Who Was Born Today – August 28 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 28 | ||
1749 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, playwright and novelist, best known for Faust. | |
1774 | Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the first U.S.-born saint. | |
1828 | Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina). | |
1882 | Belle Benchley, the first female zoo director in the world, who directed the Zoological Gardens of San Diego. | |
1896 | Liam O’Flaherty, Irish novelist and short-story writer. | |
1903 | Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian psychologist, educator of autistic and emotionally disturbed children. | |
1908 | Roger Tory Peterson, author of the innovative bird book A Field Guide to Birds. | |
1925 | Donald O’Connor, entertainer (Singin’ in the Rain, Anything Goes). | |
1939 | Catherine “Cassie” Mackin, journalist; first woman to anchor an evening newscast alone on a regular basis (NBC’s Sunday Night News); NBC’s first woman floor reporter at a national political convention. | |
1943 | Lou Pinelia, American League Rookie of the Year (1969); 14th-winningest manager of all time. | |
1948 | Daniel Seraphine, drummer with the band Chicago. | |
1951 | Wayne Osmond, singer, songwriter, TV actor (The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters). | |
1952 | Rita Dove, poet; second African-American poet to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1987); first African-American Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1993-95); Poet Laureate of Virginia (2004-06). | |
1965 | Shania Twain (Eilleen Regina Edwards), five-time Grammy-winning singer (“You’re Still the One”); only female artist to have three consecutive Diamond albums (10 million units sold). | |
1971 | Todd Eldredge, figure skater; Men’s World Champion (1996). | |
1982 | Leann Rimes, Grammy-winning singer (“Blue”), actress, (Northern Lights). | |
1986 | Gilad Shalit, Israeli Defense Forces corporal kidnapped by Hamas and held for five years before being exchanged for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. | |
1999 | Prince Nikolai of Denmark. |
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