Page 6: Historical Events In August - 28

1957  Sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill on August - 28.   

1958  On August - 28 nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98)   

1958  On August - 28 nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67   

1959  On August - 28 bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68   

1960  On this day in history white Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time   

1960  On this day in history anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81   

1961  Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid   

1962  Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on August - 28.   

1962  55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record) on this day in history.   

1963  200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC on August - 28.   

1963  Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr delivers his I Have a Dream speech before an audience of 250,000 near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens   

1963  Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial on this day in history.   

1963  Over 200,000 people march through Washington in a civil rights demonstration led by Rv. Martin Luther King on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history beatlemania is in full swing as The Beatles grace the cover of LIFE magazine.   

1964  On August - 28 race riot in Philadelphia   

1964  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62 on August - 28.   

1967  Charles Darrow, US inventor of Monopoly, dies on this day in history.   

1968  Anti-war demonstrators clash with police in Chicago, where Hubert H. Humphrey receives the Democratic nomination for president on August - 28.   

1968  Police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Dem Natl Conven on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 28 john Gordon Mein, US ambassador in Guatemala, dies   

1969  On this day in history clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74   

1971  25 people die and 1,150 are rescued when the Greek liner Haleanna catches fire on August - 28.   

1971  On August - 28 nathan Leopold, US kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies   

1972  On this day in history mark Spitz earns the first of seven gold medals, seting a world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.   

1972  William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29 on this day in history.   

1973  6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 on August - 28.   

1973  On August - 28 an earthquake jolts Mexico, killing more than 500 people.   

1973  On August - 28 in Veracruz, Mexico a 7.2 earthquake resulted in more than 600 reported killed, thousands injured   

1974  On this day in history soyuz 15 returns to Earth   

1978  On this day in history donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph   

1978  Bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 28 simonow, writer, dies   

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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  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  On August - 28 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 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  On this day in history death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

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 August - 28.   

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.