| 97981 | August 28 | Death | 1891 – Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814) |
| 97982 | August 28 | Death | 1900 – Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838) |
| 97983 | August 28 | Death | 1903 – Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822) |
| 97984 | August 28 | Death | 1919 – Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872) |
| 97985 | August 28 | Death | 1933 – Helen Dunbar, American actress (b. 1863) |
| 97986 | August 28 | Death | 1934 – Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858) |
| 97987 | August 28 | Death | 1943 – Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870) |
| 97988 | August 28 | Death | 1943 – Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894) |
| 97989 | August 28 | Death | 1955 – Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941) |
| 97990 | August 28 | Death | 1959 – Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890) |
| 97991 | August 28 | Death | 1965 – Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909) |
| 97992 | August 28 | Death | 1970 – Theophanis Lamboukas, Greek-French actor and singer (b. 1936) |
| 97993 | August 28 | Death | 1971 – Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889) |
| 97994 | August 28 | Death | 1972 – Prince William of Gloucester (b. 1941) |
| 97995 | August 28 | Death | 1975 – Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907) |
| 97996 | August 28 | Death | 1976 – Anissa Jones, American actress (b. 1958) |
| 97997 | August 28 | Death | 1978 – Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (b. 1899) |
| 97998 | August 28 | Death | 1978 – Robert Shaw, English actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1927) |
| 97999 | August 28 | Death | 1981 – Béla Guttmann, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1900) |
| 98000 | August 28 | Death | 1982 – Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (b. 1911) |
| 98001 | August 28 | Death | 1984 – Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (b. 1901) |
| 98002 | August 28 | Death | 1985 – Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1896) |
| 98003 | August 28 | Death | 1986 – Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (b. 1903) |
| 98004 | August 28 | Death | 1987 – John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906) |
| 98005 | August 28 | Death | 1988 – Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1918) |
| 98006 | August 28 | Death | 1988 – Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1919) |
| 98007 | August 28 | Death | 1989 – John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (b. 1950) |
| 98008 | August 28 | Death | 1990 – Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1913) |
| 98009 | August 28 | Death | 1991 – Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1913) |
| 98010 | August 28 | Death | 1993 – William Stafford, American poet and academic (b. 1914) |