Historical Events In December - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1869 The Knights of Labor, a union of Philadelphia, PA tailors, hold the first Labor Day ceremonies in the US on this day in history.
1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon OH, patents chewing gum on this day in history.
1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum on this day in history.
1870 On December - 28 alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72
1877 John Stevens, WI, applies for patent on flour rolling mill on this day in history.
1877 John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill on December - 28.
1878 Pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism on December - 28.
1878 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) on December - 28.
1878 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1879 North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot) on this day in history.
1880 On this day in history christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet
1882 On December - 28 arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician
1883 On December - 28 a Wolfenstein, writer
1884 On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian premier (1950-52)/communist hunter
1884 Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56 on December - 28.
1887 On this day in history sir John Layton Jarvis, first British race horse trainer knighted
1887 On this day in history sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted
1887 On December - 28 charles Dingle
1888 Gabriel von Wayditch, composer on this day in history.
1889 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
1890 Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China) on December - 28.
1891 Alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.
1893 French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu on this day in history.
1894 On this day in history andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders)
1895 World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris on December - 28.
1895 On December - 28 the Lumiere brothers, 19th century film makers, held their first commercial screening.
1896 Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks) on December - 28.
1897 Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, premieres in Paris on December - 28.
1897 On December - 28 edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris
1902 On December - 28 trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US
1902 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (MSG, NYC) on this day in history.
1902 Mortimer J Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica) on this day in history.
1903 Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1903 John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938) on this day in history.
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