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August 28th
535 Notable birthdays
Umberto Giordano
Italian opera composer (1867–1948).
Born August 28th, 1867 in Foggia.
Died November 12th, 1948 at 81 years old in Milan.
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 1975 at 61 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Peggy Ryan
American actress and dancer (1924-2004).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Long Beach.
Died October 30th, 2004 at 80 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Javier Ortega Smith-Molina
Spanish lawyer and politician.
Born August 28th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Madrid. [ref]
Swarnakumari Devi
Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Kolkata.
Died July 3rd, 1932 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
Kevin McNaughton
Scottish association football player (born 1982).
Born August 28th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Dundee.
Roger Tory Peterson
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996).
Born August 28th, 1908 in Jamestown.
Died July 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Old Lyme.
Davud Monshizadeh
Iranian-swedish academic.
Born August 28th, 1914 in Tehran.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 74 years old in Uppsala.
Joseph Luns
Dutch politician and diplomat (1911–2002).
Born August 28th, 1911 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2002 at 90 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Chang Myon
South korean politician (1899-1966).
Born August 28th, 1899 in Incheon.
Died June 4th, 1966 at 66 years old in Seoul (liver disease).
Jeremy Silman
American chess player and writer (1954–2023).
Born August 28th, 1954 in Del Rio.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Milan Kňažko
Slovak actor and politician.
Born August 28th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Horné Plachtince. [ref]
Johan Andersson
Swedish video game designer and producer.
Born August 28th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Stockholm.
Claudio Brook
Mexican actor (1927–1995).
Born August 28th, 1927 in Mexico City.
Died October 18th, 1995 at 68 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).
George Whipple
American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976).
Born August 28th, 1878 in Ashland.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 97 years old in Rochester.
Shizuo Kakutani
Japanese mathematician (1911–2004).
Born August 28th, 1911 in Osaka.
Died August 17th, 2004 at 92 years old in New Haven.
E. E. Clive
Welsh actor in the early 20th century.
Born August 28th, 1883 in Blaenavon.
Died June 6th, 1940 at 56 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Michael Vogler
German actor (1928–2009).
Born August 28th, 1928 in Remscheid.
Died June 9th, 2009 at 80 years old in Seehausen am Staffelsee. [ref]
Irinej
Serbian patriarch (1930-2020).
Born August 28th, 1930 in Vidova.
Died November 20th, 2020 at 90 years old in Belgrade (COVID-19). [ref]
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
Grand princess of russia (1827–1894).
Born August 28th, 1827 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 12th, 1894 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg (influenza).
Louis Wirth
German american sociologist (1897-1952).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Gemünden.
Died May 3rd, 1952 at 54 years old in Buffalo.
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