August 28th (2014) was a Thursday. It's the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days left to the end of the year.
August 28th Famous Deaths for 2014
» Glenn Cornick, English bass player (Jethro Tull (band) known as Jethro Tull and Paris (band) known as Paris) (b. 1947)
» Hal Finney (cypherpunk) e.g Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (b. 1956)
» Ivan Ivančić, Croatian shot putter and coach (b. 1937)
» Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (b. 1922)
» John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (b. 1937)
August 28th Holidays in History
» Assumption of Mary (Eastern Orthodox Church, a public holiday in the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Georgia (country) known as Georgia)
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Augustine of Hippo
» Saint Hermes
» Moses the Black (Episcopal Church (USA), Lutheran Church)