Historical Events In July - 28

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

1898  On this day in history 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 July - 28 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  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  On July - 28 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 this day in history gottlob Frick, singer  

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

1908  On July - 28 zbigniew Turski, composer  

1909  On July - 28 malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)  

1910  Bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen) on July - 28.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 July - 28 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  Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched  

1916  On this day in history 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  On this day in history david Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)  

1917  On July - 28 silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots  

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

1920  On July - 28 pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.  

1922  Jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste) on this day in history.  

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

1347  On July - 28 birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)  

1456  On this day in history birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)  

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1609  Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on July - 28.  

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  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on this day in history.  

1101  Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64 on July - 28.  

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

1230  On July - 28 death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)  

1285  On July - 28 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 July - 28.