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Notable Birthdays for August 28

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Those born on this date include:

- German poet, novelist and dramatist Johann von Goethe in 1749
- Elizabeth Ann Seton, first U.S.-born saint of the Roman Catholic Church, in 1774
- French actor Charles Boyer in 1899
- psychologist Bruno Bettelheim in 1903
- actor Nancy Kulp in 1921
- actor/dancer Donald O'Connor in 1925
- actor Ben Gazzara in 1930
- former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in 1940 (age 74)
- former baseball Manager Lou Piniella and singer/actor David Soul, both in 1943 (age 71)
- actor Daniel Stern in 1957 (age 57)
- Olympic gold medal ice skater Scott Hamilton in 1958 (age 56)
- actors Emma Samms in 1960 (age 54), Billy Boyd in 1968 (age 46)
- and Jack Black and Jason Priestley, both in 1969 (age 45)
- figure skater Todd Eldredge and Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans, both in 1971 (age 43)
- country singers Shania Twain in 1965 (age 49) and LeAnn Rimes in 1982 (age 32)
- and Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured in 2006 and held captive by Palestinian militants for more than five years, and actor Armie Hammer, both in 1986 (age 28).

 


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