Page 7: Historical Events In July - 28

1960  On July - 28 republican National convention selects Richard Nixon   

1960  Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate on this day in history.   

1962  19 die in a train crash in Steelton Pa on this day in history.   

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  Maurice Yvain, composer, dies at 74 on July - 28.   

1967  On this day in history 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  On this day in history john Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orch), dies at 70   

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 this day in history.   

1973  Skylab 3's astronauts (Bean, Garriott & Lousma) launched on July - 28.   

1973  Royal Butler, actor, dies at 80 on July - 28.   

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

1974  On July - 28 jack Ellis, cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  On July - 28 tangshan earthquake in China killing 242,769-655,000 people   

1977  On this day in history roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks   

1977  The first oil flow through the Alaska pipeline on July - 28.   

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

1978  On this day in history perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422   

1978  Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time on July - 28.   

1978  On July - 28 jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70   

1980  Fernando Bela£nde Terry becomes president of Peru on this day in history.   

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

1982  George Kleinsinger, US composer (Tubby the Tuba), dies at 68 on July - 28.   

1983  On July - 28 alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies   

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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  On July - 28 birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)   

1514  On this day in history birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

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

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on July - 28.   

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 July - 28.   

1057  On this day in history victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies   

1101  Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64 on July - 28.   

1128  On this day in history 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  On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

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