Historical Events In August - 28

1905  Cyril Walters, cricketer (solid England batsman of 30's) on August - 28.   

1906  John Betjeman, poet laureate of England (Mt Zion) on August - 28.   

1907  United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle on this day in history.   

1907  Philip A Edwards, Brit Guiana, runner (Olympic-bronze-1928, 32, 36) on August - 28.   

1908  14th US Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass on August - 28.   

1908  Roger Tory Peterson, NY, ornithologist/writer (How to Know Birds) on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 28 45.7 cm rainfall at St George, Georgia (state record)   

1911  Jose Antonio Giron de Velasco, politician on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 28 ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75)   

1913  On August - 28 queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague)   

1913  On August - 28 john Terence Reese, bridge master   

1914  3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history glenn Osser, Munising Mich, orch leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue)   

1914  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 [NS] on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 28 max Robertson, British sports commentator   

1916  Italy declares war against Germany during WW I on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 28 germany declares war on Romania   

1916  C Wright Mills, sociologist, writer (The Power Elite) [or May 28] on August - 28.   

1916  On this day in history francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies   

1917  On August - 28 10 suffragists arrested as they picket the White House   

1917  On August - 28 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House   

1917  Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk, Capt America) on this day in history.   

1918  Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly on August - 28.   

1918  Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician on August - 28.   

1919  On August - 28 general John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa   

1919  Ernest H Martin, [Markowitz], producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line) on August - 28.   

1919  On August - 28 louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies   

1920  On August - 28 19th amendment acknowledges women's rights   

1921  On August - 28 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels & Paris)   

1921  On this day in history joop Doderer, Velsen Netherlands, actor (Swiebertje)   

1922  On this day in history joseph-Elzéar Bernier builds Craig Harbour, Canada's most northerly settlement to date at 76 degrees I0' N; on the Canadian Government Arctic Expedition.   

1922  The first radio commercial is broadcast. Queensboro Realty receives 10 minutes of air time on New York station WEAF for $100 on August - 28.   

1922  1st Walker Cup: US beats England 8-4 on August - 28.   

1922  Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80 on August - 28.   

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

1476  On August - 28 birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  On this day in history birth of taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)   

1592  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

1673  Conrad Michael Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 28.   

0430  On this day in history aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75   

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

1065  Death of Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) on August - 28.   

1341  On this day in history death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)   

1481  Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies on August - 28.   

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history death of lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75