Historical Events In July - 28

1960  On July - 28 republican National convention selects Richard Nixon  

1960  On July - 28 republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate  

1962  19 die in a train crash in Steelton Pa on July - 28.  

1962  On July - 28 mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean  

1963  On this day in history kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open  

1964  Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures on July - 28.  

1964  On July - 28 england all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw  

1965  Maurice Yvain, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1967  On July - 28 pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) (England) closes down  

1968  On July - 28 charles W Mayo, US surgeon, dies at 70  

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1969  On this day in history ernst Tittel, composer, dies at 59  

1970  John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orch), dies at 70 on July - 28.  

1971  16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning on July - 28.  

1971  On July - 28 diane Arbus, [Nemerov], photographer (Vogue), commits suicide at 48  

1973  Launch of Skylab 3, the second manned mission to the first U.S. manned space station, was piloted by MAJ Jack R. Lousma, USMC with CAPT Alan L. Bean, USN as the Commander of the mission and former Navy electronics officer, Owen K. Garriott as Science Pilot. The mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and included 858 Earth orbits. Recovery by USS New Orleans (LPH-11) on July - 28.  

1973  On this day in history skylab 3's astronauts (Bean, Garriott & Lousma) launched  

1973  On this day in history royal Butler, actor, dies at 80  

1974  On July - 28 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck (Belem, Brazil)  

1974  Jack Ellis, cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies on July - 28.  

1976  242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake on this day in history.  

1976  On July - 28 eldon Joersz & Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph  

1976  Jacob Soetendorp, rabbi, dies at 62 on July - 28.  

1976  Tangshan earthquake in China killing 655,000 people on this day in history.  

1976  Tangshan earthquake in China killing 242,769-655,000 people on July - 28.  

1977  Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks on July - 28.  

1977  On this day in history the first oil flow through the Alaska pipeline  

1978  On July - 28 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY  

1978  On July - 28 perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422  

1978  Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time on this day in history.  

1978  Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history fernando Bela£nde Terry becomes president of Peru  

1980  Cecil Burleigh, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1982  On July - 28 george Kleinsinger, US composer (Tubby the Tuba), dies at 68  

1983  Alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1609  On this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised  

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 this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)  

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

1057  On this day in history 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  Death of William Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102) on this day in history.  

1230  On this day in history death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)  

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on July - 28.  

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

1527  On this day in history death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador