595 Historic Events for September 28
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Herman McNeile, Cornwall England, soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, Dutch violinist/actor (Hippie)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
D P "Dad" Carter, baritone (Chuck Wagon Gang)
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Carlos I FLMVMRGGXF of Assisi JS, king of Portugal
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| 1889 |
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Carlos I crowned King of Portugal (1889-1908)
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| 1891 |
Death |
Herman Melville, writer (Billy Budd, Moby Dick), dies at 72
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Ruth Stonehouse
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Elmer Rice, NYC, playwright/director/novelist (Pulitzer-Street Scene)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Edmond Thieffry, Belgian WW I pilot/air pioneer
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| 1892 |
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1st night football game played (Mansfield Pa)
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| 1893 |
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Marie V Felix, prince of Luxemburg/Bourbon-Parma
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| 1894 |
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Simon Marks and Tom Spencer open Penny Bazaar in Manchester
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Wallace K Harrison, Worcester Mass, US architect (UN, Lincoln Center)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Lawton Whitey Witt, outfielder (NY Yankees, 1922-25)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Charles Petrie, Liverpool, historian
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| 1895 |
Death |
Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist (Pasteurization), dies at 72
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Dave Franklin, NYC, composer (Hop-a-long Cassidy)
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Muchtar Auesow, writer
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| 1899 |
Death |
Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter (Become his fare), dies
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| 1899 |
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Transvaal mobilizes
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| 1901 |
Birth |
William Samuel Paley, Chicago Ill, pres/CEO of CBS (1928-90)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Lily Bouwmeester, Dutch actress/comedienne (Pygmalion)
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Friedrichs, mathematician
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| 1901 |
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Guerrilla's assault unarmed US soldiers in Balangiga Phil, 38 killed
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| 1902 |
Death |
Emile Zola, French writer (Nana/Germinal/J'accuse), dies at 62
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