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John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born on January 28, 1939.

John McCreary Fabian is a former NASA astronaut and Air Force officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions and worked on the deve...

Tomas Lindahl, Swedish-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on January 28, 1938.

Tomas Robert Lindahl FRS FMedSci is a Swedish-British scientist specialising in cancer research. In 2015, he was awarded the Nob...

Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter and coach (d. 2016) was born on January 28, 1938.

Leonid Ivanovych Zhabotynsky was a Ukrainian weightlifter who set 19 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold m...

Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (d. 2013) was born on January 28, 1937.

Karel Čáslavský was a Czech film historian and television host. Čáslavský worked as a historian for the National Film Arch...

Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer was born on January 28, 1936.

Alan Alda is an American actor and comedian. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he played Hawkeye Pierce in th...

Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright was born on January 28, 1936.

Ismail Kadare is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figu...

David Lodge, English author and critic was born on January 28, 1935.

David John Lodge CBE is an English author and literary critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987...

Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990) was born on January 28, 1934.

Juan Manuel Bordeu was a racing driver from Balcarce, Argentina. A protégé of Juan Manuel Fangio, Bordeu had a successful earl...

Jack Hill, American director and screenwriter was born on January 28, 1933.

Jack Hill is an American film director in the exploitation film genre. Several of Hill's later films have been characterized as ...

Kurt Biedenkopf, German academic and politician, 54th President of the German Bundesrat (d. 2021) was born on January 28, 1930.

Kurt Hans Biedenkopf was a German jurist, academic teacher, and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU). He was recto...

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