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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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Arkadi N Strugazki: USSR -- Sci-fi author (Tale of the Troika)
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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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John Gillett: Film researcher
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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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Marvin Davis: Newark, New Jersey -- CEO (Davis Oil Company)
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28 Aug 1925
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event
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Meteorite falls on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil Island
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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) |
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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003) |
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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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Philip Purser, English author and critic |
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28 Aug 1925
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birth
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Marvin Davis Newark NJ, CEO (Davis Oil Company)
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| 75 years anniversary |
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28 Aug 1950
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birth
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Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry: Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978)
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28 Aug 1950
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birth
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Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach |
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28 Aug 1950
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birth
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Tony Husband, English cartoonist |
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28 Aug 1950
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birth
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Ron "Louisana Lightning" Guidry Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978)
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| 50 years anniversary |
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28 Aug 1975
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birth
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Jamie Cureton, English footballer |
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28 Aug 1975
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birth
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Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager |
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28 Aug 1975
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birth
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Yūko Gotō, Japanese voice actress |
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28 Aug 1975
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birth
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Vera Jordanova, Finnish model and actress |
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28 Aug 1975
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death
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Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907) |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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28 Aug 2005
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death
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Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914) |
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28 Aug 2005
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death
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Esther Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1910) |
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28 Aug 2005
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death
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George Szekeres, Hungarian-Australian mathematician and academic (b. 1911) |
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28 Aug 2005
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music
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Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was admitted to hospital after being shot in the leg at a party hosted by hip hop star Kanye West. The party was held at a club in Miami, Florida, to celebrate this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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28 Aug 2005
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music
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Green Day cleaned up at this years MTV awards held in Miami winning seven awards including, Video of the Year for 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and the Viewer's Choice Award. Best Male Video went to Kanye West for Jesus Walks, Best Choreography went to Gwen Stefani for Hollaback Girl and Breakthrough Video went to Gorillaz for Feel Good Inc. The awards went ahead despite concerns over Hurricane Katrina, which hit Florida last week, and after a shooting at a pre-awards party. Record boss Suge Knight was shot in the leg during at a party for Kanye West.
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28 Aug 2005
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music
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Art Garfunkel was charged by police for possession after a marijuana cigarette was allegedly found in the ashtray of his car. Garfunkel had pleaded guilty the previous year to possession of marijuana in upstate New York.
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28 Aug 2005
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music
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Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Importance Of Being Idle' their 8th No.1 single taken from their 6th album Don't Believe the Truth.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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28 Aug 2010
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death
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William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (b. 1919) |
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