Historical Events In July - 28

1898  On July - 28 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG)   

1898  Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut   

1900  On July - 28 maurice Johnstone, composer   

1901  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) on this day in history.   

1902  Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung) on July - 28.   

1903  On July - 28 catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY   

1904  On this day in history [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman   

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies on July - 28.   

1905  On this day in history charles William Hutton, architect   

1906  On this day in history yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4   

1906  Gottlob Frick, singer on July - 28.   

1907  Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware) on July - 28.   

1908  On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer   

1909  On this day in history malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)   

1910  On this day in history bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)   

1911  On this day in history 96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands   

1911  On this day in history ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)   

1913  On this day in history uS wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2   

1913  12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

1914  Foxtrot first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) on July - 28.   

1914  On this day in history the first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia   

1914  On this day in history world War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.   

1914  On July - 28 foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)   

1915  10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings on July - 28.   

1915  Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order on July - 28.   

1915  On July - 28 vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched   

1916  On July - 28 navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested the security of communications during U.S. naval training maneuvers.   

1916  David Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes) on this day in history.   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on this day in history.   

1919  On July - 28 vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam   

1920  On this day in history pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.   

1922  Jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste) on July - 28.   

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1165  On July - 28 birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher   

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

1609  On this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  On this day in history birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)   

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on this day in history.   

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on this day in history.   

1101  On this day in history su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64   

1128  Death of William Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102) on this day in history.   

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on this day in history.   

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on July - 28.   

1330  On July - 28 michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

1527  On this day in history death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador