Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG).   

1898  Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender.   

1900  Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.   

1900  Maurice Johnstone, composer.   

1901  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time)   

1902  Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung).   

1903  Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY.   

1904  [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman.   

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies.   

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect.   

1906  Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4   

1906  Gottlob Frick, singer.   

1907  Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)   

1908  Zbigniew Turski, composer   

1909  Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)   

1910  Bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns and Allen).   

1911  96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands.   

1911  Ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)   

1913  In this year, US claims its inaugural Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2.   

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

1914  Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

1914  Foxtrot inaugural danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox).   

1914  The inaugural World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia   

1914  World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.   

1914  Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)   

1915  10000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings.   

1915  Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order   

1915  Vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched.   

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   

1916  David Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots.   

1919  Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam.   

1920  Pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.   

1922  Jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste).   

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1165  Ibn al-'arabi: Muslim mystic/philosopher   

1347  Margherita of durazzo: Queen of naples   

1456  Jacopo sannazaro: Italian poet (arcadia)   

1514  Maximilian of burgundy: Viceroy of holland   

1609  Judith j leyster: Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  Charles ancillon: French huguenot pastor   

1719  Jan nepveu: Governor-general of suriname (1769-79) [or aug 27]   

1745  Piotr a von der pahlen: Milt governor (st petersburg)   

0450  Theodosius ii de jongere: Emperor austrian empire,   

1057  Death of Victor ii: [gebhard], pope (1055-57),   

1101  Death of Su tung-p'o: Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher,   

1128  Death of William clito: Count of flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  Duke leopold vi of austria: Duke leopold vi of austria (b. 1176)   

1285  Queen keran of armenia: Consort of leo iii of armenia   

1330  Death of Michael iii: Tsar of bulgaria,   

1527  Death of Rodrigo de bastidas: Spanish conquistador