Take your pic...August 28 Birthdays in History - August 28 Deaths - August 28 Events August 28, 1982 Leann Rimes, country singer, Blue, Holiday in Your Heart August 28, 1974 Mark Smith, defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals August 28, 1973 Eric Lindros, NHLer for the Philadelphia Flyers August 28, 1972 Darby Hendrickson, Richfield, Minnesota, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics August 28, 1972 Mike Cawley, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats August 28, 1971 Janet Evans, Fullerton California, 400m/800m swimmer, Oly-4 gold-88, 92, 96 August 28, 1971 Olaf Sheep, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC August 28, 1971 Raul Marquez, Mexico, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics August 28, 1971 Scott Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, 1996 World Mens' Champion August 28, 1971 Shane Andrews, born in Dallas, Texas, infielder for the Montreal Expos August 28, 1971 Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ August 28, 1970 Gavin Maxwell, Mississauga Ontario, canoeist 1996 Olympics August 28, 1970 Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores August 28, 1969 Jason Priestley, Vancouver BC, actor, Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210 August 28, 1969 Mary McCartney, daughter of Beatle Paul McCartney August 28, 1969 Pierre Turgeon, Rouyn, NHL center, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens August 28, 1968 Scarlet Annette Morgan, Pfafftown, North Carolina, Miss NC-America-1991 August 28, 1968 Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers August 28, 1968 Billy Boyd, Scottish Actor August 28, 1967 Chris Armstrong, CFL slot back, Montreal Alouettes August 28, 1967 Darren Lewis, born in Berkeley, California, outfielder, Chicago White Sox August 28, 1966 Jerry Fehily, rocker, Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go August 28, 1966 Teresa Zarzeczny Bell, Washington Crossing, New Jersey, rower, Oly-silver-1996 August 28, 1965 James Jagger, son of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall August 28, 1965 Shania Twain, Canadian Musician August 28, 1964 Lee MacLeod Janzen, Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Open August 28, 1963 Abe Button, soccer player, Vitesse August 28, 1963 Regina Marie Jacobs, born in Los Angeles, California, 800m/1500m runner, Olympics-10th-1996 August 28, 1963 Reyna Thompson, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants August 28, 1962 Richard Elliott Fehr, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1986 BC Open August 28, 1961 Kim Appleby, rocker, Mel and Kim-Coming to America August 28, 1960 Cunningham T Ngcukana, South African worker's union leader August 28, 1960 Emma Samms, [Samuels], London, actress, Colby's, General Hospital August 28, 1960 Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, astronaut, STS 65, 72, sk: 92 August 28, 1959 Mary Murphy, Birmingham, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1990 U.S. Women's Open-5th August 28, 1958 Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold August 28, 1957 Daniel Stern, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, City Slickers, Wonder Years August 28, 1957 Rick Rossovich, Palo Alto California, actor, Top Gun, Roxanne, ER August 28, 1956 Beverley Goddard-Callender, Barbados, 4x100m, Olympic-bronze-1980, 84 August 28, 1953 Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation August 28, 1952 Rita Dove, American Poet August 28, 1951 Dave Hlubek, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet August 28, 1951 Wayne Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie August 28, 1950 Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978 August 28, 1949 Hugh Cornwell, rocker, The Stranglers-Dreamtime August 28, 1948 Daniel Seraphine, Chicago, rock drummer, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now August 28, 1948 Murray Parker, cricketer, brother of John Three Tests for NZ 1976 August 28, 1948 Vonda N[eel] McIntyre, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek II, III, IV August 28, 1947 Alice Playton, New York City, actress, Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name August 28, 1945 Bruno Nuytten, director, Camille Claudel August 28, 1945 Robert Greenwald, American Director August 28, 1943 Anne "Honey" Lantree, rocker August 28, 1943 David Soul, [Solberg] Chicago, actor, Starsky and Hutch August 28, 1943 Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year August 28, 1942 Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Statesman August 28, 1941 Paul Peter Plishka, Old Forge Penn, bass, Bronx Botanical Gardens August 28, 1940 Richard Sanders, actor, Les Nessman-WKRP August 28, 1940 William S Cohen, Sen-R Maine, 1979- August 28, 1940 William S. Cohen, American Politician August 28, 1939 Cassie Mackin, newswoman, NBC TV August 28, 1939 Clem Cattini, rocker August 28, 1939 Edward Patten, U.S. soul singer, Gladys Knight and the Pips August 28, 1938 Paul Martin, Canadian Politician August 28, 1937 12th duke of Argyll, Scottish Campbell-captain/large landowner August 28, 1936 Harry McLevy, trade Unionist August 28, 1932 Andy Bathgate, Canada, New York Ranger, 1958 NHL MVP August 28, 1932 Carlene Polite, U.S. dancer/activist/author, Sister X August 28, 1932 [Moriyuki] Pat Morita, Isleton California, actor, Hiroshima, Karate Kid August 28, 1931 John Perkins, rocker, Crew Cuts August 28, 1931 John Shirley-Quirk, Liverpool England, baritone, Death in Venice August 28, 1930 Ben Gazzara, New York City, actor, Run for Your Life, QB VII August 28, 1929 Istvan Kertesz, Budapest Hungary, conductor, Budapest Opera 1953-57 August 28, 1929 Rokie Roker, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Helen-Jeffersons August 28, 1928 James Wild, music teacher August 28, 1925 Arkadi N Strugazki, U.S.S.R., sci-fi author, Tale of the Troika August 28, 1925 John Gillett, film researcher August 28, 1925 Marvin Davis, Newark, New Jersey, CEO, Davis Oil Company August 28, 1924 Janet Frame, NZ, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry August 28, 1924 Peggy Ryan, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Jenny-Hawaii Five-0 August 28, 1924 Tony MacGibbon, NZ cricket fast bowler, took 70 wickets in 1950's August 28, 1924 Vilayat Khan, composer August 28, 1921 Joop Doderer, Velsen Netherlands, actor, Swiebertje August 28, 1921 Nancy Kulp, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actress, Miss Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies August 28, 1919 Ernest H Martin, [Markowitz], producer, Feuer and Martin-Chorus Line August 28, 1918 Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician August 28, 1917 Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Capt America, Fantastic Four, and Thor August 28, 1916 Jack Vance, U.S., sci-fi author, 2 Hugo, Dirdir, Pnume August 28, 1914 Glenn Osser, Munising, Michigan, orch leader, Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue August 28, 1913 John Terence Reese, bridge master August 28, 1913 Lindsay Hassett, cricketer, great Australian bat and capt after Bradman August 28, 1913 Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], born in Brooklyn, New York, Tenor, New York Met Opera August 28, 1913 Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist August 28, 1912 Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten, 1971-75 August 28, 1911 Jose Antonio Giron de Velasco, politician August 28, 1911 Joseph MAH Luns, foreign minister/secr-general, NATO August 28, 1910 Morris Graves, American Artist August 28, 1908 Roger Tory Peterson, New York, ornithologist/writer, How to Know Birds August 28, 1907 Philip A. Edwards, British Guiana, runner, Olympic-bronze-1928, 32, 36 August 28, 1906 John Betjeman, poet laureate of England, Mt Zion August 28, 1905 Cyril Walters, cricketer, solid England batsman of 30's August 28, 1905 Sam Levene, Russia, actor, Demon, Gung Ho, Boomerang August 28, 1903 Rudolph Wagner-Regeny, composer August 28, 1901 Cornelis J Kelk, Dutch writer, Dance of Young Feet August 28, 1901 Paul Henry Lang, Budapest, critic/musicologist, New York Herald Tribune August 28, 1899 James Wong Howe, Chinese Director August 28, 1898 Ludwig Turek, writer August 28, 1897 Morris Ankrum, Illinois, actor, Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers August 28, 1896 Arthur Calwell, Australian Politician August 28, 1894 Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor, Iron Tower August 28, 1894 Karl Bohm, Austrian conductor/composer August 28, 1891 Stanley Andrews, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Shine on Harvest Moon August 28, 1890 Ivor Gurney, composer August 28, 1889 Charles Boyer, France, actor, Algiers, Fanny, Barefoot in the Park August 28, 1887 Daniel Zamudio, composer August 28, 1885 Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, composer August 28, 1883 E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor, Night Must Fall, Dark Hour August 28, 1882 Carl W de Vries, Dutch jurist, Unknown Thorbecke August 28, 1882 Ernst Weiá, writer August 28, 1881 Arne Eggen, composer August 28, 1878 George Hoyt Whipple, U.S., astrophysicist, Nobel-1934 August 28, 1872 Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer August 28, 1860 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss painter August 28, 1842 Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist August 28, 1840 Ira D Sankey, U.S. evangelist/composer/singer, Gospel hymns August 28, 1833 Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer August 28, 1831 Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer August 28, 1831 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady, 1877-81 August 28, 1829 Albert Dietrich, composer August 28, 1828 Leo Tolstoi, Russian writer, War and Peace, Anna Karenina, August 28, 1828 William Alexander Hammond, Brig General Union Army, died in 1900 August 28, 1827 Teresa Milanollo, composer August 28, 1826 Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer August 28, 1824 Carel JCH van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician August 28, 1801 Antoine A. Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician, rule of Cournot August 28, 1798 Gershom Jaques Van Brunt, Commander Union Navy, died in 1863 August 28, 1795 Joannes A. Paredis, Belgian Bishop of Roermond August 28, 1794 Johannes Zwijsen, archbishop, Utrecht Netherlands August 28, 1775 Sophie Gail, composer August 28, 1774 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint, 1975 August 28, 1754 Peter Winter, composer August 28, 1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher, Faust August 28, 1748 Amalia Furstin von Gallitzin, wife of Russian monarch Golitsyn August 28, 1713 Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland August 28, 1700 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer August 28, 1673 Conrad Michael Schneider, composer August 28, 1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM, 1625-28 August 28, 1476 Motonoboe, Japanese painter, Kano-school August 28, 865 Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian physician August 28 Deaths in History - August 28 Birthdays - August 28 Events August 28, 1996 Lynda Carr, educationist, dies at 50 August 28, 1996 Phyllis Pearsall, painter/writer, dies at 89 August 28, 1995 Agnes Patrick, campaigner, dies at 85 August 28, 1995 Michael Ende, German writer (Neverending Story), dies at 65 August 28, 1995 Michael VerMeulen, journalist, dies at 38 August 28, 1994 David Wright, poet, dies at 74 August 28, 1994 Jean-Marie Vincent, Haitian pater, murdered August 28, 1994 Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25 August 28, 1993 Rene Ray, English countess/actress (Farewell again), dies at 80 August 28, 1993 E. P. Thompson, British Historian August 28, 1991 Christian Anders, actor/composer (Death Stone, Love Cult), dies August 28, 1991 Eleanor Berry, actress (Death Valley Days), dies August 28, 1990 Willy Vandersteen, Flemish cartoonist (Suske and Wiske), dies August 28, 1988 Hazel Dawn, U.S. singer and actress (Under Clover, Margie), dies at 98 August 28, 1987 John Huston, US/Irish actor and director (Maltese Falcon), dies at 81 August 28, 1985 Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88 August 28, 1983 Jan Clayton, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66 August 28, 1982 Nini de Boel, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), dies at 84 August 28, 1979 Simonow, writer, dies August 28, 1978 Bruce Catton, U.S. historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78 August 28, 1972 William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29 August 28, 1971 Nathan Leopold, U.S. kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies August 28, 1969 Clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74 August 28, 1968 John Gordon Mein, U.S. ambassador in Guatemala, dies August 28, 1968 Nick Castle, choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland), dies at 58 August 28, 1967 Charles Darrow, U.S. inventor of Monopoly, dies August 28, 1967 Paul Muni [Muni Weisenfreund] actor (Good Earth), dies at 71 August 28, 1964 Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62 August 28, 1964 Lumsden Hare, actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox), dies at 89 August 28, 1961 Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies August 28, 1960 Anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81 August 28, 1959 Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68 August 28, 1958 Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer, dies at 67 August 28, 1951 Robert Walker, actor and writer (Bataan, Madame Curie), dies at 32 August 28, 1944 Ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald August 28, 1943 Boris III, of Saksen-Coburg, King of Bulgaria (1918-43), dies August 28, 1931 Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman August 28, 1930 Alvar Gullstrand, Swedish optician (Nobel 1911), dies August 28, 1922 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80 August 28, 1919 Louis Botha, South African Boer leader, dies August 28, 1916 Francis W. Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies August 28, 1914 Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, composer (Baba Yaga), dies at 59 August 28, 1914 Anatoli Liadov, composer, dies at 59 August 28, 1903 August Labitzky, composer, dies at 70 August 28, 1903 Frederick Law Olmsted, American Architect August 28, 1900 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies August 28, 1885 Julius Hopp, composer, dies at 66 August 28, 1861 William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist August 28, 1859 James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer August 28, 1818 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies August 28, 1803 Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies August 28, 1798 James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 55 August 28, 1793 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies August 28, 1778 Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies August 28, 1767 Johann Schobert, composer, dies August 28, 1677 Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 54 August 28, 1676 Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 August 28, 1654 Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71 August 28, 1647 Johann Dilliger, composer, dies at 53 August 28, 1646 Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53 August 28, 1645 Hugo Grotius, Dutch Theologian August 28, 1550 Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies August 28, 1544 Alardus Aemstelredamus, priest/humanist, dies at about 53 August 28, 1539 Lieven Pain, Flemish, beheaded at about 75 August 28, 1484 Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered August 28, 1481 Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies August 28, 1065 Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65) August 28, 876 Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies August 28, 430 Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 August 28, 388 Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed August 28 Events in History - August 28 Birthdays - August 28 Deaths August 28, 1997 32nd Ryder Cup: at Sotogrande Spain August 28, 1997 Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes August 28, 1996 Liam Botham takes 5-67 on 1st-class debut Hants vs. Middlesex August 28, 1995 Last day of Test Cricket for Richie Richardson August 28, 1995 Northants 7-781 decl defeat Nottinghamshire 527 and 157 August 28, 1994 1st Japanese gay pride parade August 28, 1994 22nd du Maurier Golf Classic: Martha Nause August 28, 1994 94th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods August 28, 1993 Dam breaks in Qinghai West China, 223 killed August 28, 1993 Jakovlev-42 crashes in Tadzjikistan, 76 killed August 28, 1993 Long Beach, California beats Panama for little league world championship August 28, 1993 Singapore vice-premier Teng Cheong elected president August 28, 1992 Test Cricket debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, vs Australia at Colombo August 28, 1991 Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die August 28, 1991 Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher August 28, 1990 Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 HRs, consecutively August 28, 1990 Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov August 28, 1989 1st regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners August 28, 1989 Frank Viola and Mets outduel Orel Hershiser and Dodgers 1-0 August 28, 1988 40th Emmy Awards: 30something, Wonder Years and Richard Kiley August 28, 1988 70 killed in crash of 3 Italian AF fighters at air show in Germany August 28, 1988 88th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Eric Meeks August 28, 1988 Italian stunt flyers crashes in flames in West Germany, killing 50 August 28, 1988 Patty Jordan wins LPGA Ocean State Golf Open August 28, 1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship August 28, 1987 Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs August 28, 1986 Bolivia president Victor Paz Estensoro calls state of siege August 28, 1986 Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium August 28, 1986 Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood August 28, 1986 U.S. Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying August 28, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 28, 1983 "Mame" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 41 performances August 28, 1983 Greg Luzinski is 1st player to put 3 home runs onto roof at Comiskey Park August 28, 1983 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin announces resignation August 28, 1983 Joseph Kreckman sets record of 2,215 clay pigeons shot in an hour August 28, 1983 Pat Bradley wins Columbia Savings Golf Classic August 28, 1982 "Sugar Babies" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 1208 performances August 28, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 28, 1981 John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill President Reagan August 28, 1981 Sebastian Coe of U.K. sets 1-mi record of 3:47.33 (since broken) August 28, 1981 National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men August 28, 1979 IRA bomb explodes on Brussels Great Market August 28, 1979 Train crash at Nijmegen, 7 die August 28, 1978 Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph August 28, 1978 Ja'afar Sharif-Emami appointed premier of Iran August 28, 1977 Bonnie Lauer wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic August 28, 1977 New York Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men and beats Texas Rangers 1-0 August 28, 1977 Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year August 28, 1977 N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship August 28, 1976 N.Y. Cosmos beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 for NASL cup August 28, 1976 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. August 28, 1974 Soyuz 15 returns to Earth August 28, 1973 "Monster Mash" goes gold August 28, 1973 "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold August 28, 1973 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527 August 28, 1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 28, 1973 India and Pakistan sign POW accord August 28, 1973 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 28, 1972 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. August 28, 1970 Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970 August 28, 1968 Police and anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Dem National Conven August 28, 1967 Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Alam make 190 stand for 9th wkt vs. Eng August 28, 1967 Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus August 28, 1966 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Glass City Golf Classic August 28, 1964 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 28, 1964 U.S. weather satellite Nimbus 1 launched August 28, 1964 WEWS-TV Channel 5's "Upbeat" debuts in Cleveland August 28, 1963 200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle and Bellevue opens August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial August 28, 1962 55.9 cm rainfall at Hackberry, Louisiana, state record August 28, 1962 Dr. Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid August 28, 1962 Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" August 28, 1960 White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time August 28, 1958 Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) August 28, 1957 Sen Strom Thurmond begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill August 28, 1956 England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series August 28, 1955 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17 August 28, 1955 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament August 28, 1953 "Me and Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 358 performances August 28, 1952 German and Israeli reach accord about recovery payments August 28, 1952 Jakob Malik succeeds Zorine as Foreign minister August 28, 1951 Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 August 28, 1951 Pirates snap New York Giants 16 game win streak August 28, 1950 Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr August 28, 1949 38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) August 28, 1949 Riot prevents Paul Robeson from singing near Peekskill, New York August 28, 1944 Last German troops in Marseille surrendered and Toulon cleared August 28, 1944 U.S. air raid on Ambon August 28, 1943 Denmark, declares a universal strike against Nazi occupiers August 28, 1943 Mussolini transfered from La Maddalena Sardinia to Gran Sasso August 28, 1942 9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 21, All-Stars 0 (101,100) August 28, 1942 Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2) August 28, 1942 Transport nr 25 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany August 28, 1941 8th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 37, All-Stars 13 (98,203) August 28, 1941 Last meeting of resistance fighter Comte d'Estienne d'Orves August 28, 1940 French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle August 28, 1939 "Monty" becomes commandant of 3rd "Iron" Infantry division August 28, 1939 Netherland mobilizes August 28, 1939 Sammy Fain/Jack Yellen's musical "George White's Scandals" premieres August 28, 1938 Mauthausen concentration camp opens in Austria August 28, 1938 Northwestern U awards honorary degree to dummy Charlie McCarthy August 28, 1938 On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A's win a doubleheader August 28, 1929 Frank Woolley scores his 100th first-class hundred August 28, 1926 Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox) August 28, 1925 Meteorite falls on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil Island August 28, 1922 1st Walker Cup: U.S. beats England 8-4 August 28, 1922 Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical premieres in New York City August 28, 1922 WEAF in New York City airs 1st radio coml (Queensboro Realty-$100 for 10 mins) August 28, 1921 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels and Paris) August 28, 1921 Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games August 28, 1920 19th amendment acknowledges women's rights August 28, 1919 General John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa August 28, 1918 Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on ump Tom Connolly August 28, 1917 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House August 28, 1916 Germany declares war on Romania August 28, 1916 Italy declares war against Germany during WW I August 28, 1914 3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles August 28, 1914 Battle at Helgoland: British fleet beats German, 1100 killed August 28, 1914 John French evacuate Amiens August 28, 1913 Queen Wilhelmina opens Peace Palace (The Hague) August 28, 1911 45.7 cm rainfall at St. George, Georgia (state record) August 28, 1908 14th U.S. Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass August 28, 1907 United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle August 28, 1884 1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard, South Dakota August 28, 1884 Mickey Welsh strikes-out 1st 9 men he faces August 28, 1883 Slavery banned throughout British Empire August 28, 1879 Battle at Ulundi: Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz August 28, 1867 U.S. occupies Midway Islands in Pacific August 28, 1862 Battle of Thoroughfare Gap VA August 28, 1862 Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C. August 28, 1861 Battle of Fort Hatteras NC August 28, 1850 Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" premieres at Weimar Germany August 28, 1849 Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, after been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence August 28, 1840 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails August 28, 1837 Pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins manufactures Worcester Sauce August 28, 1830 1st locomotive in U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Balt to Ellicotts Mill August 28, 1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus August 28, 1655 New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service August 28, 1637 WIC-colonel Hans Koin conquerors Fort Elmina, West Africa August 28, 1632 Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Drenthe August 28, 1619 Ferdinand II elected Holy Roman Emperor August 28, 1609 Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay August 28, 1565 Oldest city in the U.S., St. Augustine Fla, established August 28, 1521 Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade August 28, 476 German ruler Odoacer captures Pavia August 28, 476 West Roman Empire formally disbands/emperor Romulus August ousted