Page 6: Historical Events In August - 28

1957  On August - 28 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  Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67 on August - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)"   

1962  55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana (state record) on August - 28.   

1963  200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC on August - 28.   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

1967  Charles Darrow, US inventor of Monopoly, dies on this day in history.   

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  On August - 28 police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Dem Natl Conven   

1968  John Gordon Mein, US ambassador in Guatemala, dies on August - 28.   

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 August - 28.   

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

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  On August - 28 william HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29   

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

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

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

1974  On August - 28 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 August - 28.   

1979  On this day in history simonow, writer, dies   

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on this day in history.   

1476  On this day in history birth of motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school)   

1582  Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620) was born on August - 28.   

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

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on August - 28.   

1667  On August - 28 birth of louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)   

1673  On August - 28 birth of conrad Michael Schneider, composer   

1691  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on August - 28.   

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  On this day in history louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies   

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  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on this day in history.