Page 4: Historical Events In July - 28

1898  On July - 28 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG)   

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

1900  Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut on July - 28.   

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 July - 28.   

1903  Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), Louisville KY on July - 28.   

1904  On July - 28 [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman   

1904  On this day in history plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies   

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

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

1906  Gottlob Frick, singer on July - 28.   

1907  Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware) on this day in history.   

1908  Zbigniew Turski, composer on this day in history.   

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

1910  Bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen) on July - 28.   

1911  On this day in history 96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt Netherlands   

1911  Ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley) on this day in history.   

1913  US wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2 on this day in history.   

1913  On July - 28 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)   

1914  Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins on July - 28.   

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  On July - 28 world War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.   

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

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

1915  On this day in history sailors and Marines land in Haiti to restore order   

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 this day in history david Brown, NYC, director (Jaws, Planet of the Apes)   

1917  Silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots on this day in history.   

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

1920  Pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government on this day in history.   

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 July - 28.   

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

1456  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on July - 28.   

1514  Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland was born on July - 28.   

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  Jan Nepveu, governor-general of Suriname (1769-79) [or Aug 27] was born on July - 28.   

1745  Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg) was born on July - 28.   

0450  Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies on this day in history.   

1057  Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies on this day in history.   

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

1128  Death of William Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102) on this day in history.   

1230  Death of Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) on this day in history.   

1285  On this day in history death of queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia   

1330  Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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