Historical Events In August - 28

1957  Sen Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill on August - 28.   

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  Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1960  White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time on this day in history.   

1960  Anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1962  Dr Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid on August - 28.   

1962  Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" on this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 28 evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens   

1963  Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial on August - 28.   

1963  Over 200,000 people march through Washington in a civil rights demonstration led by Rv. Martin Luther King on August - 28.   

1964  Beatlemania is in full swing as The Beatles grace the cover of LIFE magazine on this day in history.   

1964  Race riot in Philadelphia on August - 28.   

1964  On August - 28 gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen), dies at 62   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1972  On August - 28 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  An earthquake jolts Mexico, killing more than 500 people on this day in history.   

1973  In Veracruz, Mexico a 7.2 earthquake resulted in more than 600 reported killed, thousands injured on August - 28.   

1974  On August - 28 soyuz 15 returns to Earth   

1978  On August - 28 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 August - 28 simonow, writer, dies   

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1025  Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068) was born on August - 28.   

1476  Motonoboe, Japanese painter (Kano-school) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1612  Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721) was born on August - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

0388  On this day in history death of magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed   

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 this day in history.   

1341  Death of King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309) on August - 28.   

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

1484  Death of Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered on August - 28.   

1539  Death of Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 on August - 28.