Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on July - 28.   

1898  Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender on July - 28.   

1900  On this day in history hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut   

1900  Maurice Johnstone, composer on July - 28.   

1901  On this day in history rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time)   

1902  On July - 28 karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung)   

1903  On July - 28 catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY   

1904  On this day in history [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman   

1904  Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies on July - 28.   

1905  On this day in history charles William Hutton, architect   

1906  On July - 28 yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4   

1906  On this day in history gottlob Frick, singer   

1907  Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware) on July - 28.   

1908  On July - 28 zbigniew Turski, composer   

1909  Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano) on this day in history.   

1910  On July - 28 bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)   

1911  96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands on July - 28.   

1911  On July - 28 ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)   

1913  On July - 28 uS wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2   

1913  On this day in history 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)   

1914  On July - 28 austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

1914  On July - 28 foxtrot first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)   

1914  On July - 28 the first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia   

1914  World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July - 28.   

1914  On July - 28 foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)   

1915  On this day in history 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings   

1915  Sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order on this day in history.   

1915  Vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched on July - 28.   

1916  On July - 28 navy establishes a Code and Signal Section which initially worked against German ciphers and tested the security of communications during U.S. naval training maneuvers.   

1916  On July - 28 david Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on July - 28.   

1919  On July - 28 vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam   

1920  On July - 28 pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.   

1922  On this day in history jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste)   

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1165  On July - 28 birth of ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher   

1347  Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.   

1609  Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1659  On July - 28 birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)   

1719  On this day in history birth of jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27]   

1745  On July - 28 birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on July - 28.   

1057  On this day in history victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies   

1101  Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64 on July - 28.   

1128  On July - 28 death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  On this day in history death of duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176)   

1285  Death of Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia on July - 28.   

1330  On this day in history michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

1527  On this day in history death of rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador