August 28

Events

• 475 - The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
• 489 - Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
• 632 - Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims.
• 663 - Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
• 1189 - Third Crusade: The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.
• 1521 - The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
• 1524 - The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
• 1542 - Turkish–Portuguese War: Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
• 1565 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
• 1609 - Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
• 1619 - Election of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1640 - Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
• 1648 - The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the Second English Civil War.
• 1709 - Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
• 1789 - William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
• 1810 - Battle of Grand Port: The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
• 1830 - The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in U.S. railroads.
• 1845 - The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
• 1849 - After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
• 1859 - The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.
• 1861 - American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
• 1867 - The United States takes possession of the Midway Atoll.
• 1879 - Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
• 1898 - Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
• 1901 - Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
• 1909 - A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
• 1913 - Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
• 1914 - World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
• 1914 - World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
• 1916 - World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
• 1916 - World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
• 1917 - Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
• 1921 - The Red Army dissolved the Free Territory, after driving the Black Army out of Ukraine.
• 1924 - The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
• 1937 - Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
• 1943 - Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
• 1944 - World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
• 1955 - Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement.
• 1957 - U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.
• 1963 - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech.
• 1964 - The Philadelphia race riot begins.
• 1968 - The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
• 1988 - Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured.
• 1990 - Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
• 1990 - An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
• 1993 - The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon.
• 1998 - Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
• 1998 - Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa.
• 2003 - In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device.

  Births

• 932 - Richard I, duke of Normandy
• 1023 - Go-Reizei, emperor of Japan
• 1366 - Jean Le Maingre, marshal of France
• 1476 - Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter
• 1481 - Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet
• 1582 - Taichang, emperor of China
• 1591 - John Christian of Brieg, duke of Brzeg
• 1592 - George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician
• 1612 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and scholar
• 1667 - Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway
• 1691 - Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress
• 1714 - Anthony Ulrich, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• 1728 - John Stark, American general
• 1739 - Agostino Accorimboni, Italian composer
• 1749 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat
• 1774 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition
• 1801 - Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician and philosopher
• 1814 - Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author
• 1816 - Charles Sladen, English-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Victoria
• 1822 - Graham Berry, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria
• 1827 - Catherine Mikhailovna, Russian grand duchess
• 1833 - Edward Burne-Jones, English artist of the Pre-Raphaelite movement
• 1837 - Francis von Hohenstein, duke of Teck
• 1840 - Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish-Japanese pharmacist and businessman, founded Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club
• 1853 - Vladimir Shukhov, Russian architect and engineer, designed the Adziogol Lighthouse
• 1859 - Matilda Howell, American archer
• 1859 - Vittorio Sella, Italian mountaineer and photographer
• 1867 - Umberto Giordano, Italian composer and academic
• 1878 - George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1884 - Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1885 - Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic
• 1887 - August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet
• 1887 - István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician
• 1888 - Evadne Price, Australian actress, astrologer, and author
• 1891 - Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer
• 1894 - Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director
• 1896 - Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic
• 1898 - Charlie Grimm, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
• 1899 - Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer
• 1899 - Andrei Platonov, Russian author and poet
• 1899 - James Wong Howe, Chinese American cinematographer
• 1903 - Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian-American psychologist and author
• 1904 - Secondo Campini, Italian-American engineer
• 1904 - Leho Laurine, Estonian chess player
• 1905 - Cyril Walters, Welsh-English cricketer
• 1906 - John Betjeman, English poet and academic
• 1908 - Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and author
• 1910 - Morris Graves, American painter and academic
• 1910 - Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American mathematician and economist Nobel Prize laureate
• 1911 - Joseph Luns, Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO
• 1913 - Robertson Davies, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright
• 1913 - Jack Dreyfus, American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation
• 1913 - Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
• 1913 - Robert Irving, English conductor and director
• 1913 - Terence Reese, English bridge player and author
• 1913 - Richard Tucker, American tenor and actor
• 1915 - Max Robertson, Bengal-born English sportscaster and author
• 1915 - Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator
• 1916 - Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress
• 1916 - C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author
• 1916 - Jack Vance, American author
• 1917 - Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator
• 1918 - L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher
• 1919 - Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921 - John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer
• 1921 - Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright
• 1921 - Nancy Kulp, American actress and soldier
• 1921 - Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia
• 1924 - Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet
• 1924 - Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer and engineer
• 1924 - Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer
• 1924 - Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author
• 1925 - Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1925 - Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1925 - Philip Purser, English author and critic
• 1928 - F. William Free, American businessman
• 1928 - Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer
• 1929 - István Kertész, Hungarian conductor
• 1929 - Roxie Roker, American actress
• 1930 - Ben Gazzara, American actor
• 1930 - Windsor Davies, British actor
• 1931 - Tito Capobianco, Argentinian director and producer
• 1931 - Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano and actress
• 1931 - Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient
• 1931 - John Shirley-Quirk, English actor, singer, and educator
• 1931 - Roger Williams, English hepatologist and academic
• 1932 - Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1932 - Yakir Aharonov, Israeli academic and educator
• 1933 - Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer
• 1933 - Patrick Kalilombe, Malawian bishop and theologian
• 1935 - Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect
• 1935 - Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician
• 1936 - Don Denkinger, American baseball player and umpire
• 1935 - Warren M. Washington, American atmospheric scientist
• 1938 - Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic
• 1938 - Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada
• 1938 - Bengt Fahlström, Swedish journalist
• 1939 - John Kingman, English mathematician and academic
• 1940 - William Cohen, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
• 1940 - Roger Pingeon, French cyclist
• 1941 - Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator
• 1941 - Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach
• 1941 - John Stanley Marshall, English drummer
• 1941 - Paul Plishka, American opera singer
• 1942 - Wendy Davies, Welsh historian and academic
• 1942 - Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist
• 1942 - Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal
• 1943 - Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1943 - Robert Greenwald, American director and producer
• 1943 - Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician
• 1943 - Lou Piniella, American baseball player and manager
• 1943 - David Soul, American actor and singer
• 1943 - Jihad Al-Atrash, Lebanese actor and voice actor
• 1944 - Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
• 1945 - Bob Segarini, American-Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1947 - Emlyn Hughes, English footballer
• 1947 - Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1948 - Vonda N. McIntyre, American author
• 1948 - Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer and educator
• 1948 - Heather Reisman, Canadian publisher and businesswoman
• 1948 - Danny Seraphine, American drummer and producer
• 1948 - Elizabeth Wilmshurst, English academic and jurist
• 1949 - Hugh Cornwell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 - Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach
• 1950 - Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach
• 1950 - Tony Husband, English cartoonist
• 1951 - Colin McAdam, Scottish footballer
• 1951 - Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1951 - Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1952 - Jacques Chagnon, Canadian educator and politician
• 1952 - Rita Dove, American poet and essayist
• 1952 - Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman
• 1953 - Ditmar Jakobs, German footballer
• 1953 - Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian conductor and journalist
• 1954 - Katharine Abraham, American feminist economist
• 1954 - George M. Church, American geneticist, chemist, and engineer
• 1954 - John Dorahy, Australian rugby player and coach
• 1954 - Ravi Kanbur, Indian-English economist and academic
• 1956 - Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican-American actor and producer
• 1956 - Steve Whiteman, American singer-songwriter
• 1957 - Greg Clark, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
• 1957 - Ivo Josipović, Croatian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 3rd President of Croatia
• 1957 - Daniel Stern, American actor and director
• 1957 - Ai Weiwei, Chinese sculptor and activist
• 1958 - Scott Hamilton, American figure skater
• 1959 - Brian Thompson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 - Kim Appleby, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1961 - Cliff Benson, American football player
• 1961 - Jennifer Coolidge, American actress
• 1961 - Deepak Tijori, Indian actor and director
• 1961 - Ian Pont, English cricketer and coach
• 1962 - Paul Allen, English footballer
• 1962 - Craig Anton, American actor and screenwriter
• 1962 - David Fincher, American director and producer
• 1963 - Regina Jacobs, American runner
• 1963 - Maria Gheorghiu, Romanian folk singer-songwriter
• 1964 - Lee Janzen, American golfer
• 1964 - Kaj Leo Johannesen, Faroese footballer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
• 1965 - Dan Crowley, Australian rugby player
• 1965 - Sonia Kruger, Australian television host and actress
• 1965 - Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game developer; created Pokémon
• 1965 - Shania Twain, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1966 - Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
• 1967 - Jamie Osborne, English jockey and trainer
• 1968 - Billy Boyd, Scottish actor and singer
• 1969 - Jack Black, American actor and comedian
• 1969 - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and Founder of Leanin.org
• 1969 - Mary McCartney, English photographer and activist
• 1969 - Jason Priestley, Canadian actor, director, and producer
• 1969 - Pierre Turgeon, Canadian-American ice hockey player
• 1970 - Melina Aslanidou, German-Greek singer-songwriter
• 1970 - Rick Recht, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 - Shane Andrews, American baseball player
• 1971 - Todd Eldredge, American figure skater and coach
• 1971 - Janet Evans, American swimmer
• 1971 - Raúl Márquez, Mexican-American boxer and sportscaster
• 1972 - Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer
• 1972 - Jay Witasick, American baseball player and coach
• 1973 - J. August Richards, American actor
• 1974 - Johan Andersson, Swedish game designer and programmer
• 1974 - Takahito Eguchi, Japanese pianist and composer
• 1974 - Carsten Jancker, German footballer and manager
• 1975 - Jamie Cureton, English footballer
• 1975 - Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager
• 1975 - Hamish McLachlan, Australian television personality
• 1975 - Royce Willis, New Zealand rugby player
• 1976 - Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer
• 1978 - Jess Margera, American drummer
• 1979 - Shaila Dúrcal, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1979 - Robert Hoyzer, German footballer and referee
• 1979 - Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player
• 1979 - Markus Pröll, German footballer
• 1979 - Ruth Riley, American basketball player
• 1980 - Antony Hämäläinen, Finnish singer-songwriter
• 1980 - Debra Lafave, sex offender and former American teacher
• 1980 - Jaakko Ojaniemi, Finnish decathlete
• 1980 - Carly Pope, Canadian actress and producer
• 1980 - Jonathan Reynolds, English lawyer and politician
• 1981 - Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player
• 1981 - Kezia Dugdale, Scottish politician
• 1981 - Martin Erat, Czech ice hockey player
• 1981 - Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer
• 1981 - Raphael Matos, Brazilian race car driver
• 1981 - Jake Owen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 - Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer
• 1981 - Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter
• 1982 - Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 - Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer
• 1982 - Thiago Motta, Brazilian-Italian footballer
• 1982 - LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1983 - Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1983 - Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 - Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete
• 1985 - Kjetil Jansrud, Norwegian skier
• 1986 - Jeff Green, American basketball player
• 1986 - Armie Hammer, American actor
• 1986 - Tommy Hanson, American baseball player
• 1986 - Simon Mannering, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1986 - Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier and hostage
• 1986 - Florence Welch, English singer-songwriter
• 1987 - Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer
• 1989 - César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer
• 1989 - Valtteri Bottas, Finnish race car driver
• 1989 - Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and dancer
• 1989 - Cassadee Pope, American singer-songwriter
• 1990 - Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer
• 1991 - Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer
• 1991 - Andreja Pejić Bosnian model
• 1992 - Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast
• 1992 - Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player
• 1992 - Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model
• 1993 - Jakub Sokolík, Czech footballer
• 1994 - Bobby Andonov, Australian singer
• 1994 - Manon Arcangioli, French tennis player
• 1994 - Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer
• 1995 - Joshua Kalu, American football player
• 2003 - Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress

  Deaths

• 388 - Magnus Maximus, Roman emperor
• 430 - Augustine of Hippo, Algerian bishop, theologian, and saint
• 476 - Orestes, Roman general and politician
• 632 - Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad
• 683 - Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I, ajaw of the city-state of Palenque
• 770 - Kōken, emperor of Japan
• 876 - Louis the German, Frankish king
• 919 - He Gui, Chinese general
• 1055 - Xing Zong, Chinese emperor
• 1149 - Mu'in ad-Din Unur, Turkish ruler and regent
• 1231 - Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark
• 1341 - Levon IV, king of Armenia
• 1406 - John de Sutton V, Baron Sutton of Dudley
• 1481 - Afonso V, king of Portugal
• 1540 - Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua
• 1609 - Francis Vere, English governor and general
• 1645 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch playwright, philosopher, and jurist
• 1646 - Johannes Banfi Hunyades, English-Hungarian alchemist, chemist and metallurgist.
• 1648 - George Lisle, English general
• 1648 - Charles Lucas, English general
• 1654 - Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden
• 1665 - Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter
• 1678 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
• 1735 - Edwin Stead, English landowner and cricketer
• 1757 - David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher
• 1784 - Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary
• 1793 - Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general
• 1805 - Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author
• 1818 - Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, American fur trader, founded Chicago
• 1820 - Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor and urban planner
• 1839 - William Smith, English geologist and engineer
• 1888 - Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist
• 1891 - Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist
• 1900 - Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher
• 1903 - Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park
• 1919 - Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist
• 1934 - Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer
• 1937 - George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria
• 1943 - Georg Hellat, Estonian architect
• 1943 - Boris III of Bulgaria
• 1955 - Emmett Till, American murder victim
• 1959 - Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator
• 1965 - Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician
• 1968 - Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic
• 1971 - Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar
• 1972 - Prince William of Gloucester
• 1975 - Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor
• 1976 - Anissa Jones, American actress
• 1978 - Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist
• 1978 - Robert Shaw, English actor
• 1981 - Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1982 - Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer
• 1984 - Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt
• 1985 - Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter
• 1986 - Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist
• 1987 - John Huston, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1988 - Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada
• 1988 - Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter
• 1989 - John Steptoe, American author and illustrator
• 1990 - Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator
• 1991 - Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter
• 1993 - William Stafford, American poet and academic
• 1995 - Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo performer and painter
• 1995 - Michael Ende, German scientist and author
• 1995 - Carl Giles, English cartoonist
• 2005 - Jacques Dufilho, French actor
• 2005 - Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic
• 2005 - George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic
• 2006 - Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower
• 2006 - Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician
• 2006 - Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 2007 - Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation
• 2007 - Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB
• 2007 - Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment
• 2007 - Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author
• 2007 - Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress
• 2008 - Phil Hill, American race car driver
• 2009 - Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer
• 2009 - Richard Egan, US Ambassador, Owner of Dell EMC, Engineer
• 2010 - William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator
• 2011 - Bernie Gallacher, English footballer
• 2012 - Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician
• 2012 - Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author
• 2012 - Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright
• 2012 - Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic
• 2012 - Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer
• 2013 - John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic
• 2013 - Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher
• 2013 - Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman
• 2013 - Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire
• 2013 - Barry Stobart, English footballer
• 2013 - Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet
• 2014 - Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist
• 2014 - Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer
• 2014 - John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy
• 2015 - Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 2015 - Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator
• 2015 - Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator
• 2016 - Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter
• 2016 - Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager
• 2017 - Mireille Darc, French actress and model

  Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
• *Alexander of Constantinople
• *Augustine of Hippo
• *Edmund Arrowsmith
• *Hermes
• *Moses the Black
• *August 28
• National Grandparents Day