Historical Events In July - 28

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

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  Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time) on July - 28.   

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  [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman on July - 28.   

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

1906  On July - 28 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 this day in history bill Goodwin, SF Calif, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)   

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

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

1914  On this day in history austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins   

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

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 July - 28 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  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  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 on July - 28.   

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

1917  On July - 28 silent Parade in NYC to protest murders of blacks in race riots   

1919  Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1347  On July - 28 birth of margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)   

1456  On this day in history birth of jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)   

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

1609  On July - 28 birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on July - 28.   

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

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 July - 28.   

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 this day in history death of william Clito, Count of Flanders (b. 1102)   

1230  On July - 28 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 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