1928 Facts for Kids

The year 1928 was a leap year, which means it had an extra day (February 29th). It started on a Sunday in the most commonly used calendar, the Gregorian calendar. This year was also important because it was the last time the older Julian calendar was used. By January 1, 1929, every country in the world had switched to the Gregorian calendar.

Key Events of 1928
Famous Births
Notable Deaths
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Key Events of 1928

January 31 – Leon Trotsky, a famous political leader, was sent away from his home to live in Kazakhstan. This is called being exiled.
February 8 – A British inventor named John Logie Baird made history. He sent the first television signal across the Atlantic Ocean. This amazing signal traveled all the way from London to New York.
May 7 – The United Kingdom made a big change for women. They passed a law that gave women the same voting rights as men. Now, women could vote when they were 21 years old, just like men. Before this, women had to be 30 to vote.
June 9 – An Australian flyer named Charles Kingsford Smith completed an incredible journey. He finished the very first airplane flight across the huge Pacific Ocean.
September 28 – A Scottish scientist named Alexander Fleming made a huge discovery. He found penicillin, which is a medicine that helps fight infections.
October 2 – Josemaria Escriva started a group called Opus Dei.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s – 1920s – 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years:	1925 1926 1927 – 1928 – 1929 1930 1931

Famous Births

January 5 – Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who later became the Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. (died 1979)
March 20 – Fred Rogers, a beloved American television host. He was known for his children's show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. (died 2003)
April 23 – Shirley Temple, a very famous American child actress. She also became a diplomat later in life. (died 2014)
May 4 – Hosni Mubarak, who became the President and Prime Minister of Egypt. (died 2020)
June 14 – Che Guevara, an Argentinian revolutionary. (died 1967)
July 26 – Stanley Kubrick, a well-known American movie director. (died 1999)
August 22 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, a German composer. (died 2007)
December 1 - Malachi Throne, an American television actor. (died 2013)
December 30 – Bo Diddley, a famous American rock and roll musician. (died 2008)