Page 9: Historical Events In 1928

Jul 31   1st woman to win a track and field olympic gold medal, Halina Konopacka of Poland in the year 1928.   

Jul 31   Bill Frenzel, (Rep-R-MN, 1971- ) in the year 1928.   

Aug 01   Babe Ruth hits HR # 42 & is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace in the year 1928.   

Aug 02   In the year 1928 mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

Aug 03   On this day in history cécile Aubry, French actress   

Aug 03   On this day in history ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec)   

Aug 04   Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64) in the year 1928.   

Aug 06   Janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68) in the year 1928.   

Aug 06   William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   On this day in history abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64)   

Aug 07   Alphonse MAJ Ariëns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies in the year 1928.   

Aug 09   Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP) in the year 1928.   

Aug 09   Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   The birth of James Dean, American film actor in the year 1928.   

Aug 11   In the year 1928 carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils   

Aug 12   9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1928 soviet Union Spartacan Games begins   

Aug 14   In the year 1928 ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC   

Aug 14   Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 in the year 1928.   

Aug 14   On this day in history laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist   

Aug 16   Ann Blyth, Mt Kisko NY, actress (Kismet, Mildred Pierce) in the year 1928.   

Aug 17   Jean R Adams, entomologist in the year 1928.   

Aug 18   On this day in history marge Schott, CEO (Cincinnati Reds)   

Aug 21   On this day in history gillian Sheen, England, foils (Olympic-gold-1956)   

Aug 24   A subway wreck occurs under Times Square in New York City in the year 1928.   

Aug 25   Karl Korte, composer in the year 1928.   

Aug 25   Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms consisting of Moose Jaw, Regina & Winnipeg in the year 1928.   

Aug 26   On this day in history peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist   

Aug 27   In the year 1928 16 die in a NYC subway's 2nd worst accident   

Aug 27   Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war on this day in history.   

Aug 28   James Wild, music teacher in the year 1928.   

Aug 29   Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) in the year 1928.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection)   

Jan 01   Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests) was born in the year 1928.   

Jan 02   In the year 1928 birth of dan Rostenkowski, (Rep-D-Il, -94)   

Jan 02   Gerhard Amanshauser, writer was born in the year 1928.   

Jan 02   In the year 1928 birth of harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point)   

Jan 02   Howard Caine, Nashville TN, actor (Brushfire) was born in the year 1928.   

Jan 02   Tiberiu Olah, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of vaughn Beals, Cambridge Mass, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle)   

Jan 06   On this day in history alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51   

Jan 08   Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   George Goethals, American army engineer (b. 1858) died in the year 1928.   

Jan 27   In the year 1928 marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74   

Jan 29   Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66 on this day in history.