Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on July - 28.  

1898  Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender on July - 28.  

1900  Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut on July - 28.  

1900  On this day in history maurice Johnstone, composer  

1901  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) on July - 28.  

1902  On July - 28 karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung)  

1903  Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY on July - 28.  

1904  On this day in history [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman  

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history charles William Hutton, architect  

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1906  Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history gottlob Frick, singer  

1907  On July - 28 earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)  

1908  On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer  

1909  On this day in history malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)  

1910  On this day in history bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)  

1911  On July - 28 96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands  

1911  On this day in history ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)  

1913  On July - 28 uS wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2  

1913  12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) on July - 28.  

1914  Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins on July - 28.  

1914  On this day in history foxtrot first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)  

1914  The first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July - 28.  

1914  On this day in history world War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.  

1914  Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) on this day in history.  

1915  10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order  

1915  Vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched on this day in history.  

1916  On July - 28 navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested the security of communications during U.S. naval training maneuvers.  

1916  David Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes) on July - 28.  

1917  On this day in history silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots  

1919  Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam on July - 28.  

1920  On this day in history pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.  

1922  Jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste) on July - 28.  

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1165  Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on July - 28.  

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on this day in history.  

1456  On July - 28 birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)  

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on July - 28.  

1609  On July - 28 birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised  

1659  On this day in history birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)  

1719  On this day in history birth of jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]  

1745  On July - 28 birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)  

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on July - 28.  

1057  On July - 28 victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies  

1101  On this day in history su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64  

1128  On this day in history death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)  

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on July - 28.  

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on this day in history.  

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1527  Death of Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on this day in history.