What Happened on August 28, 1978

• Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph
• Ja'afar Sharif-Emami appointed premier of Iran

• Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
• Shaniqua [Linda Miles], American wrestling valet, born in Cincinnati, Ohio

• Bruce Catton, American historian and writer (Civil War), dies at 78
• F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author (Three Harbours), dies at 76
• Robert Shaw, British actor (The Sting; Jaws; The Deep), novelist (The Sun Doctor), and playwright (The Man in the Glass Booth), dies of a heart attack at 51

Holidays: Late Summer Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: Grease - Frankie Valli
• #1 Song: Three Times A Lady - Commodores