Historical Events In December - 28

1869  On December - 28 the Knights of Labor, a union of Philadelphia, PA tailors, hold the first Labor Day ceremonies in the US.  

1869  On this day in history william Finley Semple of Mount Vernon OH, patents chewing gum  

1869  On December - 28 william Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum  

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  On this day in history pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism)  

1878  On this day in history jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90  

1879  On December - 28 north British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot)  

1880  Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet on this day in history.  

1882  On December - 28 arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician  

1883  A Wolfenstein, writer on this day in history.  

1884  On December - 28 joseph Pholien, Belgian premier (1950-52)/communist hunter  

1884  On December - 28 gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56  

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 December - 28.  

1887  On this day in history charles Dingle  

1888  On December - 28 gabriel von Wayditch, composer  

1889  Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau on December - 28.  

1890  On December - 28 frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China)  

1891  On this day in history alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47  

1893  On this day in history french lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu  

1894  Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders) on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history world's 1st movie theater opens in Paris  

1895  On December - 28 the Lumiere brothers, 19th century film makers, held their first commercial screening.  

1896  Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks) on December - 28.  

1897  On this day in history edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, premieres in Paris.  

1897  On this day in history edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris  

1902  Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US on this day in history.  

1902  1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (MSG, NYC) on December - 28.  

1902  Mortimer J Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica) on December - 28.  

1903  Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC on December - 28.  

1903  John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938) on this day in history.  

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1164  On this day in history birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)  

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on this day in history.  

1522  On December - 28 birth of margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)  

1619  Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688) was born on December - 28.  

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)  

1655  Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698) was born on December - 28.  

1665  George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716) was born on December - 28.  

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.  

1367  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330) on December - 28.  

1446  Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies on December - 28.  

1503  On this day in history death of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471)  

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on December - 28.  

1663  On this day in history death of francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)  

1671  On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)