August 28
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Art and culture
- 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
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Births
- 1749 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)
- 1814 - Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873)
- 1833 - Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (d. 1898)
- 1915 - Claude Roy (poet), French poet and essayist. (d. 1997)
- 1917 - Jack Kirby, American comic book artist (d. 1994)
- 1920 - Raymond Borde, French film critic (d. 2004)
- 1924 - Janet Frame, New Zealand author (d. 2004)
- 1930 - Ben Gazzara, American actor (d. 2012)
- 1938 - Alberto Cavallone, Italian film director. (d. 1997)
- 1940 – Ivy Jo Hunter, American songwriter (d. 2022)
- 1969 - Jack Black, American actor
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Deaths
- 430 - Augustine of Hippo, North African saint and theologian (b. 354)
- 1987 - John Huston, American movie director (b. 1906)
- 2007 - Hilly Kristal, American Founder of CBGB (b. 1932)
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