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  Philip A Edwards, Brit Guiana, runner (Olympic-bronze-1928, 32, 36) on August - 28.  

1908  On this day in history 14th US Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass  

1908  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75)  

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

1913  On August - 28 john Terence Reese, bridge master  

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

1914  On this day in history glenn Osser, Munising Mich, orch leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue)  

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on this day in history.  

1915  On August - 28 max Robertson, British sports commentator  

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  On this day in history c Wright Mills, sociologist, writer (The Power Elite) [or May 28]  

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

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

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

1917  Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk, Capt America) on this day in history.  

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

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

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on this day in history.  

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

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  The first radio commercial is broadcast. Queensboro Realty receives 10 minutes of air time on New York station WEAF for $100 on this day in history.  

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

1922  Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80 on August - 28.  

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on August - 28.  

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.  

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.  

1592  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)  

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 this day in history.  

1691  On August - 28 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 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 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.