Historical figures in 1928

The atlas holds 74 people and 112 moments here, in 1928. The most recorded lives are Amelia Earhart, Maxim Gorky and Herbert Hoover. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Agatha Christie

    in 1928

    2 moments here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  2. Albert Camus

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  3. Amelia Earhart

    in 1928

    7 moments here

    American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…

  4. Andy Warhol

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…

  5. Ariel Sharon

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…

  6. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

  7. Calvin Coolidge

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as governor of Massachusetts, vice president of the…

  8. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

  9. Che Guevara

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  10. Chiang Kai-shek

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…

  11. Chinghiz Aitmatov

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…

  12. C. V. Raman

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…

  13. David Hilbert

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics whose career began in Königsberg and was centered at the University of Göttingen from 1895 until…

  14. Diego Rivera

    in 1928

    2 moments here

    Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…

  15. Dolores del Río

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…

  16. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1928

    2 moments here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  17. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  18. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1928

    2 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  19. Fidel V. Ramos

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…

  20. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  21. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1928

    4 moments here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

  22. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  23. George Orwell

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  24. Getúlio Vargas

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Brazilian lawyer, military officer, and politician who led Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954.…

Moments

  1. 1928 Journey to Baghdad Agatha Christie
  2. 1928 Orient Express journey to Istanbul Agatha Christie
  3. 1928 Racing Universitaire d'Alger goalkeeper Albert Camus
  4. 1928 Arrival in Thailand as a child Bhumibol Adulyadej
  5. 1928 Sixth International Conference of American States Calvin Coolidge
  6. 1928 Arrival in Beijing Chiang Kai-shek
  7. 1928 Works and teaches in Moscow Diego Rivera
  8. 1928 Archaeological work at Jerash Dorothy Hodgkin
  9. 1928 Enters Somerville College Dorothy Hodgkin
  10. 1928 American Battle Monuments Commission office Dwight D. Eisenhower
  11. 1928 Residence in Provence Gabriela Mistral
  12. 1928 Work trip to Geneva from Provence Gabriela Mistral
  13. 1928 Work trip to Paris from Provence Gabriela Mistral
  14. 1928 Work trip to Rome from Provence Gabriela Mistral
  15. 1928 Residence and school in Alexandria Gamal Abdel Nasser
  16. 1928 Residence on Rue du Pot-de-Fer George Orwell
  17. 1928 Visit to Caxias do Sul as state president Getúlio Vargas
  18. 1928 Working Women’s Council base Golda Meir
  19. 1928 Wilberforce Institute graduation Hastings Banda
  20. 1928 Visit to Grand Canyon Herbert Hoover
  21. 1928 Stay in Nachok Ho Chi Minh
  22. 1928 Research stay in Leiden Igor Tamm
  23. 1928 Return to Jinan Jiang Qing
  24. 1928 Public talk at Friends Meeting House Jiddu Krishnamurti
  25. 1928 Speech at the Hollywood Bowl Jiddu Krishnamurti
  26. 1928 Caretaker at Lake Tahoe John Steinbeck
  27. 1928 Conducts grain campaign in Novosibirsk Joseph Stalin
  28. 1928 Berlin tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
  29. 1928 Budapest tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
  30. 1928 Associate in chemistry at Johns Hopkins Lars Onsager
  31. 1928 Instructor at Brown University Lars Onsager
  32. 1928 Moscow professional visit Le Corbusier
  33. 1928 Exile in Alma Ata Leon Trotsky
  34. 1928 Welhausen School teacher Lyndon B. Johnson
  35. 1928 Return to Melbourne and Hall Institute work Macfarlane Burnet
  36. 1928 Jinggangshan base Mao Zedong
  37. 1928 Secondary school in Saigon Marguerite Duras
  38. 1928 Soviet tour through Baku Maxim Gorky
  39. 1928 Soviet tour through Kursk Maxim Gorky
  40. 1928 Soviet tour through Tiflis Maxim Gorky
  41. 1928 Soviet tour through Yerevan Maxim Gorky
  42. 1928 Extended stay in Guatemala Miguel Ángel Asturias
  43. 1928 Journalists' congress visit Miguel Ángel Asturias
  44. 1928 Joins the Sisters of Loreto Mother Teresa
  45. 1928 Organizational department chief in Kiev Nikita Khrushchev
  46. 1928 Olympic sailing gold Olav V
  47. 1928 Travel in French Indochina Pablo Neruda
  48. 1928 Visit to Bangkok Pablo Neruda
  49. 1928 Lectures in Miami Paramahansa Yogananda
  50. 1928 Convalesces and writes in Bangalore Rabindranath Tagore

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