September1928 Calendar
  • Sep 1 Arn Shein, American sports writer (editor The Daily Item 1949-74), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
  • Sep 1 Clifford Lincoln, British-Canadian politician (Member of Parliament, 1993-2004; National Assembly of Quebec, 1981-89), born in the Republic of Mauritius
  • Sep 1 George Maharis, American actor (Route 66 - "Buz"; The Happening; The Most Deadly Game), born in Astoria, Queens, New York (d. 2023) [1]
  • Sep 2 Miloslav Ištvan, Czech composer, born in Olomouc, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1990)
  • Sep 2 Peter Mansfield, British political journalist and author (d. 1996)
  • Sep 2 Sheila Bromberg, British orchestral and session harpist (The Beatles - "She's Leaving Home"; Heatwave -"Boogie Nights"), born in London (d. 2021)
  • Sep 3 Gaston Thorn, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974–79) and 7th President of the European Commission (1981–85), born in Luxembourg (d. 2007)
  • Sep 4 Dick York, American actor (Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1992)
  • Sep 4 Dominique Colonna, French soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Stade Français, OGC Nice, Reims) and manager (Cameroon 1965-70), born in Corte, France (d. 2023)
  • Sep 4 Donald Petersen, American businessman (Ford Motor Company - CEO, 1985-90, COO. 1980-85), born in Pipestone, Minnesota (d. 2024)
  • Sep 5 Lena McLin (née Johnson), American music teacher, composer (Oh Freedom), and Baptist pastor, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2023)
  • Sep 6 Evgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor (USSR State Symphony, 1965-2000; Residentie Orchestra 1992-2000), pianist, and composer (Siberian Fantasy), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2002)
  • Sep 6 Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect who won 1993 Pritzker Prize, designed 4 World Trade Center, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2024) [1]
  • Sep 6 Robert M. Pirsig, American author (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2017)
  • Sep 6 Rudolf Plyukfelder, Soviet light heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1964), born in Novoorlivka, Ukraine
  • Sep 7 Donald Henderson, American epidemiologist, led world campaign that eradicated smallpox, born in Lakewood, Ohio (d. 2016)
  • Sep 10 Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and disabilities advocate, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2019)
  • Sep 10 Leo P. Kelley, American sci-fi author (Dead Moon, Vacation in Space) (d. 2002)
  • Sep 10 Walter Martin, American Christian apologist (d. 1989)
  • Sep 11 Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker; Police Woman; Tribes; Cry Panic), and animal rights activist, born in Delhi, Louisiana
  • Sep 11 Reubin Askew, American politician (37th Governor of Florida), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
  • Sep 13 Ernest L. Boyer, American educator and chancellor (NY's State Universities-SUNY), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1995)
  • Sep 14 Albert Shanker, American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers), born in New York City (d. 1997)
  • Sep 14 Sir Angus Ogilvy, British businessman and husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, born in London, England (d. 2004)
  • Sep 15 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the 1950-60s hard bop era ("The Black Messiah"), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 1975)
  • Sep 15 Rod Robbie, Canadian architect and planner (Roger's Centre/Sky Dome, Toronto), born in Poole, England (d. 2012)
  • Sep 17 Brian Matthew, British disc jockey (Saturday Club), born in Coventry (d. 2017)
  • Sep 17 Roddy McDowall, British actor (Planet of Apes, Cleopatra, Lord Love a Duck), born in London, England (d. 1998)
  • Sep 18 Adam Walacinski, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland (d. 2015)
  • Sep 18 Phyllis Kirk [Kirkegaard], American actress (Thin Man, Red Button's Show), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2006)
  • Sep 19 Adam West [William West Anderson], American actor (Batman, Last Precinct), born in Walla Walla, Washington (d. 2017)
  • Sep 20 Donald Hall, American writer, literary critic and Poet Laureate of the United States, born in Hamden, Connecticut (d. 2018)
  • Sep 20 Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (The Kingdom, Matador, Een stor familie), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2000)
  • Sep 22 Eric Broadley, British automotive engineer and entrepreneur (Lola Cars), born in Bromley, England (d. 2017)
  • Sep 22 Eugene Roche, American actor (Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2004)
  • Sep 22 James Lawson, American Methodist clergyman, civil rights activist, nonviolent resistance proponent, and educator, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
  • Sep 23 Robert Helps, American pianist, prodigy, pedagogue, and composer, born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2001)
  • Sep 26 Bob Van Der Veken, Belgian actor (Alle maten), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2019)
  • Sep 27 Geoffrey Martin, British historian and archivist (keeper of Public Records), born in Essex, England (d. 2007)
  • Sep 27 Margaret Rule, British archaeologist (Mary Rose Tudor warship), born in Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2015)
  • Sep 28 "Tuli" Naphtali Kupferberg, American poet and singer (Fugs), born in New York City (d. 2010)
  • Sep 28 Koko Taylor [Cora Walton], American blues singer known as the "Queen of the Blues", born in Millington, Tennessee (d. 2009)
  • Sep 29 Ankie Peypers, Dutch author and poet (d. 2008)
  • Sep 29 Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury, English politician and human rights advocate (Liberal MP for Orpington 1962-70), born in Orpington, England (d. 2016)

About September 1928

Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Signs: Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22), Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22)



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