Historical Events In August - 28

1905  On August - 28 cyril Walters, cricketer (solid England batsman of 30's)  

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

1907  United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1908  Roger Tory Peterson, NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds) on August - 28.  

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

1911  On August - 28 jose Antonio Giron de Velasco, politician  

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

1913  Queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague) on this day in history.  

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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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1918  On August - 28 alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician  

1919  On August - 28 general John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa  

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

1919  Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies on August - 28.  

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  Joop Doderer, Velsen Netherlands, actor (Swiebertje) on this day in history.  

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 August - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1691  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 August - 28.  

1341  On this day in history death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)  

1481  On this day in history afonso V, King of Portugal, dies  

1484  On this day in history death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered  

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