Historical Events In August - 28

1905  Cyril Walters, cricketer (solid England batsman of 30's) on August - 28.  

1906  On this day in history 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  On August - 28 14th US Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass  

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

1911  45.7 cm rainfall at St George, Georgia (state record) on August - 28.  

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 August - 28 queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague)  

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1913  John Terence Reese, bridge master on this day in history.  

1914  3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles on this day in history.  

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

1914  On this day in history anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS]  

1915  On this day in history max Robertson, British sports commentator  

1916  Italy declares war against Germany during WW I on August - 28.  

1916  On August - 28 germany declares war on Romania  

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 this day in history.  

1917  On August - 28 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 August - 28.  

1918  Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician on this day in history.  

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

1919  Ernest H Martin, [Markowitz], producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line) on August - 28.  

1919  On August - 28 louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies  

1920  19th amendment acknowledges women's rights on August - 28.  

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

1921  On August - 28 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 August - 28 louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80  

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

1476  On this day in history birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)  

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer  

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

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed  

0430  On August - 28 aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75  

0876  On August - 28 louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies  

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on this day in history.  

1341  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.  

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

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.