Page 6: Historical Events In August - 28

1957  On this day in history sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill   

1958  Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) on August - 28.   

1958  On this day in history nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67   

1959  On this day in history bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68   

1960  White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time on August - 28.   

1960  On this day in history anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81   

1961  On August - 28 thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies   

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 August - 28.   

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  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 on August - 28.   

1963  Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens on August - 28.   

1963  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial   

1963  Over 200,000 people march through Washington in a civil rights demonstration led by Rv. Martin Luther King on this day in history.   

1964  Beatlemania is in full swing as The Beatles grace the cover of LIFE magazine on August - 28.   

1964  Race riot in Philadelphia on August - 28.   

1964  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62 on August - 28.   

1967  On August - 28 charles Darrow, US inventor of Monopoly, dies   

1968  On August - 28 anti-war demonstrators clash with police in Chicago, where Hubert H. Humphrey receives the Democratic nomination for president.   

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

1968  John Gordon Mein, US ambassador in Guatemala, dies on this day in history.   

1969  Clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1971  25 people die and 1,150 are rescued when the Greek liner Haleanna catches fire on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history nathan Leopold, US kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies   

1972  On this day in history 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.   

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 August - 28.   

1973  On this day in history an earthquake jolts Mexico, killing more than 500 people.   

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

1974  Soyuz 15 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1978  Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph on this day in history.   

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

1979  Simonow, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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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  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM (1625-28) was born on August - 28.   

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

1667  On August - 28 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 August - 28 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  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 August - 28 death of frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)   

1341  On August - 28 death of king Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)   

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