Historical Events In May - 28

1912  Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Australia vs South Africa on this day in history.  

1912  On May - 28 jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Aust v S Africa  

1912  Leslie Monson, diplomat on this day in history.  

1913  Gordon Wolstenholme, physician on May - 28.  

1913  On this day in history lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies  

1914  W G G Duncan-Smith, fighter pilot on May - 28.  

1914  Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1915  John B Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll when does Raggedy Andy show up? on May - 28.  

1915  Women in Berlin demonstrate for peace on May - 28.  

1915  On May - 28 john B Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll  

1915  Scott McKay, Pleasantville Iowa, actor (Stage Door) on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history c Wright Mills, US sociologist (Power Elite) [or Aug 28]  

1917  On May - 28 "Papa" John Creach, violinist  

1918  Tatars declares Azerbaijan, in Russian Caucasus, independent on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history armenia declares it's Independence  

1921  Geo Mestdagh, Belgian aviation pioneer, dies on May - 28.  

1922  Carl Tieke, composer, dies at 58 on May - 28.  

1923  On May - 28 attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere  

1923  On this day in history uS unemployment has nearly ended  

1926  Military coup by General Manuel Gomes da Costa in Portugal on May - 28.  

1926  On this day in history uS Customs Court created by congress  

1926  Military coup by Gen Manuel Gomes da Costa in Portugal on May - 28.  

1927  Hammond scores his 1,000th cricket run of the season after 22 days on this day in history.  

1927  Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Belgian Kempen), dies on May - 28.  

1928  On this day in history dodge Brothers Inc & Chrysler Corp merged  

1929  On this day in history 1st all color talking picture "On With the Show" exhibited (NYC)  

1930  On May - 28 georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of New Zealand  

1930  Georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of NZ on May - 28.  

1932  Dam closed, at current monument (South Seas) on this day in history.  

1934  Bradman gets 160 Australia vs Middlesex, 124 minutes, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5 on this day in history.  

1934  On this day in history hobbs scores his 197th & last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days  

1934  On May - 28 the Dionne quintuplets (Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie, and Yvonne) are born at the family farm in Ontario, Canada  

1934  On May - 28 bradman gets 160 Aust v Middlesex, 124 mins, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5  

1936  On this day in history alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.  

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1140  On May - 28 birth of xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)  

1371  On May - 28 birth of john, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior  

1524  On this day in history birth of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)  

1577  On May - 28 birth of floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician  

1582  On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

1588  Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on May - 28.  

1641  Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.  

1660  On May - 28 birth of george I, King of England (1714-27)  

1089  Lanfrance, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 28.  

1259  On this day in history christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies  

1317  Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

1357  Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 on May - 28.  

1521  Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1534  On this day in history dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83  

1556  Death of Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) on this day in history.  

1650  Gilles Hayne, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.