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 this day in history maurice Johnstone, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

1905  Charles William Hutton, architect on July - 28.   

1906  On this day in history yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4   

1906  On July - 28 gottlob Frick, singer   

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

1908  On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer   

1909  On this day in history malcolm Lowry, English novelist (Under the Volcano)   

1910  On July - 28 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 this day in history ann Doran, Amarillo Tx, actress (Longstreet, Shirley)   

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  Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia-WW I begins on this day in history.   

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

1914  The first World War begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam on July - 28.   

1920  Pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government on July - 28.   

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  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 this day in history birth of judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised   

1659  Charles Ancillon, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0450  On July - 28 theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies   

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 July - 28.   

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 this day in history 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