On this day: August 28
Events
Siege of AcreAugust 28, 1189 – July 12, 1191 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of United Parcel ServiceAugust 28, 1907 · Companies
Release of The Three MusketeersAugust 28, 1921 · Film
Release of From Here to EternityAugust 28, 1953 · Film
Founding of KorgAugust 28, 1963 · Companies- Release of Hergest RidgeAugust 28, 1974 · Music
- Release of The Best of Michael JacksonAugust 28, 1975 · Music
- Release of TourismAugust 28, 1992 · Music
Founding of Foton MotorAugust 28, 1996 · Companies- Release of IowaAugust 28, 2001 · Music
- Release of LOL <(^^,)>August 28, 2006 · Music
Release of Mac OS X Snow LeopardAugust 28, 2009 · Technology- Release of I Look to YouAugust 28, 2009 · Music
Release of Guild Wars 2August 28, 2012 · Gaming
Release of Beauty Behind the MadnessAugust 28, 2015 · Music- Release of The WaveAugust 28, 2015 · Film
Launch of DeepLAugust 28, 2017 · Internet
Release of SmileAugust 28, 2020 · Music- Release of The Thursday Murder ClubAugust 28, 2025 · Film
- Release of The Whisper ManAugust 28, 2026 · Film
Born on this day
Princess Sophia Hedwig of DenmarkAugust 28, 1677 – March 13, 1735 · Art
Johan Tobias SergelAugust 28, 1740 – February 26, 1814 · Art
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832 · Science
Antoine Augustin CournotAugust 28, 1801 – March 31, 1877 · Science
Constant TroyonAugust 28, 1810 – March 20, 1865 · Art
Jaime BalmesAugust 28, 1810 – July 9, 1848 · Culture
Rudolf von AltAugust 28, 1812 – March 12, 1905 · Culture
Ferdinando Petruccelli della GattinaAugust 28, 1815 – March 29, 1890 · Culture
Leo TolstoyAugust 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910 · Culture
Edward Burne-JonesAugust 28, 1833 – June 17, 1898 · Art
Vladimir ShukhovAugust 28, 1853 – February 2, 1939 · Culture
André BlondelAugust 28, 1863 – November 15, 1938 · Technology
Umberto GiordanoAugust 28, 1867 – November 12, 1948 · Music
Maxime BôcherAugust 28, 1867 – September 12, 1918 · Science
George WhippleAugust 28, 1878 – February 1, 1976 · Science
Georges FlorovskyAugust 28, 1893 – August 11, 1979 · Culture
Karl BöhmAugust 28, 1894 – August 14, 1981 · Music
James Wong HoweAugust 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976 · Film
Alexander NesmeyanovAugust 28, 1899 – January 17, 1980 · Science- Bruno BettelheimAugust 28, 1903 – March 13, 1990 · Culture
Tjalling KoopmansAugust 28, 1910 – February 26, 1985 · Politics
Godfrey HounsfieldAugust 28, 1919 – August 12, 2004 · Science
Fernando Fernán GómezAugust 28, 1921 – November 21, 2007 · Film- Kenny DrewAugust 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993 · Music
Ben GazzaraAugust 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012 · Film
Yakir AharonovAugust 28, 1932 – present · Science
Jorge Liberato Urosa SavinoAugust 28, 1942 – September 23, 2021 · Culture
Ivo JosipovićAugust 28, 1957 – present · Music
Daniel SternAugust 28, 1957 – present · Art
Leroy ChiaoAugust 28, 1960 – present · Space
David FincherAugust 28, 1962 – present · Film
Shania TwainAugust 28, 1965 – present · Music
Amanda TappingAugust 28, 1965 – present · Film
Jack BlackAugust 28, 1969 – present · Film
Jason PriestleyAugust 28, 1969 – present · Film
Joann SfarAugust 28, 1971 – present · Film
Kelly OvertonAugust 28, 1978 – present · Film
Michel FrancoAugust 28, 1979 – present · Film
Kimberly KaneAugust 28, 1983 – present · Film
Mercy JohnsonAugust 28, 1984 – present · Film
Florence WelchAugust 28, 1986 – present · Music
Felix JaehnAugust 28, 1994 – present · Music