Page 8: Historical Events In 1928

Jul 11   Nic Jonk, sculptor/painter (Jonas and the Whale).   

Jul 12   1st televised tennis match   

Jul 12   Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jul 12   the inaugural televised tennis match   

Jul 13   Bob Crane, Waterbury Ct, actor (Col Hogan-Hogan's Heroes, Donna Reed)   

Jul 14   Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher   

Jul 15   Carl Woese, American microbiologist   

Jul 16   Bella Davidovich, Baku Russia, pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel).   

Jul 17   Alvaro Obregon, general/pres of Mexico, assassinated   

Jul 17   Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker.   

Jul 19   H E Wood discovers asteroid #1305 Pongola   

Jul 19   John Bratby, painter/writer (Breakdown).   

Jul 19   King Fuad of Egypt grabs power/disbands parliament.   

Jul 20   The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, and subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians.   

Jul 21   Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81.   

Jul 21   H E Wood discovers asteroid #1096 Reunerta.   

Jul 22   Georg Dreyfus, composer.   

Jul 26   Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Jul 26   Hans Haselbock, composer   

Jul 26   Stanley Kubrick, British director is born.   

Jul 27   AVRO, General Vereniging Radio Omroep, forms   

Jul 27   Sakari Mononen, composer.   

Jul 28   9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam.   

Jul 28   Adrian Ratiu, composer.   

Jul 28   Olympics open at Amsterdam.   

Jul 29   Bidzina Alexandrovich Kvernadze, composer   

Jul 29   Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released   

Jul 30   Eunice Muñoz, Portuguese actress.   

Jul 30   George Eastman demonstrates inaugural color movie   

Jul 30   George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures (US).   

Jul 31   1st woman to win a track and field olympic gold medal, Halina Konopacka of Poland.   

Jul 31   Bill Frenzel, (Rep-R-MN, 1971- ).   

Aug 01   Babe Ruth hits HR # 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace.   

Aug 02   Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia).   

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Jan 01   Ernest r tidyman: Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (french connection)   

Jan 01   Khan mohammad: Cricketer (paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 tests)   

Jan 02   Dan rostenkowski: (rep-d-il, -94)   

Jan 02   Gerhard amanshauser: Writer   

Jan 02   Harry hyams: English immovable goods owner (center point)   

Jan 02   Howard caine: Nashville tn, actor (brushfire)   

Jan 02   Tiberiu olah: Composer   

Jan 02   Vaughn beals: Cambridge mass, ceo (harley davidson motorcycle)   

Jan 06   Alvin c kraenzlein: Track star (olympic-4 gold-1900),   

Jan 08   Dumitru kiriac-georgescu: Composer,   

Jan 11   Thomas hardy: Novelist (maddening crowd),    

Jan 12   Ruth snyder: 1st woman to die in electric chair   

Jan 13   Johan peter koch: Danish officer/explorer,   

Jan 21   George goethals: American army engineer (b. 1858)   

Jan 27   Marie verstraete: Actress (frou-frou/nora),    

Jan 29   Douglas haig: 1st earl haig/field marshal (ww i),