Historical Events In July - 28
Friday, 29 March 2024
1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon on this day in history.
1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate on July - 28.
1962 On this day in history 19 die in a train crash in Steelton Pa
1962 On July - 28 mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean
1963 On July - 28 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open
1964 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures on July - 28.
1964 On this day in history england all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw
1965 On July - 28 maurice Yvain, composer, dies at 74
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
1969 On July - 28 ernst Tittel, composer, dies at 59
1970 John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orch), dies at 70 on July - 28.
1971 On this day in history 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning
1971 On this day in history 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 Skylab 3's astronauts (Bean, Garriott & Lousma) launched on July - 28.
1973 Royal Butler, actor, dies at 80 on July - 28.
1974 On this day in history 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 Eldon Joersz & Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph on this day in history.
1976 Jacob Soetendorp, rabbi, dies at 62 on July - 28.
1976 On July - 28 tangshan earthquake in China killing 655,000 people
1976 Tangshan earthquake in China killing 242,769-655,000 people on July - 28.
1977 On July - 28 roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks
1977 On July - 28 the first oil flow through the Alaska pipeline
1978 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY on this day in history.
1978 Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422 on this day in history.
1978 Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time on July - 28.
1978 On this day in history jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70
1980 Fernando Bela£nde Terry becomes president of Peru on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history cecil Burleigh, composer, dies at 95
1982 George Kleinsinger, US composer (Tubby the Tuba), dies at 68 on this day in history.
1983 Alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies on this day in history.
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