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1928 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2040. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1928 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1928

• January 23, 1928 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dragon in Chinese astrology.
• March 12, 1928 – In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people.
• March 21, 1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
• September 7, 1928 – The first Tour de Pologne began.
• September 18, 1928 – Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
• September 27, 1928 – The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
• October 10, 1928 – Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
• October 12, 1928 – An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children’s Hospital, Boston.
• November 18, 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey’s birthday.
• December 17, 1928 – Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.

Who Were Born On 1928?

• January 25, 1928 – Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (d. 2014)
• February 27, 1928 – Alfred Hrdlicka, Austrian painter and sculptor (d. 2009)
• May 12, 1928 – Jan Krugier, Polish-Swiss art dealer (d. 2008)
• July 23, 1928 – Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic
• July 27, 1928 – Karloff Lagarde, Mexican wrestler and actor (d. 2007)
• August 25, 1928 – Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)
• September 5, 1928 – Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist and educator (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble) (d. 2005)
• November 7, 1928 – Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (d. 2015)
• November 29, 1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator
• December 16, 1928 – Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (d. 1982)