Historical Events In August - 28

1957  On August - 28 sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill   

1958  On this day in history nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98)   

1958  On this day in history nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67   

1959  On August - 28 bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68   

1960  On this day in history white Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time   

1960  Anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81 on August - 28.   

1961  Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies on August - 28.   

1962  Dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid on this day in history.   

1962  Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)   

1963  200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr delivers his I Have a Dream speech before an audience of 250,000 near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.   

1963  Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens on this day in history.   

1963  Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 28 over 200,000 people march through Washington in a civil rights demonstration led by Rv. Martin Luther King   

1964  Beatlemania is in full swing as The Beatles grace the cover of LIFE magazine on August - 28.   

1964  On August - 28 race riot in Philadelphia   

1964  On this day in history gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62   

1967  On August - 28 charles Darrow, US inventor of Monopoly, dies   

1968  On August - 28 anti-war demonstrators clash with police in Chicago, where Hubert H. Humphrey receives the Democratic nomination for president.   

1968  On this day in history police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Dem Natl Conven   

1968  On this day in history john Gordon Mein, US ambassador in Guatemala, dies   

1969  Clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1971  On August - 28 25 people die and 1,150 are rescued when the Greek liner Haleanna catches fire.   

1971  On this day in history nathan Leopold, US kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies   

1972  Mark Spitz earns the first of seven gold medals, seting a world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany on this day in history.   

1972  William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29 on August - 28.   

1973  6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history an earthquake jolts Mexico, killing more than 500 people.   

1973  On this day in history in Veracruz, Mexico a 7.2 earthquake resulted in more than 600 reported killed, thousands injured   

1974  On this day in history soyuz 15 returns to Earth   

1978  Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph on August - 28.   

1978  On August - 28 bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78   

1979  Simonow, writer, dies on August - 28.   

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.   

1476  On August - 28 birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On August - 28 birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)   

1667  On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)   

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.   

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on August - 28.   

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on this day in history.   

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.   

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.   

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.