Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on July - 28.   

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

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

1900  On this day in history maurice Johnstone, composer   

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

1902  Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung) on July - 28.   

1903  On this day in history catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY   

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  Gottlob Frick, singer on this day in history.   

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

1908  Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history 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 July - 28.   

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

1913  On July - 28 uS wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2   

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

1914  Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins on July - 28.   

1914  Foxtrot first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) on July - 28.   

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

1914  World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on this day in history.   

1914  Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) on July - 28.   

1915  10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order   

1915  On July - 28 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 this day in history silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

1919  On July - 28 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 this day in history.   

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1165  Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1347  On this day in history birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)   

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on July - 28.   

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

1609  Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised was born on July - 28.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1057  On July - 28 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  On this day in history death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)   

1285  On this day in history death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia   

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on July - 28.   

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