Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1898 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on July - 28.
1898 On this day in history spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender
1900 On July - 28 hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut
1900 Maurice Johnstone, composer on July - 28.
1901 On this day in history rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time)
1902 On this day in history karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung)
1903 Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY on July - 28.
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 this day in history.
1906 On July - 28 yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4
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 Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano) on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 On this day in history foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)
1915 On this day in history 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings
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 On this day in history vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam
1920 On July - 28 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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