Page 5: Historical Events In December - 28

1924  Johnny Otis, [Veliotes], composer (Every Beat of My Heart) on this day in history.   

1925  George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in NYC on December - 28.   

1925  Bill [William] Westwood, British bishop of Peterborough on this day in history.   

1926  On December - 28 imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service   

1926  On December - 28 arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) NSW v Vic   

1926  On this day in history donald Carr, cricketer (England player in 50's, later MCC honcho)   

1927  On December - 28 george Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Royal Family," premieres in NYC   

1927  Anne Legendre Armstrong, ambassador (to UK) on this day in history.   

1928  On December - 28 last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made   

1928  Kamillo Lendvay, composer on December - 28.   

1929  On this day in history wilfred Wop May 1896-1952 flies first official air mail north to Aklavik NWT   

1929  On December - 28 maarten Schmidt, Neth/US astronomer (quasars)   

1931  Lin-Sen succeeds Chiang Kai-shek as president of Nanjing-China on December - 28.   

1931  On December - 28 georg "Org" Marais, South African economist/underminister of Finance   

1932  Henry Vernon 'Harry' Howell hockey player, defenseman, was born at Hamilton, Ontario on this day in history.   

1932  John Blackham, cricketer (35 Tests as Aust WK, caught 37), dies on December - 28.   

1934  Stalin used the assassination of an aide as an opportunity to execute more than one hundred officials, beginning a series of purges that eliminated most of the old Bolsheviks on this day in history.   

1935  W.P.A. Federal Art Project Gallery opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1935  W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in NYC on December - 28.   

1935  On December - 28 clarence Day, writer (Life with Father), dies   

1937  Fascist Octavian Goga becomes PM of Romania/begins spread of Judaism on this day in history.   

1937  Maurice J Ravel, Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62 on December - 28.   

1938  Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut v South Africa on December - 28.   

1938  Florence Lawrence, silent screen actress (Confidence), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 28 first flight of the Consolidated XB-24 Liberator bomber prototype.   

1940  Arthur Morris scores 111 in 2nd innings of 1st game after 148 on December - 28.   

1941  On this day in history state of siege goes into effect in Bohemia/Moravia   

1942  On this day in history robert Sullivan becomes first pilot to fly the Atlantic 100 times   

1942  Oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus on December - 28.   

1943  On December - 28 canadian troops enter the medieval town of Ortona after a week of battling enemy paratroopers in house to house fighting; Germans moved out quickly the night before when they were in danger of being cut off   

1943  All inhabitants of Kalmukkie deported, about 70,000 killed on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history the Broadway musical On the Town opens in New York City.   

1944  On this day in history eisenhower & Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium   

1945  On December - 28 congress officially recognizes "Pledge of Allegiance"   

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1164  On December - 28 birth of emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)   

1484  Joachim Vadianus, [von Watt], Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen was born on this day in history.   

1522  Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583) was born on December - 28.   

1619  On this day in history birth of antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)   

1631  Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1635  Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history birth of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)   

1665  On December - 28 birth of george FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)   

0300  Death of Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

1367  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)   

1446  On December - 28 clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies   

1503  Death of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1471) on this day in history.   

1542  Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

1622  Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 on December - 28.   

1663  On this day in history death of francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)   

1671  On December - 28 death of johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. 1611)