Page 4: Historical Events In August - 28

1905  On this day in history cyril Walters, cricketer (solid England batsman of 30's)   

1906  On August - 28 john Betjeman, poet laureate of England (Mt Zion)   

1907  On August - 28 united Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle   

1907  On August - 28 philip A Edwards, Brit Guiana, runner (Olympic-bronze-1928, 32, 36)   

1908  14th US Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass on August - 28.   

1908  On August - 28 roger Tory Peterson, NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds)   

1911  On this day in history 45.7 cm rainfall at St George, Georgia (state record)   

1911  On this day in history jose Antonio Giron de Velasco, politician   

1912  On August - 28 ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75)   

1913  On this day in history queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague)   

1913  John Terence Reese, bridge master on August - 28.   

1914  On August - 28 3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles   

1914  On August - 28 glenn Osser, Munising Mich, orch leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue)   

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on August - 28.   

1915  Max Robertson, British sports commentator on August - 28.   

1916  On this day in history italy declares war against Germany during WW I   

1916  Germany declares war on Romania on this day in history.   

1916  C Wright Mills, sociologist, writer (The Power Elite) [or May 28] on August - 28.   

1916  On this day in history francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies   

1917  10 suffragists arrested as they picket the White House on August - 28.   

1917  On this day in history 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House   

1917  Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk, Capt America) on August - 28.   

1918  Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician   

1919  On this day in history general John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa   

1919  On this day in history ernest H Martin, [Markowitz], producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line)   

1919  On this day in history louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies   

1920  On this day in history 19th amendment acknowledges women's rights   

1921  On August - 28 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels & Paris)   

1921  On this day in history joop Doderer, Velsen Netherlands, actor (Swiebertje)   

1922  Joseph-Elzéar Bernier builds Craig Harbour, Canada's most northerly settlement to date at 76 degrees I0' N; on the Canadian Government Arctic Expedition on August - 28.   

1922  On August - 28 the first radio commercial is broadcast. Queensboro Realty receives 10 minutes of air time on New York station WEAF for $100.   

1922  1st Walker Cup: US beats England 8-4 on August - 28.   

1922  On this day in history louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80   

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1025  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on August - 28.   

1582  On this day in history 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  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.   

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on August - 28.   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on August - 28.   

1691  On August - 28 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)   

0388  On August - 28 death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

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  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.   

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75