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• Adrianus Jacobus Nijs, Schiedam († 1949)
• Anna van Kampen († 1996)
• annigje (ann) schaapman, zwartsluis († 1994)
• Aleida Frederica Maria Melis, Vught,Noord Brabant,Nederland († 2007)
• Augusta Victoria (Poppi) Craane, Bonaire, Caribisch Nederland († 2014)
• Ann Breskvar, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Aaltje Jansen, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 2003)
• ?? van der Kroef, Rotterdam († 1916)
• Arendina Stegink, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
• Adriana Hendrik Peter Hendrik Teulings, Vught († 1916)

• Abraham Pieter van Pelt (0), Alkemade
• Alida de Winter (1), Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland
• Alijda Timmer (61), de Bilt
• Antonius Petrus van der Horst (13), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert W. Fletcher (84), Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States
• Alberta Grada Kuiperij (1), Wisch
• ARENDJE POOT (40), SCHIEDAM
• Albers, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alphonse Cadet (68), Besançon, 25000, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
• ABRAHAM van OEVEREN (75), GRAND RAPIDS,KENT COUNTY MICHIGAN, Verenigde Staten

• 1913 » Jack Dreyfus, American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation († 2009)
• 1913 » Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer and sportscaster († 1993)
• 1913 » Robertson Davies, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright († 1995)
• 1915 » Max Robertson, Bengal-born English sportscaster and author († 2009)
• 1915 » Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator († 2008)
• 1916 » C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author († 1962)
• 1916 » Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress († 1997)
• 1916 » Jack Vance, American author († 2013)
• 1917 » Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator († 1994)
• 1918 » L. B. Cole, American illustrator and publisher († 1995)

• 1888 » Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835)
• 1891 » Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1903 » Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)
• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
• January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
• January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
• June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
• August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
• August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
• September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

The temperature on August 28, 1916 was between 12.2 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.