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John Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, appearing in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and Say Anything...
Famous Birthdays on June 28
1966 — John Cusack
American actor and screenwriter
June 28 has 233 recorded notable births across history, from 751 to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on June 28
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- 1776 American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five present the draft of the United States Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress, which orders it to "lie on the table" for further edits by the assembly. Source
- 2009 Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. Source
- 1919 The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. Source
- 1098 Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch. Source
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Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 1977 to 1979.
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For example, he edited his father's unpublished novel about a 1950s safari to Africa and published it with the title True at First Light (1999).
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Junior Johnson won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966.
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During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate and was a first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter.
More major people born on June 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1942
Frank Zane
American professional bodybuilder and author
Frank Zane is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. Known as "the Chemist", Zane is a three-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 1977 to 1979.
1928
Patrick Hemingway
American writer (died 2025)
Patrick Miller Hemingway was an American wildlife manager and writer who was novelist Ernest Hemingway's second son and the first born to Hemingway's second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.
1931
Junior Johnson
American race car driver (died 2019)
Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. , better known as Junior Johnson, was an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner as well as an entrepreneur.
1949
Don Baylor
American baseball player and coach (died 2017)
Don Edward Baylor, nicknamed "Groove," was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager.
1928
Hans Blix
Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rd Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hans Martin Blix is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (1978–1979) and later became the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
1476
Pope Paul IV (died 1559)
Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death, in August 1559.
1873
Alexis Carrel
French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944)
Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States.
1945
Türkan Şoray
Turkish actress, director, and screenwriter
Türkan Şoray is a Turkish actress, writer and film director. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey.
1945
Raul Seixas
Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1989)
Raul Santos Seixas was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, considered the "Father of Brazilian Rock". His musical work consists of seventeen albums released during his 26-year career.
1961
Kurt Eichenwald
American journalist
Kurt Alexander Eichenwald is an American journalist and a New York Times bestselling author of five books, one of which, The Informant (2000), was made into a motion picture in 2009.
1852
Charles Cruft
English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (died 1938)
Charles Alfred Cruft was a British showman who founded the Crufts dog show. Cruft first became involved with dogs when he began to work at Spratt's, a manufacturer of dog biscuits.
1946
Jaime Guzmán
Chilean lawyer and politician (died 1991)
Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz was a Chilean constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party.
1967
Leona Aglukkaq
Canadian politician, 7th Canadian Minister of Health
Leona Aglukkaq is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the non-partisan Legislative Assembly of Nunavut representing the riding of Nattilik from 2004 until stepping down in 2008; then was a Conservative Member of…
1947
Laura Tyson
American economist and academic
Laura D'Andrea Tyson is an American economist and university administrator who is currently a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley and a…
1888
George Challenor
Barbadian cricketer (died 1947)
George Challenor was a Barbadian cricketer who was part of the first West Indies Test side, and who faced the very first ball bowled to a West Indian cricketer in a Test match.
1986
Kellie Pickler
American singer-songwriter
Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music singer, actress and television personality. Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol and finished in sixth place.
1971
Fabien Barthez
French footballer
Fabien Alain Barthez is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played football in both France and England with Toulouse, Marseille, Monaco, Manchester United and Nantes.
1979
Felicia Day
American actress and writer
Kathryn Felicia Day is an American actress, singer, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series The Guild (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer.
1907
Yvonne Sylvain
First female Haitian physician (died 1989)
Yvonne Sylvain was a Haitian physician who was the first female medical doctor from the country. She was also the first woman accepted into the University of Haiti Medical School, and earned her medical degree in 1940.