Historical Events In August - 28

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

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

1907  On this day in history united Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle   

1907  On this day in history 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  45.7 cm rainfall at St George, Georgia (state record) on this day in history.   

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

1912  Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75) on August - 28.   

1913  On August - 28 queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague)   

1913  On August - 28 john Terence Reese, bridge master   

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

1914  Glenn Osser, Munising Mich, orch leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue) on this day in history.   

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

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

1916  Italy declares war against Germany during WW I on this day in history.   

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

1916  C Wright Mills, sociologist, writer (The Power Elite) [or May 28] on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 28 francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies   

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

1917  On August - 28 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House   

1917  On this day in history jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk, Capt America)   

1918  On August - 28 tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly   

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

1919  General John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa on this day in history.   

1919  On August - 28 ernest H Martin, [Markowitz], producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line)   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.   

0388  On August - 28 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  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.   

1065  On August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

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

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1484  On August - 28 death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered   

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75