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In 2000, he ran against First Lady Hillary Clinton for a U.
Famous Birthdays on May 28
1944 — Rudy Giuliani
American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
May 28 has 205 recorded notable births across history, from 1140 to 2000. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1961 Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Source
- 1926 The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. Source
- 1918 The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence. Source
- 1948 Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. Source
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In 1982, he founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the first regional party of Andhra Pradesh.
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Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a key situation such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "Mr.
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Glen Rice won an NCAA championship in 1989 and an NBA championship in 2000.
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John I, called the Fearless, was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State as the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 until his assassination in 1419.
More major people born on May 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1923
N. T. Rama Rao
Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996)
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist, and politician who served as the chief minister of Andhra…
1938
Jerry West
American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2024)
Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive.
1967
Glen Rice
American basketball player
Glen Anthony Rice Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1371
John the Fearless
Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)
John I, called the Fearless, was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State as the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 until his assassination in 1419.
1955
Mark Howe
Canadian-American ice hockey player
Mark Steven Howe is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey defenseman and left winger.
1988
Percy Harvin
American football player
William Percy Harvin III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
1779
Thomas Moore
Irish poet and composer (died 1852)
Thomas Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist. Widely regarded in his lifetime as Ireland's "national bard", his fame and reputation rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melodies.
1763
Manuel Alberti
Argentinian priest and journalist (died 1811)
Manuel Maximiliano Alberti was an Argentine priest from Buenos Aires when the city was part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
1965
Mary Coughlan
Irish politician
Mary Coughlan is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 2008 to 2011, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Health and Children from January 2011 to March 2011,…
1922
Tuomas Gerdt
Finnish soldier (died 2020)
Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt was a Finnish soldier and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, numbered #95. He was born in Heinävesi.
1957
Ben Howland
American basketball player and coach
Benjamin Clark Howland is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Mississippi State University from to 2015 to 2022.
1987
T.J. Yates
American football player
Taylor Jonathan Yates is an American professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the passing game coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).
1759
William Pitt the Younger
English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1806)
William Pitt was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and the first official prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801.
1837
Tony Pastor
American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (died 1908)
Antonio Pastor was an American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner who became one of the founding forces behind American vaudeville in the mid-to-late-nineteenth century.
1942
Stanley B. Prusiner
American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Stanley Ben Prusiner is an American neurologist and biochemist. He is the founding director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
1956
Jerry Douglas
American guitarist and producer
Gerald Calvin Douglas is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer.
1976
Liam O'Brien
American voice actor
Liam Christopher O'Brien is an American voice actor, writer, and director.
1912
Patrick White
Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)
Patrick Victor Martindale White was an Australian novelist and playwright who explored themes of religious experience, personal identity and the conflict between visionary individuals and a materialistic, conformist…
1986
Michael Oher
American football player
Michael Jerome Oher is an American former professional football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons.