Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) on this day in history.   

1898  On July - 28 spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender   

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

1900  On July - 28 maurice Johnstone, composer   

1901  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) on this day in history.   

1902  Karl Raimund Popper, Austrian/British philosopher (Logic of Forschung) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY   

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

1904  On July - 28 plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies   

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect on this day in history.   

1906  Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 on July - 28.   

1906  Gottlob Frick, singer on July - 28.   

1907  On July - 28 earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)   

1908  On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer   

1909  Malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano) on July - 28.   

1910  On this day in history bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)   

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

1911  Ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley) on July - 28.   

1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)   

1915  10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings on July - 28.   

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

1915  On this day in history vilbrun G Sam, rebellion leader/president of Haiti, lynched   

1916  On this day in history 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  David Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

1919  On this day in history vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam   

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

1922  Jacques Piccard, Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste) on July - 28.   

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1165  Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1347  On this day in history birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)   

1456  On July - 28 birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)   

1514  On this day in history birth of maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland   

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

1659  On this day in history birth of charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715)   

1719  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)   

0450  On this day in history theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies   

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on July - 28.   

1101  On this day in history su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64   

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  On July - 28 death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia   

1330  On July - 28 michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle   

1527  Death of Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador on July - 28.