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==[[July 1]], 1928 (Sunday)==
==[[July 1]], 1928 (Sunday)==
*[[Álvaro Obregón]] was elected unopposed to succeed [[Plutarco Elías Calles]] as [[President of Mexico]] beginning December 1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornyn |first=John |date=July 2, 1928 |title=Mexico Elects Gen. Obregon as New President |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Álvaro Obregón]] was elected unopposed to succeed [[Plutarco Elías Calles]] as [[President of Mexico]] beginning December 1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornyn |first=John |date=July 2, 1928 |title=Mexico Elects Gen. Obregon as New President | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The [[NBC]]-owned experimental television station [[WNBC|W2XBS]] was founded.
*The [[NBC]]-owned experimental television station [[WNBC|W2XBS]] was founded.
*New York police ended a [[dance marathon]] after 20 days. The $8,600 prize money was distributed among the nine remaining couples.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 1, 1928 |title=N. Y. Police End Dance Derby After 20 Days |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*New York police ended a [[dance marathon]] after 20 days. The $8,600 prize money was distributed among the nine remaining couples.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 1, 1928 |title=N. Y. Police End Dance Derby After 20 Days | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Frankie Yale]], 35, American gangster (assassinated)
*'''Died:''' [[Frankie Yale]], 35, American gangster (assassinated)


==[[July 2]], 1928 (Monday)==
==[[July 2]], 1928 (Monday)==
*Prominent [[Temperance movement|temperance]] activist [[Ernest Cherrington]] declared [[Al Smith]] the "most influential and powerful enemy of Prohibition that has ever appeared in public life" and urged all prohibitionists to unite against the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential nominee.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 3, 1928 |title=Death Blow if Al Wins, Says Cherrington |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Prominent [[Temperance movement|temperance]] activist [[Ernest Cherrington]] declared [[Al Smith]] the "most influential and powerful enemy of Prohibition that has ever appeared in public life" and urged all prohibitionists to unite against the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential nominee.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 3, 1928 |title=Death Blow if Al Wins, Says Cherrington | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The [[Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928]] became law in the United Kingdom.
*The [[Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928]] became law in the United Kingdom.
*'''Born:''' [[Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr.]], test pilot, aeronautical engineer and Korean War flying ace, in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] (d. 1958)
*'''Born:''' [[Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr.]], test pilot, aeronautical engineer and Korean War flying ace, in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] (d. 1958)


==[[July 3]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
==[[July 3]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
*[[John Logie Baird]] successfully transmitted [[Color television|colour television]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446:baird-achieves-colour-tv&catid=83:business&Itemid=460 |title=Baird achieves colour TV |last=Fullarton |first=Donald |date=February 26, 2013 |website=Helensburgh Heritage |publisher= |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[John Logie Baird]] successfully transmitted [[Color television|colour television]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446:baird-achieves-colour-tv&catid=83:business&Itemid=460 |title=Baird achieves colour TV |last=Fullarton |first=Donald |date=February 26, 2013 |website=Helensburgh Heritage |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*The first commercially available [[television set]] went on sale in the United States, retailing for $75.<ref name="chronicle of the 20th c.">{{cite book |last=Mercer |first=Derrik |date=1989 |editor-last= |editor-first= |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |url= |location=London |publisher=Chronicle Communications Ltd. |page=367 |isbn=978-0-582-03919-3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The first commercially available [[television set]] went on sale in the United States, retailing for $75.<ref name="chronicle of the 20th c.">{{cite book |last=Mercer |first=Derrik |date=1989 |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |location=London |publisher=Chronicle Communications Ltd. |page=367 |isbn=978-0-582-03919-3 }}</ref>


==[[July 4]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
==[[July 4]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
*Daredevil [[Jean Lussier]] went over [[Niagara Falls]] in a specially constructed rubber ball.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 5, 1928 |title=Rides Niagara Falls Safely in Rubber Ball |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Daredevil [[Jean Lussier]] went over [[Niagara Falls]] in a specially constructed rubber ball.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1928 |title=Rides Niagara Falls Safely in Rubber Ball | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*[[Eleftherios Venizelos]] became [[Prime Minister of Greece]] for the fifth time.
*[[Eleftherios Venizelos]] became [[Prime Minister of Greece]] for the fifth time.
*'''Born:''' [[Teofisto Guingona, Jr.]], politician, in San Juan, [[Rizal]], [[Philippines]]; [[Chuck Tanner]], baseball player and manager, in [[New Castle, Pennsylvania]] (d. 2011)
*'''Born:''' [[Teofisto Guingona, Jr.]], politician, in San Juan, [[Rizal]], [[Philippines]]; [[Chuck Tanner]], baseball player and manager, in [[New Castle, Pennsylvania]] (d. 2011)
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==[[July 5]], 1928 (Thursday)==
==[[July 5]], 1928 (Thursday)==
*Italian aviators Arturo Ferrarin and [[Carlo Del Prete]] set a new distance record for sustained flight when they landed north of [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]], Brazil, {{convert|4,485|mi|km|order=flip}} away from [[Guidonia Montecelio|Montecelio]], Italy where they took off from two days earlier.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 6, 1928 |title=Rome-to-Brazil Flight World Record |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Italian aviators Arturo Ferrarin and [[Carlo Del Prete]] set a new distance record for sustained flight when they landed north of [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]], Brazil, {{convert|4,485|mi|km|order=flip}} away from [[Guidonia Montecelio|Montecelio]], Italy where they took off from two days earlier.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 6, 1928 |title=Rome-to-Brazil Flight World Record | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Lorraine Fisher]], baseball player, in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] (d. 2007); [[Warren Oates]], actor, in [[Depoy, Kentucky]] (d. 1982)
*'''Born:''' [[Lorraine Fisher]], baseball player, in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] (d. 2007); [[Warren Oates]], actor, in [[Depoy, Kentucky]] (d. 1982)


==[[July 6]], 1928 (Friday)==
==[[July 6]], 1928 (Friday)==
*''[[Lights of New York (1928 film)|Lights of New York]]'', the first all-talking full-length film, premiered at the [[Strand Theatre (Manhattan)|Strand Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite book |last=Neibaur |first=James L. |date=2015 |title=James Cagney Films of the 1930s |url= |location=London |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page= |isbn=978-1-4422-4220-3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*''[[Lights of New York (1928 film)|Lights of New York]]'', the first all-talking full-length film, premiered at the [[Strand Theatre (Manhattan)|Strand Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite book |last=Neibaur |first=James L. |date=2015 |title=James Cagney Films of the 1930s |location=London |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-4220-3 }}</ref>
*[[René Lacoste]] defeated [[Henri Cochet]] in the [[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|Gentleman's Singles Final]] of the [[1928 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon tennis championships]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shirer |first=William |authorlink=William L. Shirer |date=July 7, 1928 |title=Lacoste Knocks Net Crown from Cochet's Brow |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=15 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[René Lacoste]] defeated [[Henri Cochet]] in the [[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|Gentleman's Singles Final]] of the [[1928 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon tennis championships]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shirer |first=William |author-link=William L. Shirer |date=July 7, 1928 |title=Lacoste Knocks Net Crown from Cochet's Brow | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=15 }}</ref>
*The Chilean transporter ''[[Transporter Angamos (1890)|Angamos]]'' sank off Punta Morguillas; only 7 were rescued of the 269 on board.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shipwrecks.silk.co/page/Angamos |title=Angamos |last= |first= |date= |website=Shipwrecks |publisher= |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*The Chilean transporter ''[[Transporter Angamos (1890)|Angamos]]'' sank off Punta Morguillas; only 7 were rescued of the 269 on board.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shipwrecks.silk.co/page/Angamos |title=Angamos |website=Shipwrecks |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*The experimental television station [[W3XK]] began airing programming broadcast from the laboratory of [[Charles Francis Jenkins]]. Broadcasting began at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. every night except Sunday, and initially consisted of short films lasting a few minutes each. The images were scanned at a resolution of 48 lines.<ref>{{cite book |last=Godfrey |first=Donald |date=2014 |title=C. Francis Jenkins, Pioneer of Film and Television |url= |location= |publisher=University of Illinois |page=146 |isbn=978-0-252-09615-0 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The experimental television station [[W3XK]] began airing programming broadcast from the laboratory of [[Charles Francis Jenkins]]. Broadcasting began at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. every night except Sunday, and initially consisted of short films lasting a few minutes each. The images were scanned at a resolution of 48 lines.<ref>{{cite book |last=Godfrey |first=Donald |date=2014 |title=C. Francis Jenkins, Pioneer of Film and Television |publisher=University of Illinois |page=146 |isbn=978-0-252-09615-0 }}</ref>
*A Swedish aviator landed at the site of the stranded ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' crew and rescued [[Einar Lundborg]].<ref name="nuttall">{{cite book |last=Nuttall |first=Mark |date=2005 |title=Encyclopedia of the Arctic |url= |location=New York and Oxon |publisher=Routledge |page=1437 |isbn=978-1-57958-436-8 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*A Swedish aviator landed at the site of the stranded ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' crew and rescued [[Einar Lundborg]].<ref name="nuttall">{{cite book |last=Nuttall |first=Mark |date=2005 |title=Encyclopedia of the Arctic |location=New York and Oxon |publisher=Routledge |page=1437 |isbn=978-1-57958-436-8 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Néstor de Villa]], actor, in [[Cabanatuan]], Philippines (d. 2004)
*'''Born:''' [[Néstor de Villa]], actor, in [[Cabanatuan]], Philippines (d. 2004)


==[[July 7]], 1928 (Saturday)==
==[[July 7]], 1928 (Saturday)==
*American [[Helen Wills]] retained her [[1928 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] title, defeating [[Lilí Álvarez]] of Spain in a rematch of last year's [[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Ladies' Singles Final]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shirer |first=William |authorlink=William L. Shirer |date=July 8, 1928 |title=Helen Retains World's Net Title, 6-2, 6-3 |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=Part 2 p. 1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*American [[Helen Wills]] retained her [[1928 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] title, defeating [[Lilí Álvarez]] of Spain in a rematch of last year's [[1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Ladies' Singles Final]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shirer |first=William |author-link=William L. Shirer |date=July 8, 1928 |title=Helen Retains World's Net Title, 6-2, 6-3 | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=Part 2 p. 1 }}</ref>
*Two German aviators set a new flight duration record, staying aloft for 65 hours and 26 minutes flying back and forth between [[Dessau]] and [[Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 8, 1928 |title=2 Germans Shatter Duration Record in Flight of 65 Hours |url= | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Two German aviators set a new flight duration record, staying aloft for 65 hours and 26 minutes flying back and forth between [[Dessau]] and [[Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 8, 1928 |title=2 Germans Shatter Duration Record in Flight of 65 Hours | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=1 }}</ref>
*The [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] automobile was introduced.
*The [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] automobile was introduced.


==[[July 8]], 1928 (Sunday)==
==[[July 8]], 1928 (Sunday)==
*A U.S. Treasury report was released showing that the [[Internal Revenue Service]] collected almost $75 million less in taxes in the fiscal year ended June 30 than the year before.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 9, 1928 |title=Tax Collections by U.S. for 1928 Drop $74,776,244 |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=18 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*A U.S. Treasury report was released showing that the [[Internal Revenue Service]] collected almost $75 million less in taxes in the fiscal year ended June 30 than the year before.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 9, 1928 |title=Tax Collections by U.S. for 1928 Drop $74,776,244 | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=18 }}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Joseph J. Dowling]], 77, American actor; [[Crystal Eastman]], 47, American feminist (nephritis); [[Howard Elliott (railroad executive)|Howard Elliott]], 67, American railroad executive
*'''Died:''' [[Joseph J. Dowling]], 77, American actor; [[Crystal Eastman]], 47, American feminist (nephritis); [[Howard Elliott (railroad executive)|Howard Elliott]], 67, American railroad executive


==[[July 9]], 1928 (Monday)==
==[[July 9]], 1928 (Monday)==
*The tobacco strike in Greece was called off after four weeks.<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |date=July 10, 1928 |title=Greek Strikes Ended |url= |location=Singapore |journal=[[The Straits Times]] |page=9 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The tobacco strike in Greece was called off after four weeks.<ref>{{cite journal |date=July 10, 1928 |title=Greek Strikes Ended |location=Singapore |journal=[[The Straits Times]] |page=9 }}</ref>
*The LZ 127 ''[[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]]'' was christened.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 10, 1928 |title=Christen Giant German Airship with Liquid Air |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=31 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The LZ 127 ''[[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]]'' was christened.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 10, 1928 |title=Christen Giant German Airship with Liquid Air | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=31 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Federico Bahamontes]], road racing cyclist, in [[Santo Domingo-Caudilla]], Spain
*'''Born:''' [[Federico Bahamontes]], road racing cyclist, in [[Santo Domingo-Caudilla]], Spain


==[[July 10]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
==[[July 10]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
*Deposed Greek dictator [[Theodoros Pangalos (general)|Theodoros Pangalos]] was released from prison.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 11, 1928 |title=Former Dictator of Greece Freed from Jail by New Premier |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=13 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Deposed Greek dictator [[Theodoros Pangalos (general)|Theodoros Pangalos]] was released from prison.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 11, 1928 |title=Former Dictator of Greece Freed from Jail by New Premier | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=13 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Moshe Greenberg]], rabbi and Bible scholar, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] (d. 2010)
*'''Born:''' [[Moshe Greenberg]], rabbi and Bible scholar, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] (d. 2010)


==[[July 11]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
==[[July 11]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
*[[Al Smith]] made [[John J. Raskob]] the chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bennett |first=James O'Donnell |date=July 12, 1928 |title=Smith Picks Militant Wet to Lead Fight |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Al Smith]] made [[John J. Raskob]] the chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bennett |first=James O'Donnell |date=July 12, 1928 |title=Smith Picks Militant Wet to Lead Fight | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The [[Farmer–Labor Party (United States)|Farmer–Labor Party]] nominated Nebraska Senator [[George W. Norris]] for president, despite his refusal to head any third-party ticket.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 12, 1928 |title=Farmer–Labor Picks Norris Despite His No |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[Farmer–Labor Party (United States)|Farmer–Labor Party]] nominated Nebraska Senator [[George W. Norris]] for president, despite his refusal to head any third-party ticket.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 12, 1928 |title=Farmer–Labor Picks Norris Despite His No | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Bobo Olson]], boxer, in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] (d. 2002); [[Greville Janner]], Labour MP and lawyer, in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] (d. 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12060572/Lord-Janner-of-Braunstone-obituary.html|title=Lord Janner of Braunstone - obituary|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Bobo Olson]], boxer, in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] (d. 2002); [[Greville Janner]], Labour MP and lawyer, in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] (d. 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12060572/Lord-Janner-of-Braunstone-obituary.html|title=Lord Janner of Braunstone - obituary|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>


==[[July 12]], 1928 (Thursday)==
==[[July 12]], 1928 (Thursday)==
*The Russian icebreaker ''[[Krasin (1917 icebreaker)|Krasin]]'' rescued the seven remaining survivors of the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' crash. They had been stranded for a total of 48 days.<ref name="nuttall" /><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=June 13, 1928 |title=7 Win Arctic Death Battle |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The Russian icebreaker ''[[Krasin (1917 icebreaker)|Krasin]]'' rescued the seven remaining survivors of the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' crash. They had been stranded for a total of 48 days.<ref name="nuttall" /><ref>{{cite news |date=June 13, 1928 |title=7 Win Arctic Death Battle | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The [[Bolzano Victory Monument]] was inaugurated in northern Italy by King [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]]. Thousands protested in cities across the border in Austria, angered by what they saw as another provocation in the [[Italianization of South Tyrol]]. No battle had actually been fought at the site and the Latin inscription on the monument read, "Here are the borders of the fatherland, set down the banner. From here we brought to the others language, law and arts."<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 13, 1928 |title=Italy Dedicates War Memorial; Austria Angry |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=13 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>Lantschner, Emma. "History of the South Tyrol Conflict and its Settlement". ''Tolerance Through Law: Self Governance and Group Rights In South Tyrol''. Ed. Jens Woelk, Francesco Palermo and Joseph Marko. Nertherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. p. 8. {{ISBN|978-90-04-16302-7}}.</ref><ref>Angelucci, Malcolm. "Bolzano Bozen's Monument to Victory: Rhetoric, Sacredness and Profanation". ''New Perspectives in Italian Cultural Studies, Volume 2: The Arts and History''. Ed. Graziella Parati. Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2013. p. 177. {{ISBN|978-1-61147-566-1}}.</ref>
*The [[Bolzano Victory Monument]] was inaugurated in northern Italy by King [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]]. Thousands protested in cities across the border in Austria, angered by what they saw as another provocation in the [[Italianization of South Tyrol]]. No battle had actually been fought at the site and the Latin inscription on the monument read, "Here are the borders of the fatherland, set down the banner. From here we brought to the others language, law and arts."<ref>{{cite news |date=July 13, 1928 |title=Italy Dedicates War Memorial; Austria Angry | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=13 }}</ref><ref>Lantschner, Emma. "History of the South Tyrol Conflict and its Settlement". ''Tolerance Through Law: Self Governance and Group Rights In South Tyrol''. Ed. Jens Woelk, Francesco Palermo and Joseph Marko. Nertherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. p. 8. {{ISBN|978-90-04-16302-7}}.</ref><ref>Angelucci, Malcolm. "Bolzano Bozen's Monument to Victory: Rhetoric, Sacredness and Profanation". ''New Perspectives in Italian Cultural Studies, Volume 2: The Arts and History''. Ed. Graziella Parati. Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2013. p. 177. {{ISBN|978-1-61147-566-1}}.</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Elias James Corey]], organic chemist, in [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]
*'''Born:''' [[Elias James Corey]], organic chemist, in [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]
*'''Died:''' [[Emilio Carranza]], 22, Mexican aviator (plane crash)
*'''Died:''' [[Emilio Carranza]], 22, Mexican aviator (plane crash)


==[[July 13]], 1928 (Friday)==
==[[July 13]], 1928 (Friday)==
*[[Chile]] and [[Peru]] agreed to restore diplomatic relations for the first time since the [[War of the Pacific]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 14, 1928 |title=Under U. S. Flag Peru Ends 1883 Spat with Chile |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=5 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Chile]] and [[Peru]] agreed to restore diplomatic relations for the first time since the [[War of the Pacific]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 14, 1928 |title=Under U. S. Flag Peru Ends 1883 Spat with Chile | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=5 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Tommaso Buscetta]], mafioso, in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]], Italy (d. 2000); [[Bob Crane]], actor, in [[Waterbury, Connecticut]] (d. 1978); [[Daryl Spencer]], baseball player, in [[Wichita, Kansas]]; [[Leroy Vinnegar]], jazz bassist, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] (d. 1999)
*'''Born:''' [[Tommaso Buscetta]], mafioso, in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]], Italy (d. 2000); [[Bob Crane]], actor, in [[Waterbury, Connecticut]] (d. 1978); [[Daryl Spencer]], baseball player, in [[Wichita, Kansas]]; [[Leroy Vinnegar]], jazz bassist, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] (d. 1999)


==[[July 14]], 1928 (Saturday)==
==[[July 14]], 1928 (Saturday)==
*A Berlin court ruled that it was not immoral for businessmen to work in shirt sleeves.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Sigrid |authorlink=Sigrid Schultz |date=July 15, 1928 |title=Court Holds Shirt Sleeves Not Immoral |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*A Berlin court ruled that it was not immoral for businessmen to work in shirt sleeves.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Sigrid |author-link=Sigrid Schultz |date=July 15, 1928 |title=Court Holds Shirt Sleeves Not Immoral | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>


==[[July 15]], 1928 (Sunday)==
==[[July 15]], 1928 (Sunday)==
*[[Nicolas Frantz]] won the [[1928 Tour de France|Tour de France]].
*[[Nicolas Frantz]] won the [[1928 Tour de France|Tour de France]].
*Five heat deaths were reported in Britain as the temperature hit 92 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. In Paris, the [[Rue de la Paix, Paris|Rue de la Paix]] was deserted as the thermometer registered 95.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=John |date=July 16, 1928 |title=Europe Gasps in U.S. Brand in Heat Wave |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=8 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Five heat deaths were reported in Britain as the temperature hit 92 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. In Paris, the [[Rue de la Paix, Paris|Rue de la Paix]] was deserted as the thermometer registered 95.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=John |date=July 16, 1928 |title=Europe Gasps in U.S. Brand in Heat Wave | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=8 }}</ref>


==[[July 16]], 1928 (Monday)==
==[[July 16]], 1928 (Monday)==
*An international [[cancer]] conference opened in London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=John |date=July 17, 1928 |title=King of England Receives World Cancer Experts |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=15 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*An international [[cancer]] conference opened in London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=John |date=July 17, 1928 |title=King of England Receives World Cancer Experts | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=15 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Jim Rathmann]], race car driver, in [[Alhambra, California]] (d. 2011); [[Robert Sheckley]], science fiction author, in New York City (d. 2005)
*'''Born:''' [[Jim Rathmann]], race car driver, in [[Alhambra, California]] (d. 2011); [[Robert Sheckley]], science fiction author, in New York City (d. 2005)


==[[July 17]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
==[[July 17]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
*Mexican president-elect [[Álvaro Obregón]] was assassinated at a banquet in [[San Ángel]] by [[José de León Toral]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 18, 1928 |title=Obregon Slain at Banquet |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Mexican president-elect [[Álvaro Obregón]] was assassinated at a banquet in [[San Ángel]] by [[José de León Toral]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 18, 1928 |title=Obregon Slain at Banquet | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Vince Guaraldi]], jazz musician, in [[San Francisco]] (d. 1976); [[Joe Morello]], jazz drummer, in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] (d. 2011)
*'''Born:''' [[Vince Guaraldi]], jazz musician, in [[San Francisco]] (d. 1976); [[Joe Morello]], jazz drummer, in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] (d. 2011)
*'''Died:''' [[Giovanni Giolitti]], 85, five-time [[Prime Minister of Italy]]; [[Álvaro Obregón]], 48, former [[President of Mexico]] (assassinated)
*'''Died:''' [[Giovanni Giolitti]], 85, five-time [[Prime Minister of Italy]]; [[Álvaro Obregón]], 48, former [[President of Mexico]] (assassinated)
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==[[July 18]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
==[[July 18]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
*A [[1928 British Columbia general election|general election]] was held in the Canadian province of [[British Columbia]]. Premier [[John Duncan MacLean]] and the incumbent [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberals]] were swept out of power by the [[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] led by [[Simon Fraser Tolmie]].
*A [[1928 British Columbia general election|general election]] was held in the Canadian province of [[British Columbia]]. Premier [[John Duncan MacLean]] and the incumbent [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberals]] were swept out of power by the [[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] led by [[Simon Fraser Tolmie]].
*[[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[Winston Churchill]] announced that Britain's betting tax would be reduced.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 19, 1928 |title=Churchill Announces Tax on Betting to Be Reduced |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=14 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[Winston Churchill]] announced that Britain's betting tax would be reduced.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 19, 1928 |title=Churchill Announces Tax on Betting to Be Reduced | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=14 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Simon Vinkenoog]], Dutch poet and writer (d. 2009)
*'''Born:''' [[Simon Vinkenoog]], Dutch poet and writer (d. 2009)


==[[July 19]], 1928 (Thursday)==
==[[July 19]], 1928 (Thursday)==
*The [[Kuomintang]] unilaterally annulled all "[[unequal treaty|unequal treaties]]" made with Western powers.<ref name="chronology 1928">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1928.htm |title=Chronology 1928 |last= |first= |date=2002 |website=indiana.edu |publisher= |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*The [[Kuomintang]] unilaterally annulled all "[[unequal treaty|unequal treaties]]" made with Western powers.<ref name="chronology 1928">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1928.htm |title=Chronology 1928 |date=2002 |website=indiana.edu |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*The body of [[Alfred Loewenstein]] was recovered in the [[English Channel]] near [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]], dispelling rumors that he had faked his own death.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 20, 1928 |title=Find Banker's Body in Sea |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The body of [[Alfred Loewenstein]] was recovered in the [[English Channel]] near [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]], dispelling rumors that he had faked his own death.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 20, 1928 |title=Find Banker's Body in Sea | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>


==[[July 20]], 1928 (Friday)==
==[[July 20]], 1928 (Friday)==
*Wrongly convicted German-born man [[Oscar Slater]] was freed by a Scottish appeals court after serving 19 years for a murder he did not commit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=John |date=July 21, 1928 |title=Name is Cleared After 19 Yrs. in Jail for Murder |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Wrongly convicted German-born man [[Oscar Slater]] was freed by a Scottish appeals court after serving 19 years for a murder he did not commit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steele |first=John |date=July 21, 1928 |title=Name is Cleared After 19 Yrs. in Jail for Murder | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>
*A government decree in Hungary ordered the country's [[Romani people]] to integrate with the general population in dress and language and settle down in fixed abodes.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 21, 1928 |title=50,000 Gypsies Abolished Under Hungary Decree |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*A government decree in Hungary ordered the country's [[Romani people]] to integrate with the general population in dress and language and settle down in fixed abodes.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 21, 1928 |title=50,000 Gypsies Abolished Under Hungary Decree | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>
*Government offices in Washington, D.C. closed at noon due to a deadly [[heat wave]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 21, 1928 |title=Mercury at 100 Drives Capital Workers Home |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Government offices in Washington, D.C. closed at noon due to a deadly [[heat wave]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 21, 1928 |title=Mercury at 100 Drives Capital Workers Home | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Kostas Karyotakis]], 31, Greek poet (suicide)
*'''Died:''' [[Kostas Karyotakis]], 31, Greek poet (suicide)


==[[July 21]], 1928 (Saturday)==
==[[July 21]], 1928 (Saturday)==
*A revolt by soldiers in Portugal was put down after an all-night bombardment of the San Jorge barracks.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 22, 1928 |title=Bombard Fort All Night; Quell Portugal Revolt |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*A revolt by soldiers in Portugal was put down after an all-night bombardment of the San Jorge barracks.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 22, 1928 |title=Bombard Fort All Night; Quell Portugal Revolt | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>
*[[Wallis Simpson|Wallis Spencer]], née Warfield, married her second husband, [[Ernest Aldrich Simpson]] in London.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lehman |first=H. Eugene |date=2011 |title=Lives of England's Reigning and Consort Queens |url= |location=Bloomington, Indiana |publisher=AuthorHouse |page=648 |isbn=978-1-4634-3055-9 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Wallis Simpson|Wallis Spencer]], née Warfield, married her second husband, [[Ernest Aldrich Simpson]] in London.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lehman |first=H. Eugene |date=2011 |title=Lives of England's Reigning and Consort Queens |location=Bloomington, Indiana |publisher=AuthorHouse |page=648 |isbn=978-1-4634-3055-9 }}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Ward Crane]], 38, American film actor (pneumonia); Dame [[Ellen Terry]], 81, English stage actress
*'''Died:''' [[Ward Crane]], 38, American film actor (pneumonia); Dame [[Ellen Terry]], 81, English stage actress


==[[July 22]], 1928 (Sunday)==
==[[July 22]], 1928 (Sunday)==
*Japan broke off diplomatic relations with China.<ref name="chronicle of the 20th c." />
*Japan broke off diplomatic relations with China.<ref name="chronicle of the 20th c." />
*American pilots [[John Henry Mears]] and Charles B.D. Collyer completed an aerial circumnavigation of the globe in 23 days 15 hours and 21 minutes and 3 seconds, beating the old record by 4 days and 23 hours.<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Globe Circlers Break Record by 4 Days, 23 Hours |url= |journal=[[Brooklyn Eagle|Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*American pilots [[John Henry Mears]] and Charles B.D. Collyer completed an aerial circumnavigation of the globe in 23 days 15 hours and 21 minutes and 3 seconds, beating the old record by 4 days and 23 hours.<ref>{{cite journal |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Globe Circlers Break Record by 4 Days, 23 Hours |journal=[[Brooklyn Eagle|Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=3 }}</ref>
*150,000 marched in [[Vienna]] in favor of a union between Germany and Austria.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rue |first=Larry |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Austro-German Union Demanded by Vast Parade |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=14 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*150,000 marched in [[Vienna]] in favor of a union between Germany and Austria.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rue |first=Larry |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Austro-German Union Demanded by Vast Parade | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=14 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Orson Bean]], actor, in [[Burlington, Vermont]] (d. 2020); [[Keter Betts]], jazz bassist, in [[Port Chester]], [[New York (state)|New York]] (d. 2005)
*'''Born:''' [[Orson Bean]], actor, in [[Burlington, Vermont]] (d. 2020); [[Keter Betts]], jazz bassist, in [[Port Chester]], [[New York (state)|New York]] (d. 2005)
*'''Died:''' [[William M. Folger]], 84, American naval officer
*'''Died:''' [[William M. Folger]], 84, American naval officer


==[[July 23]], 1928 (Monday)==
==[[July 23]], 1928 (Monday)==
*[[Benito Mussolini]] told the Council of Ministers that a full investigation would be conducted into the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' airship disaster.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Italy Will Probe Italia Disaster, Says Mussolini |url= | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Benito Mussolini]] told the Council of Ministers that a full investigation would be conducted into the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' airship disaster.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Italy Will Probe Italia Disaster, Says Mussolini | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Leon Fleisher]], pianist and conductor, in San Francisco, [[California]]
*'''Born:''' [[Leon Fleisher]], pianist and conductor, in San Francisco, [[California]]


==[[July 24]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
==[[July 24]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
*The Vatican endorsed the [[Kellogg–Briand Pact|Kellogg–Briand]] agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darrah |first=David |date=July 25, 1928 |title=Vatican Stamps Kellogg Pact as Weapon of Peace |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=30 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The Vatican endorsed the [[Kellogg–Briand Pact|Kellogg–Briand]] agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darrah |first=David |date=July 25, 1928 |title=Vatican Stamps Kellogg Pact as Weapon of Peace | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=30 }}</ref>
*Mourners at the funeral of Dame [[Ellen Terry]] wore summer dress instead of black, in compliance with her last wishes.<ref name="chronicle of the 20th c." /><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 22, 1928 |title=Ellen Terry's Last Wish Bans Funeral Gloom |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Mourners at the funeral of Dame [[Ellen Terry]] wore summer dress instead of black, in compliance with her last wishes.<ref name="chronicle of the 20th c." /><ref>{{cite news |date=July 22, 1928 |title=Ellen Terry's Last Wish Bans Funeral Gloom | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>


==[[July 25]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
==[[July 25]], 1928 (Wednesday)==
*The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Randall Davidson]] announced his resignation effective November 12.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 26, 1928 |title=Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of England, Resigns |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=11 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Randall Davidson]] announced his resignation effective November 12.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 26, 1928 |title=Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of England, Resigns | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=11 }}</ref>
*The United States and China signed a treaty regulating tariff relations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinaforeignrelations.net/node/214 |title=1928, Tariff Relations – USA |last= |first= |date= |website=China's External Relations – A History |publisher= |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref> The treaty also essentially granted diplomatic recognition to the [[Kuomintang]] government by the United States, though this fact was only agreed upon by legal experts after study.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=September 28, 1928 |title=Admit U.S. Has Recognized New Rulers in China |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=16 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The United States and China signed a treaty regulating tariff relations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinaforeignrelations.net/node/214 |title=1928, Tariff Relations – USA |website=China's External Relations – A History |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref> The treaty also essentially granted diplomatic recognition to the [[Kuomintang]] government by the United States, though this fact was only agreed upon by legal experts after study.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 28, 1928 |title=Admit U.S. Has Recognized New Rulers in China | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=16 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Dolphy]], comedic actor, in [[Tondo, Manila]], Philippines (d. 2012); [[Mario Montenegro]], film actor, in [[Metro Manila]], Philippines (d. 1988)
*'''Born:''' [[Dolphy]], comedic actor, in [[Tondo, Manila]], Philippines (d. 2012); [[Mario Montenegro]], film actor, in [[Metro Manila]], Philippines (d. 1988)


==[[July 26]], 1928 (Thursday)==
==[[July 26]], 1928 (Thursday)==
*[[Gene Tunney]] retained the [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|World Heavyweight Title]] of boxing with a technical knockout of [[Tom Heeney]] in the 11th round at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pegler |first=Westbrook |date=July 27, 1928 |title=Gene Tunney Whips Heeney |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Gene Tunney]] retained the [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|World Heavyweight Title]] of boxing with a technical knockout of [[Tom Heeney]] in the 11th round at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pegler |first=Westbrook |date=July 27, 1928 |title=Gene Tunney Whips Heeney | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*[[Umberto Nobile]] and the other survivors of the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' disaster disembarked at [[Narvik]] and boarded a train under heavy guard.<ref>{{cite news |last=Backer |first=Andreas |date=July 27, 1928 |title=Nobile Lands in Norway; Big Crowd Hisses |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Umberto Nobile]] and the other survivors of the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' disaster disembarked at [[Narvik]] and boarded a train under heavy guard.<ref>{{cite news |last=Backer |first=Andreas |date=July 27, 1928 |title=Nobile Lands in Norway; Big Crowd Hisses | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*[[Carl Hubbell]] made his major league baseball debut for the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], taking the loss in a 7–5 defeat against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=hubbeca01&t=p&year=1928 |title=Carl Hubbell 1928 Pitching Gamelogs |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher= |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Carl Hubbell]] made his major league baseball debut for the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], taking the loss in a 7–5 defeat against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=hubbeca01&t=p&year=1928 |title=Carl Hubbell 1928 Pitching Gamelogs |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Francesco Cossiga]], 8th [[President of Italy]], in [[Sassari]], [[Sardinia]] (d. 2010); [[Joe Jackson (manager)|Joe Jackson]], manager and father of the [[Jackson family]], in [[Fountain Hill, Arkansas]] (d. 2018); [[Stanley Kubrick]], filmmaker, in [[the Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]] (d. 1999)
*'''Born:''' [[Francesco Cossiga]], 8th [[President of Italy]], in [[Sassari]], [[Sardinia]] (d. 2010); [[Joe Jackson (manager)|Joe Jackson]], manager and father of the [[Jackson family]], in [[Fountain Hill, Arkansas]] (d. 2018); [[Stanley Kubrick]], filmmaker, in [[the Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]] (d. 1999)


==[[July 27]], 1928 (Friday)==
==[[July 27]], 1928 (Friday)==
*It was announced that [[Archbishop of York]] [[Cosmo Lang]] would succeed [[Randall Davidson]] as [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 28, 1928 |title=King Approves Archbishop of York as British Primate |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*It was announced that [[Archbishop of York]] [[Cosmo Lang]] would succeed [[Randall Davidson]] as [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 28, 1928 |title=King Approves Archbishop of York as British Primate | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The day before the opening ceremony of the [[1928 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]], some international athletes and delegates came around to the [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] to get a glimpse of the structure. Some kind of altercation broke out between the French group and a Dutch gatekeeper, who punched one of the French officials in the jaw. The French immediately demanded, and received, an apology from the Dutch Olympic Committee and a promise to discharge the gatekeeper.<ref name="shirer">{{cite news |last=Shirer |first=William |authorlink=William L. Shirer |date=July 29, 1928 |title=Fists Mar Olympic Opening |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The day before the opening ceremony of the [[1928 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]], some international athletes and delegates came around to the [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] to get a glimpse of the structure. Some kind of altercation broke out between the French group and a Dutch gatekeeper, who punched one of the French officials in the jaw. The French immediately demanded, and received, an apology from the Dutch Olympic Committee and a promise to discharge the gatekeeper.<ref name="shirer">{{cite news |last=Shirer |first=William |author-link=William L. Shirer |date=July 29, 1928 |title=Fists Mar Olympic Opening | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>


==[[July 28]], 1928 (Saturday)==
==[[July 28]], 1928 (Saturday)==
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==[[July 29]], 1928 (Sunday)==
==[[July 29]], 1928 (Sunday)==
*Heavweight boxing champion [[Gene Tunney]] announced his retirement through his manager.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 30, 1928 |title=Tunney Quits; Science Arts or Girl Cause |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Heavweight boxing champion [[Gene Tunney]] announced his retirement through his manager.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 30, 1928 |title=Tunney Quits; Science Arts or Girl Cause | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Philippe Bär]], Roman Catholic bishop, in [[Manado]], [[Dutch East Indies]]; [[Li Ka-shing]], Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist, in [[Chaozhou]], China.
*'''Born:''' [[Philippe Bär]], Roman Catholic bishop, in [[Manado]], [[Dutch East Indies]]; [[Li Ka-shing]], Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist, in [[Chaozhou]], China.


==[[July 30]], 1928 (Monday)==
==[[July 30]], 1928 (Monday)==
*[[George Eastman]] gave a demonstration of [[Color motion picture film|color film]] for [[home movies]] to a group of scientists in [[Rochester, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 30, 1928 |title=Color Movies for Cameras In Home Shown to Scientists |url= | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |publisher= |page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[George Eastman]] gave a demonstration of [[Color motion picture film|color film]] for [[home movies]] to a group of scientists in [[Rochester, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |date=July 30, 1928 |title=Color Movies for Cameras In Home Shown to Scientists | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=1 }}</ref>
*[[Chuck Klein]] made his major league baseball debut as a member of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], going 0-for-1 in a pinch hitting appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=kleinch01&t=b&year=1928 |title=Chuck Klein 1928 Batting Logs |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher= |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Chuck Klein]] made his major league baseball debut as a member of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], going 0-for-1 in a pinch hitting appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=kleinch01&t=b&year=1928 |title=Chuck Klein 1928 Batting Logs |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Joe Nuxhall]], baseball player, in [[Hamilton, Ohio]] (d. 2007)
*'''Born:''' [[Joe Nuxhall]], baseball player, in [[Hamilton, Ohio]] (d. 2007)


==[[July 31]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
==[[July 31]], 1928 (Tuesday)==
*[[Umberto Nobile]] and the surviving crew of the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' disaster arrived by train in Rome to a hero's welcome.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darrah |first=David |date=August 1, 1928 |title=Nobile Reaches Rome; Acclaimed |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Umberto Nobile]] and the surviving crew of the ''[[Airship Italia|Italia]]'' disaster arrived by train in Rome to a hero's welcome.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darrah |first=David |date=August 1, 1928 |title=Nobile Reaches Rome; Acclaimed | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*Flooding in [[Blagoveshchensk]], Russia rendered 36,000 homeless when the [[Amur River]] burst its banks.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=August 1, 1928 |title=36,000 Homeless in Siberian Flood |url= | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |publisher= |page=2 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Flooding in [[Blagoveshchensk]], Russia rendered 36,000 homeless when the [[Amur River]] burst its banks.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 1, 1928 |title=36,000 Homeless in Siberian Flood | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=2 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Gilles Carle]], director, screenwriter and painter, in [[Maniwaki]], [[Quebec]] (d. 2009)
*'''Born:''' [[Gilles Carle]], director, screenwriter and painter, in [[Maniwaki]], [[Quebec]] (d. 2009)


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The following events occurred in July 1928:

July 1, 1928 (Sunday)

July 2, 1928 (Monday)

July 3, 1928 (Tuesday)

July 4, 1928 (Wednesday)

July 5, 1928 (Thursday)

July 6, 1928 (Friday)

July 7, 1928 (Saturday)

July 8, 1928 (Sunday)

July 9, 1928 (Monday)

July 10, 1928 (Tuesday)

July 11, 1928 (Wednesday)

July 12, 1928 (Thursday)

July 13, 1928 (Friday)

July 14, 1928 (Saturday)

  • A Berlin court ruled that it was not immoral for businessmen to work in shirt sleeves.[27]

July 15, 1928 (Sunday)

July 16, 1928 (Monday)

July 17, 1928 (Tuesday)

July 18, 1928 (Wednesday)

July 19, 1928 (Thursday)

July 20, 1928 (Friday)

  • Wrongly convicted German-born man Oscar Slater was freed by a Scottish appeals court after serving 19 years for a murder he did not commit.[34]
  • A government decree in Hungary ordered the country's Romani people to integrate with the general population in dress and language and settle down in fixed abodes.[35]
  • Government offices in Washington, D.C. closed at noon due to a deadly heat wave.[36]
  • Died: Kostas Karyotakis, 31, Greek poet (suicide)

July 21, 1928 (Saturday)

July 22, 1928 (Sunday)

July 23, 1928 (Monday)

July 24, 1928 (Tuesday)

July 25, 1928 (Wednesday)

July 26, 1928 (Thursday)

July 27, 1928 (Friday)

July 28, 1928 (Saturday)

  • The opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands was held. France boycotted the ceremony after their delegation arrived at the stadium and saw that the Dutch gatekeeper from the day before had not been discharged as the Olympic Committee had promised. Germany received the biggest ovation from the 45,000 on hand, this being their first Olympics since 1912 after not being invited to the 1920 and 1924 Games.[51]
  • Anton Korošec became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.

July 29, 1928 (Sunday)

July 30, 1928 (Monday)

July 31, 1928 (Tuesday)

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  2. ^ "N. Y. Police End Dance Derby After 20 Days". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 1, 1928. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Death Blow if Al Wins, Says Cherrington". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 3, 1928. p. 1.
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  6. ^ "Rides Niagara Falls Safely in Rubber Ball". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 5, 1928. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Rome-to-Brazil Flight World Record". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 6, 1928. p. 1.
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  9. ^ Shirer, William (July 7, 1928). "Lacoste Knocks Net Crown from Cochet's Brow". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.
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  13. ^ Shirer, William (July 8, 1928). "Helen Retains World's Net Title, 6-2, 6-3". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. Part 2 p. 1.
  14. ^ "2 Germans Shatter Duration Record in Flight of 65 Hours". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 8, 1928. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Tax Collections by U.S. for 1928 Drop $74,776,244". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 9, 1928. p. 18.
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  23. ^ "Italy Dedicates War Memorial; Austria Angry". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 13, 1928. p. 13.
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  26. ^ "Under U. S. Flag Peru Ends 1883 Spat with Chile". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 14, 1928. p. 5.
  27. ^ Schultz, Sigrid (July 15, 1928). "Court Holds Shirt Sleeves Not Immoral". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  28. ^ Steele, John (July 16, 1928). "Europe Gasps in U.S. Brand in Heat Wave". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 8.
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