Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  On July - 28 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG)   

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

1900  Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut on this day in history.   

1900  On July - 28 maurice Johnstone, composer   

1901  On July - 28 rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time)   

1902  Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung) on this day in history.   

1903  On July - 28 catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY   

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

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies on July - 28.   

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect on this day in history.   

1906  Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 on July - 28.   

1906  Gottlob Frick, singer on this day in history.   

1907  Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware) on July - 28.   

1908  On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer   

1909  Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano) on this day in history.   

1910  Bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen) on this day in history.   

1911  96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands on this day in history.   

1911  On July - 28 ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)   

1913  US wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2 on this day in history.   

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

1914  On July - 28 austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

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

1914  On this day in history the first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia   

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 July - 28.   

1915  On July - 28 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings   

1915  Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order on this day in history.   

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

1916  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 on July - 28.   

1916  On July - 28 david Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on July - 28.   

1919  Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1922  On this day in history jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste)   

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1165  On this day in history birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher   

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  On this day in history birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

1609  On this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  On July - 28 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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia   

1330  On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

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