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Who was born in August 1928

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Osamu Shimomura

Osamu Shimomura

19282018

Japanese marine biologist who discovered green fluorescent protein and won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Herbert Kroemer

Herbert Kroemer

19282024

Nobel laureate physicist known for developing semiconductor heterostructures that enabled high-speed and opto-electronics, and contributed to mobile phone technology

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

19282007

German composer, music theorist, and university teacher, widely recognized as the "father of electronic music" and pioneer of musical spatialization

Lina Wertmüller

Lina Wertmüller

19282021

Italian film writer and director known for her distinctive art house films like "Seven Beauties" and "Swept Away"

James Randi

James Randi

19282020

Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims