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What happened in history on this day: August 28?
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Births on August 28
- 1913 - Birth of Rivn Ticker AKA Richard Tucker in Brooklyn, New York, USA; tenor (New York Metropolitan Opera).
- 1914 - Birth of Glenn Osser in Munising, Michigan, USA; orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue).
- 1925 - Birth of Billy Grammer in Benton, Illinois, USA; country singer, guitarist and songwriter ("Gotta Travel On" (1958)), inventor of the Grammer Flat Top guitar (Country Music Hall of Fame, 1969).
- 1929 - Birth of István Kertész in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Budapest Opera 1953-57).
- 1931 - Birth of John Shirley-Quirk in Liverpool, England; baritone (Death in Venice).
- 1931 - Birth of John Perkins in Ontario, Canada; singer (The Crew Cuts).
- 1949 - Birth of Hugh Cornwell; rocker (The Stranglers - "Dreamtime").
- 1951 - Birth of Wayne Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie).
- 1961 - Birth of Kim Appleby; rocker (Mel and Kim - "Coming to America").
- 1966 - Birth of Jerry Fehily; rocker (Hothouse Flowers - "Don't Go").
- 1969 - Birth of Jack Black; actor-singer (Tenacious D).
- 1978 - Birth of Max Collins; singer-bassist (Eve 6).
Deaths on August 28
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