Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/May 28
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[edit] Births
- 1660 - King George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
- 1759 - William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)
- 1884 - Edvard Beneš, Czech politician (d. 1948)
- 1887 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953)
- 1908 - Ian Fleming, English author (d. 1964)
- 1923 - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1998)
- 1934 - Dionne quintuplets (pictured) (Emilie d. 1954, Marie d. 1970, Yvonne d. 2001)
- 1938 - Jerry West, American basketball player
- 1944 - Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City
- 1968 - Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer
[edit] Deaths
- 1843 - Noah Webster, American author, politician, and lexicographer (b. 1758)
- 1971 - Audie Murphy, American actor and war hero (b. 1924)
- 1972 - King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
- 1998 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor, comedian (b. 1948)
