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Birthdays occurring on June, 28
| 1887 |
Floyd Dell was born on June 28, 1887
There is no human reason why a child should not admire and emulate his teacher's ability to do sums, rather than the village bum's ability to whittle sticks and smoke cigarettes. The reason why the child does not is plain enough -- the bum has put himself on an equality with him and the teacher has not. More quotations from Floyd Dell |
| 1891 |
Carl Spaatz was born on June 28, 1891
'If we succeeded, we will have the primary satisfaction of ending the war,' More quotations from Carl Spaatz |
| 1905 |
Ashley Montagu was born on June 28, 1905
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. More quotations from Ashley Montagu |
| 1909 |
Eric Ambler was born on June 28, 1909
English author 1909-1998For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency. More quotations from Eric Ambler |
| 1926 |
Mel Brooks was born on June 28, 1926
American actor, writer, producer and film director. b.1926 Brooklyn, New York, USALook, I really don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively. More quotations from Mel Brooks |
Deaths occurring on June, 28
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