Historical Events In December - 28
Friday, 31 March 2023
1869 The Knights of Labor, a union of Philadelphia, PA tailors, hold the first Labor Day ceremonies in the US on December - 28.
1869 On this day in history william Finley Semple of Mount Vernon OH, patents chewing gum
1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum on December - 28.
1870 On December - 28 alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72
1877 John Stevens, WI, applies for patent on flour rolling mill on December - 28.
1877 John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill on this day in history.
1878 Pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism on this day in history.
1878 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) on December - 28.
1878 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on December - 28.
1879 North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot) on December - 28.
1880 Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet on December - 28.
1882 Arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician on December - 28.
1883 A Wolfenstein, writer on this day in history.
1884 On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian premier (1950-52)/communist hunter
1884 Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1887 Sir John Layton Jarvis, first British race horse trainer knighted on December - 28.
1887 Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted on this day in history.
1887 Charles Dingle on this day in history.
1888 On December - 28 gabriel von Wayditch, composer
1889 Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau on this day in history.
1890 On December - 28 frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China)
1891 On December - 28 alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47
1893 French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu on December - 28.
1894 On December - 28 andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders)
1895 World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris on this day in history.
1895 The Lumiere brothers, 19th century film makers, held their first commercial screening on December - 28.
1896 Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks) on December - 28.
1897 Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, premieres in Paris on December - 28.
1897 Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris on December - 28.
1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US on December - 28.
1902 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (MSG, NYC) on this day in history.
1902 On December - 28 mortimer J Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica)
1903 On this day in history clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC
1903 On December - 28 john von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938)
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