Page 5: Historical Events In June - 28

1912  On this day in history audrey Langford, singing teacher   

1913  George Walter Selwyn Lloyd, English composer (Serf, John Socman) on this day in history.   

1914  Assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia, in Sarajevo by a Serbian Nationalist,Gavrilo Princip. This incident precipitated a war with Serbia, eventually starting WW1 on June - 28.   

1914  On June - 28 austria invades Siberia (WW I)   

1914  Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player on this day in history.   

1914  Franz Ferdinand, Austrian archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated on June - 28.   

1915  Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies on June - 28.   

1917  Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1917  On June - 28 willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer/actor (My Fair Lady)   

1918  The first flight between Hawaiian Islands on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 1st flight between Hawaiian Islands   

1918  Bert Schierbeek, [Lambertus], Dutch writer/poet (Cross Roads) on June - 28.   

1919  Harry S Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence on this day in history.   

1919  Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed and setting the stage for WWII on June - 28.   

1919  On this day in history carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees   

1920  On this day in history a. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright   

1921  On this day in history p V Narasimha Rao, premier of India (1991- )   

1922  Terje Stigen, Norwegian author (Det siste paradiset) on June - 28.   

1923  Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th on June - 28.   

1923  On June - 28 lloyd Labeach, Panama City, 100m/200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1948)   

1924  On this day in history tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio &Lorain Ohio, killing 93   

1924  On June - 28 test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's   

1924  On this day in history henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host   

1926  Mel Brooks, NYC, comedian/actor/director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs) on this day in history.   

1927  The birth of Mel Brooks, American comedy director and actor on this day in history.   

1927  Theo van Tijn, Dutch marxist/social-historian on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history alfred E Smith (NY-Gov) nominated for president at Dem Convention   

1928  On June - 28 andrew Gordon Speedie-Pask, cybernetician stage producer/lyricist   

1929  On June - 28 the following railways are jointly acquired by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific and operated under a newly incorporated company, the Northern Alberta Railways Edmonton, Dunvegan &British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta &Great Waterways Railway (286 miles) Central Canada Railway (98 miles) Pembina Valley Railway (26 miles) A total of 857 miles.   

1929  On this day in history don Dubbins, Brooklyn, actor (Enchanted Island, Fix)   

1929  The following railways are jointly acquired by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific and operated under a newly incorporated company, the Northern Alberta Railways: Edmonton, Dunvegan &British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta &Great Waterways Railway (286 miles) Central Canada Railway (98 miles) Pembina Valley Railway (26 miles) A total of 857 miles on June - 28.   

1930  Lightning strikes drill boat John B. King in the St. Lawrence River, setting off dynamite and killing 31 crew members on this day in history.   

1930  On June - 28 1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium as Negro League Detroit Stars take on KC Monarchs   

1930  Nikolay Nikolayevich Karetnikov, composer on this day in history.   

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1367  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia was born on this day in history.   

1476  On June - 28 birth of paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59)   

1476  Pope Paul IV (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal   

1491  Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47) was born on this day in history.   

1503  Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of cristofano Malvezzi, composer   

1550  John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born on this day in history.   

0548  On June - 28 theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies   

0573  On June - 28 death of alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife   

0767  On June - 28 paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies   

1061  Floris I, count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1175  Death of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince on June - 28.   

1194  Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (b. 1127) on June - 28.   

1385  Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies on June - 28.   

1389  On this day in history death of prince Lazar Hrebeljanović of Serbia (b. 1329)