AUGUST 28 IN HISTORY
1903 - Birth of chemist Cornel Bodea, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (d. December 8, 1985)
1917 - Death of writer Calistrat Hogas, author of Pe drumuri de munte (On mountain trails) (b. April 19, 1848)
1917 - Death of poet Anton Naum, member of the Romanian Academy. (b. January 17, 1829)
1917 - Birth of playwright and scriptwriter Horia Lovinescu (d. September 16, 1983)
1927 - Birth of baritone Nicolae Herlea (d. February 24, 2014)
1931 - Birth of actor Cristea Avram (d. 10 January 1989, Italy)
1939 - Birth of detective novels writer Rodica Ojog-Brasoveanu (d. September 2, 2002)
1943 - Death of prose writer George Ulieru (b. 8 September 1884)
1944 - Birth of Marin Mincu, poet, writer, literary theoretician and critic (d. December 4, 2009)
1947 - Birth of Vivi Dragan Vasile, camera operator, producer and video maker
1963 - Birth of folk singer Maria Gheorghiu
1965 - Birth of actor Tomi Cristin
1970 - Death of sculptor Romul Ladea (b. 17 May 1901)
1974 - Agreement with the UN on establishing in Bucharest of the UN - Romania Demographic Centre is inked (opened on 29 August 1974)
2012 - President Traian Basescu returns to Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the Presidency, after 52 days of being suspended from his position and after the referendum to remove him from his office did not meet the necessary quorum for validation.
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