Historical Events In December - 28
Friday, 29 September 2023
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 this day in history william Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum
1870 On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72
1877 On December - 28 john Stevens, WI, applies for patent on flour rolling mill
1877 John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill on this day in history.
1878 On December - 28 pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism
1878 On December - 28 pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism)
1878 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history 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 this day in history arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician
1883 A Wolfenstein, writer on December - 28.
1884 On this day in history 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 On December - 28 sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted
1887 Charles Dingle on December - 28.
1888 On this day in history gabriel von Wayditch, composer
1889 On December - 28 friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
1890 Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China) on this day in history.
1891 Alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47 on December - 28.
1893 French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu on this day in history.
1894 Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders) on December - 28.
1895 World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris on December - 28.
1895 On this day in history the Lumiere brothers, 19th century film makers, held their first commercial screening.
1896 On this day in history roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks)
1897 On December - 28 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 December - 28.
1902 On this day in history 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (MSG, NYC)
1902 Mortimer J Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica) on this day in history.
1903 On this day in history clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC
1903 On this day in history john von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938)
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