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  Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut on July - 28.   

1900  Maurice Johnstone, composer on this day in history.   

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

1904  [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman on July - 28.   

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies on this day in history.   

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect on July - 28.   

1906  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history uS wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2   

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

1914  On July - 28 austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

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

1914  On this day in history the first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia   

1914  World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July - 28.   

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 July - 28 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 on July - 28.   

1916  On July - 28 david Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on July - 28.   

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  On July - 28 jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste)   

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

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on July - 28.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1057  On July - 28 victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies   

1101  On July - 28 su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64   

1128  On July - 28 death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on July - 28.   

1285  On July - 28 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  On July - 28 death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador