Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

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

1898  Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender on July - 28.   

1900  On July - 28 hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut   

1900  On this day in history maurice Johnstone, composer   

1901  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) on July - 28.   

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

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  On this day in history charles William Hutton, architect   

1906  Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 on this day in history.   

1906  On July - 28 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 this day in history.   

1911  96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands on July - 28.   

1911  Ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley) on July - 28.   

1913  US wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2 on July - 28.   

1913  On July - 28 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)   

1914  Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins on this day in history.   

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  World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July - 28.   

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

1915  On July - 28 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  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  David Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes) on this day in history.   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on this day in history.   

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

1920  Pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government on July - 28.   

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

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 28.   

1659  On July - 28 birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)   

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

1745  On July - 28 birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  On July - 28 theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies   

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on July - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1527  On July - 28 death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador