August 28th (1957) was a Wednesday. 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.
Historical Events for 28th August, 1957
» United States Senate named U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the Senate from voting on Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.
Famous Birthdays on August 28 in 1957
» Greg Clark, English politician
» Ivo Josipović, Croatian politician, 3rd President of Croatia
» George Merrill (songwriter) known as George Merrill, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Boy Meets Girl (band) e.g Boy Meets Girl)
» Rick Rossovich, American actor
» Daniel Stern (actor) known as Daniel Stern, American actor and director
» Ai Weiwei, Chinese sculptor and activist
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)