Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on this day in history.   

1898  Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender on this day in history.   

1900  Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut on this day in history.   

1900  Maurice Johnstone, composer on July - 28.   

1901  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) on this day in history.   

1902  On July - 28 karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung)   

1903  Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY on July - 28.   

1904  On July - 28 [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman   

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies on July - 28.   

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect on this day in history.   

1906  Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 on this day in history.   

1906  On July - 28 gottlob Frick, singer   

1907  On this day in history earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)   

1908  Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

1909  On July - 28 malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)   

1910  On this day in history bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)   

1911  96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands on July - 28.   

1911  On July - 28 ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)   

1913  US wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2 on July - 28.   

1913  On this day in history 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)   

1914  On this day in history austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

1914  On July - 28 foxtrot first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)   

1914  The first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July - 28.   

1914  On July - 28 world War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.   

1914  Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings   

1915  On this day in history sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order   

1915  Vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched on July - 28.   

1916  Navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested the security of communications during U.S. naval training maneuvers on July - 28.   

1916  On this day in history david Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)   

1917  On this day in history silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

1919  Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam on July - 28.   

1920  On July - 28 pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.   

1922  On July - 28 jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste)   

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1165  Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on July - 28.   

1456  On this day in history birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)   

1514  On July - 28 birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

1609  On this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On July - 28 birth of jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]   

1745  Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg) was born on July - 28.   

0450  On July - 28 theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies   

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on this day in history.   

1101  On this day in history su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64   

1128  On this day in history death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on July - 28.   

1285  On this day in history death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia   

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on July - 28.   

1527  Death of Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on July - 28.