August 28 - Births

Births

• 1025 – Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)
• 1582 – Taichang Emperor, of the Ming Dynasty of China (d. 1620)
• 1592 – George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1628)
• 1612 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
• 1667 – Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)
• 1691 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)
• 1714 – Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774)
• 1749 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)
• 1774 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American-born Catholic saint (d. 1821)
• 1789 – Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)
• 1801 – Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician (d. 1877)
• 1814 – Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873)
• 1827 – Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
• 1828 – Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (birthdate according to O.S.) (d. 1910)
• 1840 – Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)
• 1853 – Vladimir Shukhov, Russian engineer and inventor (d. 1939)
• 1859 – Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer (d. 1943)
• 1867 – Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (d. 1948)
• 1878 – George Whipple, American doctor and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
• 1884 – Peter Fraser, former Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1950)
• 1885 – Vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)
• 1894 – Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (d. 1981)
• 1898 – Charlie Grimm, American baseball player (d. 1983)
• 1899 – Charles Boyer, French actor (d. 1978)
• 1899 – Andrei Platonov, Russian writer (d. 1951)
• 1903 – Bruno Bettelheim, American psychologist (d. 1990)
• 1904 – Secondo Campini, Italian jet engine pioneer (d. 1980)
• 1905 – Cyril Walters, England cricketer (d. 1992)
• 1906 – John Betjeman, English poet (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-born economist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
• 1911 – Joseph Luns, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
• 1913 – Robertson Davies, Canadian writer (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Jack Dreyfus, American entrepreneur (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer (d. 1993)
• 1913 – Boris Pahor, Slovenian writer
• 1913 – Terence Reese, British bridge player (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Richard Tucker, American tenor (d. 1975)
• 1915 – Max Robertson, British sports commentator (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Tasha Tudor, American illustrator (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Hélène Baillargeon, Quebec singer and folklorist (d. 1997)
• 1916 – C. Wright Mills American sociologist (d. 1962)
• 1916 – Jack Vance, American author
• 1917 – Jack Kirby, American comic book artist (d. 1994)
• 1919 – Godfrey Hounsfield, English electrical engineer Nobel Laureate (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Nancy Kulp, American actress (d. 1991)
• 1924 – Janet Frame, New Zealand author (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Peggy Ryan, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer
• 1925 – Donald O'Connor, American singer, dancer, and actor (d. 2003)
• 1925 – Billy Grammer, American country music singer and guitarist
• 1928 – F. William Free, American advertising executive (d. 2003)
• 1929 – István Kertész, Hungarian conductor (d. 1973)
• 1929 – Ken Gampu, South African actor (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Windsor Davies, British actor
• 1930 – Ben Gazzara, American actor
• 1931 – John Shirley-Quirk, English bass-baritone
• 1931 – Tito Capobianco, Argentinian stage impresario and director
• 1932 – Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1935 – Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (d. 1998)
• 1936 – Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire
• 1938 – Paul Martin, Canadian politician
• 1938 – Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist
• 1940 – Ken Jenkins, American actor
• 1940 – Roger Pingeon, French cylist
• 1940 – Nik Turner, English musician (Hawkwind)
• 1941 – Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Belgian aristocrat
• 1941 – Paul Plishka, American opera singer
• 1942 – Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (d. 1995)
• 1943 – David Soul, American actor
• 1943 – Lou Piniella, American baseball manager
• 1943 – Surayud Chulanont, Thai 24th Prime Minister (former)
• 1944 – Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
• 1945 – Robert Greenwald, American film director/producer
• 1945 – Bob Segarini, American musician
• 1944 – Melvin Dummar, American claimant to the Howard Hughes estate
• 1947 – Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress
• 1948 – Danny Seraphine, American musician (Chicago)
• 1948 – Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer
• 1948 – Heather Reisman, Canadian businesswoman
• 1949 – Hugh Cornwell, British musician (The Stranglers)
• 1949 – Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach
• 1951 – Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer
• 1951 – Wayne Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)
• 1952 – Rita Dove, American poet
• 1952 – Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman
• 1952 – Guy Nadon, Canadian actor
• 1952 – Jacques Chagnon, Canadian politician
• 1954 – George Church, American geneticist
• 1956 – Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor
• 1956 – Mark Lutz, Puerto Rican actor
• 1957 – Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia
• 1957 – Daniel Stern, American actor
• 1957 – Rick Rossovich, American actor
• 1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater
• 1960 – Emma Samms, English actress
• 1961 – Kim Appleby, English singer
• 1961 – Cliff Benson, American football player
• 1962 – Paul Allen, English footballer
• 1962 – David Fincher, American music video and film director
• 1963 – Jennifer Coolidge, American actress
• 1963 – Regina Jacobs, American athlete
• 1965 – Satoshi Tajiri, founder of Game Freak
• 1965 – Amanda Tapping, Canadian actress, director and producer
• 1965 – Shania Twain, Canadian singer
• 1966 – Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
• 1967 – Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet
• 1968 – Billy Boyd, Scottish actor
• 1969 – Jason Priestley, Canadian-born actor
• 1969 – Jack Black, American actor
• 1969 – Mary McCartney, English photographer
• 1969 – Pierre Turgeon, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Sherrié Austin, Australian actress/singer
• 1970 – Rick Recht, Jewish singer
• 1971 – Todd Eldredge, American figure skater
• 1971 – Janet Evans, American swimmer
• 1971 – Raul Marquez, Mexican-born American boxer
• 1971 – Shane Andrews, American baseball player
• 1972 – Jay Witasick, American baseball player
• 1972 – Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer
• 1973 – Matthew John Armstrong, American actor
• 1973 – DJ Assault, American musician
• 1973 – Kirby Morrow, Canadian voice actor
• 1974 – Johan Andersson, Swedish game programmer
• 1974 – Carsten Jancker, German footballer
• 1974 – Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer
• 1975 – Jamie Cureton, English footballer
• 1975 – Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer
• 1975 – Vera Jordanova, Finnish actress and model
• 1976 – Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer
• 1978 – Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY)
• 1979 – Robert Hoyzer, German football referee
• 1979 – Shaila Durcal, Spanish singer
• 1979 – Kristen Hughes, Australian netballer
• 1979 – Markus Pröll, German footballer
• 1979 – Ruth Riley, American basketball player
• 1980 – Carly Pope, Canadian actress
• 1981 – Martin Erat, Czech hockey player
• 1981 – Saichand Pasupuleti, Indian social worker
• 1981 – Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer
• 1981 – Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter
• 1981 – Raphael Matos, Brazilian racing driver
• 1982 – Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 – LeAnn Rimes, American singer
• 1982 – Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer
• 1982 – Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1983 – Alfonso Herrera, Mexican actor and singer (RBD)
• 1983 – Luke McAlister, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1984 – Sarah Roemer, American actress and model
• 1986 – Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier
• 1989 – Cassadee Pope, American Pop Musician (Hey Monday)
• 1989 – Jokwon, South Korean singer (2AM)
• 1990 – Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer
• 1991 – Kyle Massey, American actor and rapper
• 1999 – Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Danish royalty