Historical Events In 1928

Aug 29   Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 in the year 1928.  

Aug 30   On this day in history bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)  

Aug 30   On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India  

Aug 30   In the year 1928 wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64  

Aug 31   Brecht & Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres on this day in history.  

Aug 31   In the year 1928 james Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven)  

Aug 31   On this day in history the birth of James Coburn, American film actor  

Sep 01   Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king in the year 1928.  

Sep 01   George Maharis, actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66) on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Miloslav Istvan, composer in the year 1928.  

Sep 03   In the year 1928 baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th & final career hit  

Sep 04   Dick York, Fort Wayne Ind, actor (Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind) in the year 1928.  

Sep 06   USSR signs Briand-Kellogg-pact on this day in history.  

Sep 07   Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, US, jazz musician (Black Messiah)  

Sep 09   Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' ½" in the year 1928.  

Sep 10   In the year 1928 leo P[atrick] Kelley, US, sci-fi author (Dead Moon, Vacation in Space)  

Sep 11   1st TV drama-WGY's Queens Messenger in the year 1928.  

Sep 11   Earl Holliman, Delhi La, actor (Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic) in the year 1928.  

Sep 12   -17] Hurricane in Florida, kills 6,000 on this day in history.  

Sep 12   Katharine Hepburn's NY stage debut in "Night Hostess" in the year 1928.  

Sep 13   In the year 1928 ernest L Boyer, educator/chancellor (NY's State Universities-SUNY)  

Sep 13   Italo Svevo, [Ettore Schmitz], Italian writer (Una Vita), dies at 66 in the year 1928.  

Sep 13   KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions in the year 1928.  

Sep 14   In the year 1928 albert Shanker, American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers)  

Sep 15   400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva in the year 1928.  

Sep 16   Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die on this day in history.  

Sep 17   On this day in history 48th US Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats F T Hunter (46 64 36 75 63)  

Sep 17   Hurricane hits Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Adam Walacinski, composer in the year 1928.  

Sep 18   Cards beat Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928 on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Adam West, Walla Walla Wash, actor (Batman, Last Precinct) on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater NYC) on this day in history.  

Sep 19   In the year 1928 walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie', with Mickey Mouse, shown for the first time  

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Jan 01   Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests) was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02   Dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94) was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02   Gerhard Amanshauser, writer was born in the year 1928.  

Jan 02   Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of howard Caine, Nashville TN, actor (Brushfire)  

Jan 02   In the year 1928 birth of tiberiu Olah, composer  

Jan 02   Vaughn Beals, Cambridge Mass, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 11   Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 in the year 1928.  

Jan 12   Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair died on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 in the year 1928.  

Jan 21   George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) died in the year 1928.  

Jan 27   Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66 on this day in history.