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July 28 Events in History - July 28 Birthdays - July 28 Deaths
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July 28, 2005 IRA issues a statement ordering the end to the armed campaign against the British July 28, 2004 Democrats nominate John Kerry as their Presidential candidate July 28, 1998 After months of wrangling, Lewinsky and Starr announce a full immunity agreement for Lewinsky and her parents July 28, 1997 Mark Messier signs with Vancouver Canucks July 28, 1997 Peter Graf, father of Steffi, enters German jail for tax evasion July 28, 1996 New York Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th HR July 28, 1996 Vicki Fergon wins LPGA Micelob Light Heartland Golf Classic July 28, 1995 Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore July 28, 1994 Baseball players decide to strike on Aug 12, 1994 July 28, 1994 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame July 28, 1994 Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 12th perfect game July 28, 1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games July 28, 1992 Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium July 28, 1991 "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances July 28, 1991 12th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus July 28, 1991 29th Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Nottingham England (2-1) July 28, 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley July 28, 1991 Dennis Martinez pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history July 28, 1991 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Bay State Golf Classic July 28, 1991 Miguel Indurain of Spain wins Tour de France bicycle race July 28, 1990 Alberto Fujimoro installed as president of Peru July 28, 1989 Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning July 28, 1989 Cards' Vince Coleman is caught stealing ends record streak at 50 July 28, 1989 NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleve, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz July 28, 1988 IBM announces price hike on older models July 28, 1988 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years July 28, 1988 Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank July 28, 1988 Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson July 28, 1988 Yanks' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3 July 28, 1987 42nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Laura Davies July 28, 1987 Angel Cordero, Jr. becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races July 28, 1986 Bomb attack in East Beirut, 25 killed July 28, 1986 NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated July 28, 1985 13th du Maurier Golf Classic: Pat Bradley July 28, 1985 Alan Garcia sworn in as president of Peru July 28, 1985 L Brock, Slaughter, A Vaughan, and H Wilhelm inducted into Hall of Fame July 28, 1984 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles July 28, 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows July 28, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 28, 1983 George Brett's 2 run HR against Yanks on July 24 (pine tar game) July 28, 1983 NASA launches Telstar-3A July 28, 1980 Peru adopts constitution, Fernando Belaunde Terry becomes president July 28, 1979 Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a 2nd 3 HR game July 28, 1979 France performs nuclear Test July 28, 1978 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in New York July 28, 1978 At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees July 28, 1978 Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time July 28, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 28, 1977 1st oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline System reach Valdez, Alaska July 28, 1977 Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks July 28, 1977 Test Cricket debut of Ian Botham vs. Aust Trent Bridge, 5-74 1st innings July 28, 1976 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake July 28, 1976 8.2 and 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die) July 28, 1976 Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph July 28, 1976 White Sox John Odom (5 inn) and Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's July 28, 1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil July 28, 1974 Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA Wheeling Ladies Golf Classic July 28, 1973 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 28, 1973 Jane Blalock/Sandra Palmer wins Lady Angelo's 4-Ball Golf Tournament July 28, 1973 Skylab 3's astronauts, Bean, Garriott and Lousma, launched July 28, 1972 39th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Dallas 20, All Stars 7 (54,162) July 28, 1971 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning July 28, 1971 Dutch ends censorship of "Blue Movie" July 28, 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam July 28, 1964 England all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw July 28, 1964 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures July 28, 1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open July 28, 1962 19 die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania July 28, 1962 Mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean July 28, 1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate July 28, 1959 Great-Britain starts using postal codes July 28, 1959 Hawaii's 1st U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress July 28, 1958 Baltimore Colts wins NFL-championship July 28, 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show July 28, 1957 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open July 28, 1957 White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game July 28, 1954 Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres July 28, 1952 Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager July 28, 1951 "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances July 28, 1951 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released July 28, 1948 I G Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die July 28, 1947 Iuliu Maniu's Boer party becomes forbidden in Romania July 28, 1945 Airplane crashes into the Empire State Building July 28, 1945 Japanese premier Suzuki disregards U.S. ultimatum to surrender July 28, 1945 U.S. Army B-25 crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Bldg, 14 die July 28, 1945 U.S. Senate ratifies United Nations charter 89-2 July 28, 1944 Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy July 28, 1944 U.S. 8th Army corp occupies Coutances France July 28, 1943 Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns July 28, 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces end of coffee rationing in U.S. July 28, 1942 Nazis liquidate 10,000 Jews in Minsk Belorussia Ghetto July 28, 1942 Zionists partisans ZOB forms in Poland July 28, 1940 Radio Orange, London begins July 28, 1940 Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 home runs to beat White Sox 10-9 July 28, 1939 5th Dutch government of Colijn falls July 28, 1938 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead July 28, 1938 Bradman scores 202 Aust vs. Somerset, 225 mins, 32 fours July 28, 1937 Eddie Paynter scores 322 for Lancashire against Sussex July 28, 1937 Richard Moore scores 316 for Hampshire against Warwickshire July 28, 1935 Belgium's Romain Maes, wins Tour de France July 28, 1934 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Orofino, Idaho (state record) July 28, 1933 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), New York City July 28, 1933 NFL divides into (2) 5 team divisions July 28, 1933 Spain recognizes the U.S.S.R. July 28, 1932 Battle between unemployed war veterans and federal troops, 4 die July 28, 1932 President Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment July 28, 1931 Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem July 28, 1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12 July 28, 1930 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Greensburg, Kentucky (state record) July 28, 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Mich) July 28, 1928 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam July 28, 1926 U.S. and Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama Canal July 28, 1919 Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam July 28, 1917 Silent Parade in New York City to protest murders of blacks in race riots July 28, 1915 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (New York City) protesting lynchings July 28, 1915 U.S. forces invade Haiti, stays until 1924 July 28, 1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) July 28, 1914 Minister of Navy W Churchill routes British fleet to Scapa Flow July 28, 1914 World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia July 28, 1913 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) July 28, 1911 96 degrees F (35.6 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands July 28, 1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 July 28, 1900 Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut July 28, 1898 Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender July 28, 1898 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Retired Colourman"(BG) July 28, 1896 City of Miami incorporated July 28, 1886 English Salisbury government forms July 28, 1883 Shocks triggered by volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroyed 1,200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2,000 July 28, 1882 Opera "Parsifal" is produced (Beirut) July 28, 1868 14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves July 28, 1866 Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in U.S. July 28, 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia July 28, 1864 Battle of Atlanta Georgia (Ezra Church)-second sortie US700 CS4642 July 28, 1862 Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo July 28, 1858 Nadar takes 1st airborne photo, in a balloon July 28, 1858 William Herschel of the Indian Civil Service in India July 28, 1851 Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph July 28, 1849 Memmon is 1st clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of New York July 28, 1830 Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe July 28, 1821 Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) July 28, 1808 Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey July 28, 1742 Prussia and Austria sign peace treaty July 28, 1741 Capt Bering discovers Mount St. Elias, Alaska July 28, 1717 Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs July 28, 1708 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC July 28, 1696 De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance July 28, 1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark July 28, 1635 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans July 28, 1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda July 28, 1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I July 28, 1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe July 28, 1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid July 28, 1540 English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife July 28, 1434 Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon July 28, 1402 Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I July 28, 1148 Crusaders attack Damascus July 28, 754 Pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France July 28, 388 Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis |