Historical Events In August - 28

1957  Sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill on August - 28.   

1958  On August - 28 nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98)   

1958  On August - 28 nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67   

1959  Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68 on August - 28.   

1960  On this day in history white Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time   

1960  On August - 28 anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81   

1961  Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies on August - 28.   

1962  On this day in history dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid   

1962  Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on this day in history.   

1962  55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history 200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC   

1963  On August - 28 civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr delivers his I Have a Dream speech before an audience of 250,000 near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.   

1963  On August - 28 evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens   

1963  Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 28 over 200,000 people march through Washington in a civil rights demonstration led by Rv. Martin Luther King   

1964  On this day in history beatlemania is in full swing as The Beatles grace the cover of LIFE magazine.   

1964  Race riot in Philadelphia on August - 28.   

1964  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history charles Darrow, US inventor of Monopoly, dies   

1968  Anti-war demonstrators clash with police in Chicago, where Hubert H. Humphrey receives the Democratic nomination for president on this day in history.   

1968  Police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Dem Natl Conven on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 28 john Gordon Mein, US ambassador in Guatemala, dies   

1969  Clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74 on August - 28.   

1971  On August - 28 25 people die and 1,150 are rescued when the Greek liner Haleanna catches fire.   

1971  Nathan Leopold, US kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies on August - 28.   

1972  Mark Spitz earns the first of seven gold medals, seting a world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany on this day in history.   

1972  William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29 on this day in history.   

1973  6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 on this day in history.   

1973  An earthquake jolts Mexico, killing more than 500 people on this day in history.   

1973  In Veracruz, Mexico a 7.2 earthquake resulted in more than 600 reported killed, thousands injured on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history soyuz 15 returns to Earth   

1978  On this day in history donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph   

1978  Bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history simonow, writer, dies   

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1025  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On August - 28 birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  On August - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28)   

1612  On this day in history birth of marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)   

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on August - 28.   

1691  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)   

0388  Death of Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed on this day in history.   

0430  Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 on August - 28.   

0876  Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies on August - 28.   

1065  On this day in history death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.   

1481  On August - 28 afonso V, King of Portugal, dies   

1484  On this day in history death of diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered   

1539  On August - 28 death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75