On this day

November 3, 1928

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 ร— 1920 PNG ยท created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from November 3, 1928

Notable Births

1928Goseki Kojima, Japanese illustrator (died 2000)[โ€ ]

Goseki Kojima was a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his collaborations with manga writer Kazuo Koike, the most famous of them being Lone Wolf and Cub.

Bill Morrison (politician)

1928Bill Morrison, Australian politician and diplomat, 37th Australian Minister for Defence (died 2013)[โ€ ]

William Lawrence Morrison was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the Whitlam government as Minister for External Territories (1972โ€“1973), Science (1972โ€“1975), and Defence (1975). He had been a member of the diplomatic service before entering politics, and later served a term as Ambassador to Indonesia (1985โ€“1989).

Osamu Tezuka

1928Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (died 1989)[โ€ ]

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the Father of Manga" , "the Godfather of Manga" and "the god of Manga" . Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works.

George Yardley

1928George Yardley, American basketball player (died 2004)[โ€ ]

George Harry Yardley III was an American basketball player. He was the first player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.