Page 9: Historical Events In 1928

Aug 03   Cécile Aubry, French actress   

Aug 03   Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec)   

Aug 04   Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64).   

Aug 06   Janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68)   

Aug 06   William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

Aug 07   Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64).   

Aug 07   Alphonse MAJ Ariëns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68.   

Aug 08   Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies.   

Aug 09   Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP).   

Aug 09   Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71.   

Aug 10   James Dean, American film actor is born.   

Aug 11   Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils.   

Aug 12   9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam   

Aug 13   Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 13   Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins.   

Aug 14   Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC.   

Aug 14   Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37   

Aug 14   Laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist.   

Aug 16   Ann Blyth, Mt Kisko NY, actress (Kismet, Mildred Pierce)   

Aug 17   Jean R Adams, entomologist.   

Aug 18   Marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds)   

Aug 21   Gillian Sheen, England, foils (Olympic-gold-1956)   

Aug 24   A subway wreck occurs under Times Square in New York City.   

Aug 25   Karl Korte, composer.   

Aug 25   Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms consisting of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg.   

Aug 26   Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist   

Aug 27   16 die in a NYC subway's 2nd worst accident   

Aug 27   Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war.   

Aug 28   James Wild, music teacher   

Aug 29   Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide).   

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

Aug 30   Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart)   

Aug 30   Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India   

Aug 30   Wilhelm Wien, Ger physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64.   

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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),