The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on August 28th

Emmett Till

Emmett Till (1941 - 1955)

African-American racism victim
Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430)

Algerian theologian and philosopher
Brian Douglas Wells

Brian Douglas Wells (1956 - 2003)

American pizza delivery man forced bank robber
John Huston

John Huston (1906 - 1987)

American director
Anissa Jones

Anissa Jones (1958 - 1976)

American actress
Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 - 1903)

American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer
Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon (1896 - 1985)

American actress
Junípero Serra

Junípero Serra (1713 - 1784)

Spanish missionary
Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel (1950 - 2016)

Mexican singer-songwriter
Hugo Grotius

Hugo Grotius (1583 - 1645)

Dutch philosopher and writer
Antonio Puerta

Antonio Puerta (1984 - 2007)

Spanish footballer
Paul Grice

Paul Grice (1913 - 1988)

British philosopher
Bruce Catton

Bruce Catton (1899 - 1978)

Journalist, author
Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw (1927 - 1978)

English actor, novelist, and playwright
Andrew Ellicott

Andrew Ellicott (1754 - 1820)

Surveyor and town planner
Glenn Cornick

Glenn Cornick (1947 - 2014)

English Bassist