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers December 28, 1971 Steve Morrison, NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts December 28, 1970 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem Neth, tennis star, 95, 96 Oklahoma City December 28, 1970 Elizabeth McIntyre, Dunbar, West Virginia, Miss America-WV 1996 December 28, 1970 James Jett, NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders December 28, 1969 James Trapp, NFL cornerback for the Oakland Raiders December 28, 1969 Linus Torvalds, Inventor December 28, 1968 Darrick Brownlow, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins December 28, 1968 Jennifer Palmquest, Wilmot, South Dakota, Miss SD-America 1991 December 28, 1968 Jozef Dano, Skalica CZE, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 December 28, 1968 Kurt Schulz, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills December 28, 1967 Paul Lynch, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics December 28, 1966 Joe Wolf, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals December 28, 1965 Colleen Dion, actress, Brett Gardner-Another World December 28, 1965 Martine Robine, newspaper writer/Miss Junior Miss-France, 1984 December 28, 1965 Mary Waddell Gainey, Hartsville, South Carolina, Miss SC-America, 1991-2nd December 28, 1964 Charles Sinek, dance skater, & Beata Handra-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd December 28, 1963 Malcolm Gets, actor, Richard Karinsky-Caroline In the City December 28, 1963 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays December 28, 1963 Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America December 28, 1962 Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State December 28, 1961 Heather Hafner, born in Santa Barbara, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-7th-90 December 28, 1960 Chad McQueen, actor, Nightforce December 28, 1960 John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star December 28, 1960 Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle December 28, 1960 Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Boston December 28, 1960 Terri Garber, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Leslie Carrington-Dynasty December 28, 1960 Zane Smith, Madison WI, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates December 28, 1959 Everson Walls, NFL cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants December 28, 1958 Carl Marsden, bodyguard December 28, 1958 Carlos Carson, football player December 28, 1958 Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home December 28, 1958 Mike McGuire, Haleyville Ala, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South December 28, 1958 Terry Butcher, British soccer player December 28, 1956 Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator December 28, 1956 Michael Gibbons, rocker, Bo Donaldson and Heywoods-Billy Dont be a Hero December 28, 1956 Nigel Kennedy, English violinist December 28, 1954 Denzel Washington, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actor, Dr. Chandler-St. Elsewhere December 28, 1954 Rosie Vela, British singer, Zazu, Fools Paradise December 28, 1954 Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian, SCTV, SNL, Amanda's December 28, 1953 Richard Clayderman, pianist, Amour, Romantic America December 28, 1953 Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer, MTV December 28, 1952 Ray Knight, 3rd baseman, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles December 28, 1952 S Epatha Merkerson, Saginaw, Michigan, actress, Lt Van Buren-Law and Order December 28, 1951 Kenneth Pope, NFLer December 28, 1950 Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops December 28, 1948 Jorge Velasquez, jockey, Kentucky Derby-1981, Preakness-1981 December 28, 1947 Andrew Olle, broadcaster December 28, 1947 Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player December 28, 1947 Dick Diamonde, [Van Der Sluys], Hilversum, rock bassist, Easybeats December 28, 1947 Robert Gilliot, father of Gerda Havertongs daughter Zulema December 28, 1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night December 28, 1946 Hubie Green, golfer, U.S. Open-1977, PGA-1985 December 28, 1946 Jorge Velasquez, sportsman December 28, 1946 Tim Johnson, American Politician December 28, 1945 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal, 1972- December 28, 1945 Dwight Bement, rocker, Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl December 28, 1945 Max Hastings, British editor-in-chief, Daily Telegraph December 28, 1943 Bobby Comstock, rocker December 28, 1943 David Peterson, Toronto, premier of Ontario Canada, L, 1982- December 28, 1943 Oscar D Dhlomo, South African Secretary-General of Inkatha, 1978-90 December 28, 1942 Paul Horowitz, New York City, physicist, META project, Sloan Award 1971-3 December 28, 1941 Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante December 28, 1941 Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner, 1959-77 December 28, 1940 Alvin Elliot Singleton, composer December 28, 1940 Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady December 28, 1938 Bruce Yarnell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Outlaws December 28, 1938 Charles Neville, U.S. rock vocalist/saxophonist, Neville Brothers December 28, 1938 Janet Hough Bryant, author/performing artist/educator December 28, 1938 Richard Sudhalter, British writer/jazz musician December 28, 1936 Nichelle Nichols, Robbins, Illinois, actress, Uhura-Star Trek December 28, 1935 Fernando Lopes, Portugal, director, Encoberto, Matar Saudades December 28, 1934 David Warrilow, actor, Simon, Radio Days, Dakota Road, Barton Fink December 28, 1934 John Akers, business executive December 28, 1934 Maggie Smith, born in Ilford, England, actress, Death on Nile, Clash of Titans December 28, 1934 Peggy Wilson, golfer December 28, 1933 Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine December 28, 1932 Clem Schouwenaars, Flemish poet/writer December 28, 1932 Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One December 28, 1932 Manuel Puig, Argentina, writer, Blood of Requited Love December 28, 1932 Roy Hattersley, British journalist/Labour-parliament leader December 28, 1931 Georg "Org" Marais, South African economist/underminister of Finance December 28, 1931 Guy Debord, situationist December 28, 1931 John de Mol, Dutch vocalist/composer/producer December 28, 1929 Maarten Schmidt, Neth/US astronomer, quasars December 28, 1929 Owen Bieber, United Auto Workers president December 28, 1929 Terry Sawchuk, NHL goaltender, Redwings, Bruins, Maple Leaf, Rangers December 28, 1928 Kamillo Lendvay, composer December 28, 1927 Anne Legendre Armstrong, ambassador, to UK December 28, 1927 Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley December 28, 1927 Simon Raven, English playwright/critic, Alms for Oblivion December 28, 1926 Donald Carr, cricketer, England player in 50's, later MCC honcho December 28, 1925 Bill [William] Westwood, British bishop of Peterborough December 28, 1925 Hildegarde Neff, Ulm Germany, actress, Touch of Class, Mozambique December 28, 1925 Hildegard Knef, German Actress December 28, 1924 Johnny Otis, [Veliotes], composer, Every Beat of My Heart December 28, 1924 Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery December 28, 1923 Andrew Duggan, actor, Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War December 28, 1922 Nyron Sultan Asgarali, cricketer, West Indian opening bat 1957 December 28, 1922 Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters December 28, 1921 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch vocalist/pianist/guitarist December 28, 1921 Johnny Otis, R&B singer December 28, 1920 Steve Van Buren, NFL halfback for the Philadelphia Eagles December 28, 1919 Inocenti Carreno, composer December 28, 1917 Ellis Clarke, president Trinidad and Tobago, 1976-87 December 28, 1916 Noel Johnson, British actor, Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash December 28, 1915 Roebuck "Pops" Staples, U.S. gospel/singer, Staple Singers December 28, 1914 Bernard Youens, British actor, Coronation Street December 28, 1914 Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover December 28, 1913 Lou Jacobi, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, Dean Martin Show, Melba December 28, 1911 Phani Majumdar, film maker December 28, 1911 Sam Levenson, New York City, humorist, Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party December 28, 1910 John Kerr, NZ, cricketer, opening batsman in 1930's December 28, 1909 Billy Williams, Waco, Texas, singer, Your Show of Shows December 28, 1909 Nikola J Vaptsarov, Bulgaria poet, Subrani Sutsjinenija December 28, 1908 Lew Ayres, Minnesota, actor, All Quiet on Western Front, Dr. Kildare December 28, 1907 Roman Palester, Polish composer: The Weichsel December 28, 1905 Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver December 28, 1905 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest December 28, 1905 Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda the Rajkumar of Vizianagram, Ind December 28, 1904 Clabon W. Allen, Australian/British astronomer December 28, 1904 Sergei Yutkevich, St. Petersburg Russia, director, Otello, Banya December 28, 1903 John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer, Bocher Award 1938 December 28, 1903 Earl Hines, American Musician December 28, 1902 Mortimer J Adler, New York City, author, Encyclopedia Brittanica December 28, 1902 Shen Congwen, writer December 28, 1902 Mortimer Adler, American Philosopher December 28, 1896 Roger Huntington Sessions, born in Brooklyn, New York, composer, Black Masks December 28, 1895 Auguste Lumiere, twin brothers who opened 1st commercial cinema December 28, 1895 Louis Lumiere, twin brothers who opened 1st commercial cinema December 28, 1894 Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot, Eagle of Flanders December 28, 1894 Ed Healey, NFL tackle, Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears December 28, 1890 Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter, Road to Bali, China December 28, 1889 Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau December 28, 1888 Gabriel von Wayditch, composer December 28, 1887 Charles Dingle December 28, 1884 Joseph Pholien, Belgian premier, 1950-52, /communist hunter December 28, 1883 A Wolfenstein, writer December 28, 1882 Arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician December 28, 1880 Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet December 28, 1879 Billy Mitchell, American Soldier December 28, 1872 Pio Baroja Y Nessa, San Sebastion Spain, writer, Caminode Parfeccion December 28, 1868 Marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter, Amsterdam's Joffers December 28, 1865 Felix E Vallotton, Switz/French painter/writer, Chaste Suzanna December 28, 1860 Alexander von Fielitz, composer December 28, 1859 Gerard Brucken Fock, composer December 28, 1859 John W Fortescue, military historian December 28, 1856 [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton, Virginia, 28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919 December 28, 1856 Woodrow Wilson, American President December 28, 1855 Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguay's diplomat/poet, Tabare December 28, 1849 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck December 28, 1845 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer December 28, 1842 Calixa Lavallee, composer December 28, 1837 Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer December 28, 1835 Archibald Geikie, British geologist December 28, 1833 Charles Miller Shelley, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1907 December 28, 1828 Karl L Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist, katatonie December 28, 1827 Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brig General, Union, died in 1862 December 28, 1826 Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar/literary, Country of Rubens December 28, 1823 Thomas Alexander Scott, Assistant Secretary War, Union, died in 1881 December 28, 1822 William Booth Taliaferro, Brig Gen Confederate Army, died in 1898 December 28, 1812 Julius Reitz, composer December 28, 1805 Tomas Genoves y Lapetra, composer December 28, 1801 James Barnes, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1869 December 28, 1787 Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curaeao December 28, 1783 Robert Gallenberg, composer December 28, 1763 John Molson, founded Montreal brewery, Molsons December 28, 1753 Johan Wikmanson, composer December 28, 1751 Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer December 28, 1738 Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer December 28, 1731 Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master December 28, 1694 Ceslav Vanura, composer December 28, 1631 Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist December 28, 1484 Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen |