Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on this day in history.   

1898  On July - 28 spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender   

1900  On this day in history hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut   

1900  On July - 28 maurice Johnstone, composer   

1901  On this day in history rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time)   

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

1903  Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY on this day in history.   

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

1904  On this day in history plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies   

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect on July - 28.   

1906  On July - 28 yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4   

1906  On July - 28 gottlob Frick, singer   

1907  On this day in history earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)   

1908  Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

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

1910  On July - 28 bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)   

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

1911  Ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1914  On July - 28 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  On July - 28 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings   

1915  Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order on July - 28.   

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

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

1919  On July - 28 vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam   

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

1922  On July - 28 jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste)   

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1165  On July - 28 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  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On July - 28 birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

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

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

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

1745  Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of William Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102) on July - 28.   

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 July - 28.   

1330  On July - 28 michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

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