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The following events occurred in '''July 1928''':
The following events occurred in '''July 1928''':


==Sunday, July 1==
==Sunday, July 1, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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]] began operations in New York City with test broadcasts of the signals scanned by the [[RCA Photophone]] television scanning system. It would begin commercial broadcasts exactly 13 years later, on July 1, 1941, and is now the NBC flagship station [[WNBC]].
*The [[NBC]]-owned experimental television station [[WNBC|W2XBS]] began operations in New York City with test broadcasts of the signals scanned by the [[RCA Photophone]] television scanning system. It would begin commercial broadcasts exactly 13 years later, on July 1, 1941, and is now the NBC flagship station [[WNBC]].
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*'''Died:''' [[Frankie Yale]], 35, American gangster, was killed by submachine gun fire and a shotgun blast while driving in New York City.
*'''Died:''' [[Frankie Yale]], 35, American gangster, was killed by submachine gun fire and a shotgun blast while driving in New York City.


==Monday, July 2==
==Monday, July 2, 1928==
*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>
*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.]], U.S. Air Force test pilot, aeronautical engineer and Korean War flying ace; in [[Detroit]] (d. 1958)
*'''Born:''' [[Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr.]], U.S. Air Force test pilot, aeronautical engineer and Korean War flying ace; in [[Detroit]] (d. 1958)


==Tuesday, July 3==
==Tuesday, July 3, 1928==
*English inventor [[John Logie Baird]] successfully demonstrate the transmission of [[Color television|colour television]] for the first time. The demonstration transmitted pictures of eight-year-old [[Noele Gordon]], "wearing different coloured hats".<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 |access-date=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*English inventor [[John Logie Baird]] successfully demonstrate the transmission of [[Color television|colour television]] for the first time. The demonstration transmitted pictures of eight-year-old [[Noele Gordon]], "wearing different coloured hats".<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 |access-date=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*A prototype of the first commercially available [[television set]], the General Electric "Octagon" scanning disk mechanical television, was unveiled by General Electric for possible manufacture and sale. Only four of the sets, which included a wooden cabinet in the style of furniture similar to radio receivers, were made and the Octagon was never marketed.<ref>[https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/tv/tv01eng.html "Watching TV" exhibition], "Canadian Museum of History</ref> The initial suggested retail price for the set was $75.00, equivalent to almost $1,200 in 2020.<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>
*A prototype of the first commercially available [[television set]], the General Electric "Octagon" scanning disk mechanical television, was unveiled by General Electric for possible manufacture and sale. Only four of the sets, which included a wooden cabinet in the style of furniture similar to radio receivers, were made and the Octagon was never marketed.<ref>[https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/tv/tv01eng.html "Watching TV" exhibition], "Canadian Museum of History</ref> The initial suggested retail price for the set was $75.00, equivalent to almost $1,200 in 2020.<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>


==Wednesday, July 4==
==Wednesday, July 4, 1928==
*[[Alfred Loewenstein]], a Belgian financier and one of the wealthiest people in the world at the time with a fortune of 12 million pounds sterling (equivalent to $60 million in U.S. and to $950,000,000 in 2021), was killed after falling out of his privately owned airplane at an altitude of {{convert|4000|ft}}. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K99PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l1QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3107%2C2967110 "Suicide Hinted in Strange Death of Europe's Croesus— Alfred Lowenstein Believed to Have Opened Wrong Door of Cabin and Plunged Out Into Space Over Channel"],<ref>''The Evening Independent'', July 5, 1928, p.&nbsp;1</ref> At the time, he and six other people were in a [[Fokker F.VII]] airliner flying over the [[English Channel]] from [[Croydon]] to [[Brussels]]. Loewenstein had last been seen walking to the rear of the aircraft to use the bathroom, and had opened a door opposite the bathroom. His body was found on a beach in France eight days later.
*[[Alfred Loewenstein]], a Belgian financier and one of the wealthiest people in the world at the time with a fortune of 12 million pounds sterling (equivalent to $60 million in U.S. and to $950,000,000 in 2021), was killed after falling out of his privately owned airplane at an altitude of {{convert|4000|ft}}. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K99PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l1QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3107%2C2967110 "Suicide Hinted in Strange Death of Europe's Croesus— Alfred Lowenstein Believed to Have Opened Wrong Door of Cabin and Plunged Out Into Space Over Channel"],<ref>''The Evening Independent'', July 5, 1928, p.&nbsp;1</ref> At the time, he and six other people were in a [[Fokker F.VII]] airliner flying over the [[English Channel]] from [[Croydon]] to [[Brussels]]. Loewenstein had last been seen walking to the rear of the aircraft to use the bathroom, and had opened a door opposite the bathroom. His body was found on a beach in France eight days later.
*Daredevil [[Jean Lussier]] survived the stunt of being swept over [[Niagara Falls]], using a specially constructed rubber ball six feet in diameter. Although the rubber ball was heavily damaged, Lussier sustained only minor bruises after plunging {{convert|167|ft}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1928 |title=Rides Niagara Falls Safely in Rubber Ball | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref> Previous attempts at going over the Falls had been in wooden barrels; Lussier became only the fourth person to survive the stunt.
*Daredevil [[Jean Lussier]] survived the stunt of being swept over [[Niagara Falls]], using a specially constructed rubber ball six feet in diameter. Although the rubber ball was heavily damaged, Lussier sustained only minor bruises after plunging {{convert|167|ft}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1928 |title=Rides Niagara Falls Safely in Rubber Ball | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref> Previous attempts at going over the Falls had been in wooden barrels; Lussier became only the fourth person to survive the stunt.
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**[[Chuck Tanner]], baseball player and manager, in [[New Castle, Pennsylvania]] (d. 2011)
**[[Chuck Tanner]], baseball player and manager, in [[New Castle, Pennsylvania]] (d. 2011)


==Thursday, July 5==
==Thursday, July 5, 1928==
*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>
*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:''' [[Warren Oates]], American film actor, in [[Depoy, Kentucky]] (d. 1982)
*'''Born:''' [[Warren Oates]], American film actor, in [[Depoy, Kentucky]] (d. 1982)


==Friday, July 6==
==Friday, July 6, 1928==
[[File:Chilean transporter Angamos (1890).jpg|150px|thumb|right|The Chilean naval transport ''Angamos'']]
[[File:Chilean transporter Angamos (1890).jpg|150px|thumb|right|The Chilean naval transport ''Angamos'']]
*The sinking of the Chilean Navy transport ''[[Transporter Angamos (1890)|Angamos]]'' killed 262 of the 269 people on board when the vessel capsized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the port of [[Lebu, Chile|Lebu]]. Only seven people were rescued.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shipwrecks.silk.co/page/Angamos |title=Angamos |website=Shipwrecks |access-date=March 4, 2015 }}</ref> [https://archive.today/20130219210337/http://www.armada.cl/prontus_armada/site/artic/20090709/pags/20090709215004.html ''Angamos''], Chilean Navy website (in Spanish)
*The sinking of the Chilean Navy transport ''[[Transporter Angamos (1890)|Angamos]]'' killed 262 of the 269 people on board when the vessel capsized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the port of [[Lebu, Chile|Lebu]]. Only seven people were rescued.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shipwrecks.silk.co/page/Angamos |title=Angamos |website=Shipwrecks |access-date=March 4, 2015 }}</ref> [https://archive.today/20130219210337/http://www.armada.cl/prontus_armada/site/artic/20090709/pags/20090709215004.html ''Angamos''], Chilean Navy website (in Spanish)
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*'''Born:''' [[Nestor de Villa]], Filipino actor, in [[Cabanatuan]] (d. 2004)
*'''Born:''' [[Nestor de Villa]], Filipino actor, in [[Cabanatuan]] (d. 2004)


==Saturday, July 7==
==Saturday, July 7, 1928==
*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>
*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 |date=July 8, 1928 |title=2 Germans Shatter Duration Record in Flight of 65 Hours | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=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 |date=July 8, 1928 |title=2 Germans Shatter Duration Record in Flight of 65 Hours | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=1 }}</ref>
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[[File:1928 Plymouth Model Q Coupe (31627887952).jpg|thumb|180px|The 1928 Pontiac Model Q]]
[[File:1928 Plymouth Model Q Coupe (31627887952).jpg|thumb|180px|The 1928 Pontiac Model Q]]


==Sunday, July 8==
==Sunday, July 8, 1928==
*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>
*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:'''
*'''Died:'''
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**[[Howard Elliott (railroad executive)|Howard Elliott]], 67, American railroad executive
**[[Howard Elliott (railroad executive)|Howard Elliott]], 67, American railroad executive


==Monday, July 9==
==Monday, July 9, 1928==
*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 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>
[[File:2 - Graf Zeppelin, década de 1930 - Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.jpg|150px|thumb|The ''Graf Zeppelin'' in 1930]]
[[File:2 - Graf Zeppelin, década de 1930 - Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.jpg|150px|thumb|The ''Graf Zeppelin'' in 1930]]
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*'''Born:''' [[Federico Bahamontes]], Spanish road racing cyclist, in [[Santo Domingo-Caudilla]]
*'''Born:''' [[Federico Bahamontes]], Spanish road racing cyclist, in [[Santo Domingo-Caudilla]]


==Tuesday, July 10==
==Tuesday, July 10, 1928==
*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>
*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]] (d. 2010)
*'''Born:''' [[Moshe Greenberg]], rabbi and Bible scholar, in [[Philadelphia]] (d. 2010)


==Wednesday, July 11==
==Wednesday, July 11, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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 |date=July 12, 1928 |title=Farmer–Labor Picks Norris Despite His No | 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 |date=July 12, 1928 |title=Farmer–Labor Picks Norris Despite His No | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
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**[[Greville Janner]], Welsh Labour MP and lawyer, in [[Cardiff]] (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>
**[[Greville Janner]], Welsh Labour MP and lawyer, in [[Cardiff]] (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>


==Thursday, July 12==
==Thursday, July 12, 1928==
*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 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 |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>
*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>
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*'''Died:''' Mexican aviator [[Emilio Carranza]], 22, was killed when his plane crashed during a thunderstorm, shortly after taking off from New York at the conclusion of his goodwill tour of the United States.<ref>"Carranza Killed In Crash As He Flies Into Storm In Mexico Hop," ''The New York Times'', July 14, 1928</ref>
*'''Died:''' Mexican aviator [[Emilio Carranza]], 22, was killed when his plane crashed during a thunderstorm, shortly after taking off from New York at the conclusion of his goodwill tour of the United States.<ref>"Carranza Killed In Crash As He Flies Into Storm In Mexico Hop," ''The New York Times'', July 14, 1928</ref>


==Friday, July 13==
==Friday, July 13, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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:'''
*'''Born:'''
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**[[Leroy Vinnegar]], jazz bassist, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] (d. 1999)
**[[Leroy Vinnegar]], jazz bassist, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] (d. 1999)


==Saturday, July 14==
==Saturday, July 14, 1928==
*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>
*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>


==Sunday, July 15==
==Sunday, July 15, 1928==
*[[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 | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=8 }}</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>


==Monday, July 16==
==Monday, July 16, 1928==
*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>
*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:'''
*'''Born:'''
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**[[Robert Sheckley]], American science fiction author, in New York City (d. 2005)
**[[Robert Sheckley]], American science fiction author, in New York City (d. 2005)


==Tuesday, July 17==
==Tuesday, July 17, 1928==
*Mexican president-elect [[Álvaro Obregón]] was assassinated at a banquet at La Bombilla, a restaurant in [[San Ángel]] by [[José de León Toral]]. Obregón, who had been [[President of Mexico]] from 1920 to 1924 and had only recently been elected to a new term that would have started on December 1, was shot at least five times in the back by Toral, a caricature artist.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 18, 1928 |title=Obregon Slain at Banquet | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*Mexican president-elect [[Álvaro Obregón]] was assassinated at a banquet at La Bombilla, a restaurant in [[San Ángel]] by [[José de León Toral]]. Obregón, who had been [[President of Mexico]] from 1920 to 1924 and had only recently been elected to a new term that would have started on December 1, was shot at least five times in the back by Toral, a caricature artist.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 18, 1928 |title=Obregon Slain at Banquet | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:'''
*'''Born:'''
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*'''Died:''' [[Giovanni Giolitti]], 85, five-time [[Prime Minister of Italy]]
*'''Died:''' [[Giovanni Giolitti]], 85, five-time [[Prime Minister of Italy]]


==Wednesday, July 18==
==Wednesday, July 18, 1928==
*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 |date=July 19, 1928 |title=Churchill Announces Tax on Betting to Be Reduced | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=14 }}</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)


==Thursday, July 19==
==Thursday, July 19, 1928==
*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 |access-date=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 |access-date=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 |date=July 20, 1928 |title=Find Banker's Body in Sea | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</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>


==Friday, July 20==
==Friday, July 20, 1928==
*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>
*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 |date=July 21, 1928 |title=50,000 Gypsies Abolished Under Hungary Decree | 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 |date=July 21, 1928 |title=50,000 Gypsies Abolished Under Hungary Decree | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>
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*'''Died:''' Greek poet [[Kostas Karyotakis]] committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Days earlier, the 31-year old poet had written ''Preveza'', where he had been working as a legal administrator, to express his misery.<ref>"Karyotakis, Kostas (1896-1928)". Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature'', by Bruce Merry (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004) pp. 216–217</ref>
*'''Died:''' Greek poet [[Kostas Karyotakis]] committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Days earlier, the 31-year old poet had written ''Preveza'', where he had been working as a legal administrator, to express his misery.<ref>"Karyotakis, Kostas (1896-1928)". Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature'', by Bruce Merry (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004) pp. 216–217</ref>


==Saturday, July 21==
==Saturday, July 21, 1928==
*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>
*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>
[[File:Wallis Simpson -1936.JPG|100px|thumb|Mrs. Wallace Warfield Simpson]]
[[File:Wallis Simpson -1936.JPG|100px|thumb|Mrs. Wallace Warfield Simpson]]
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*'''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


==Sunday, July 22==
==Sunday, July 22, 1928==
*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 |date=July 23, 1928 |title=Globe Circlers Break Record by 4 Days, 23 Hours |journal=[[Brooklyn Eagle|Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=3 }}</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>
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*'''Died:''' [[William M. Folger]], 84, American naval officer
*'''Died:''' [[William M. Folger]], 84, American naval officer


==Monday, July 23==
==Monday, July 23, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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]] (d. 2020)
*'''Born:''' [[Leon Fleisher]], pianist and conductor, in [[San Francisco]] (d. 2020)


==Tuesday, July 24==
==Tuesday, July 24, 1928==
*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>
*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 |date=July 22, 1928 |title=Ellen Terry's Last Wish Bans Funeral Gloom | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</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>


==Wednesday, July 25==
==Wednesday, July 25, 1928==
*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 [[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 |website=China's External Relations – A History |access-date=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>
*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 |access-date=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>
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**[[Mario Montenegro]] (stage name for Roger Collin Macalalag), Filipino dramatic film actor; in [[Pagsanjan]] (d. 1988)
**[[Mario Montenegro]] (stage name for Roger Collin Macalalag), Filipino dramatic film actor; in [[Pagsanjan]] (d. 1988)


==Thursday, July 26==
==Thursday, July 26, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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 | 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 | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
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**[[Peter Lougheed]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th [[Premier of Alberta]] from 1971 to 1985; in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-14|title=Biography of a leader: Peter Lougheed 1928 - 2012|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/biography-of-a-leader-peter-lougheed-1928-2012-1.956388|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-16|website=[[CTV News]]|language=en}}</ref>
**[[Peter Lougheed]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th [[Premier of Alberta]] from 1971 to 1985; in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-14|title=Biography of a leader: Peter Lougheed 1928 - 2012|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/biography-of-a-leader-peter-lougheed-1928-2012-1.956388|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-16|website=[[CTV News]]|language=en}}</ref>


==Friday, July 27==
==Friday, July 27, 1928==
*It was announced that [[Cosmo Lang]], the Anglican [[Archbishop of York]], 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>
*It was announced that [[Cosmo Lang]], the Anglican [[Archbishop of York]], 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. An altercation broke out between the French group, and a Dutch gatekeeper who punched one of the French officials in the jaw. The French government 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>
*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. An altercation broke out between the French group, and a Dutch gatekeeper who punched one of the French officials in the jaw. The French government 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>


==Saturday, July 28==
==Saturday, July 28, 1928==
*The opening ceremony for the [[1928 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name="shirer" />
*The opening ceremony for the [[1928 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name="shirer" />
*[[Anton Korošec]] became [[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia]].
*[[Anton Korošec]] became [[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia]].


==Sunday, July 29==
==Sunday, July 29, 1928==
*Heavyweight 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>
*Heavyweight 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:'''
*'''Born:'''
**[[Philippe Bär]], Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of [[Rotterdam]]; in [[Manado]], [[Dutch East Indies]] (now Indonesia)
**[[Philippe Bär]], Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of [[Rotterdam]]; in [[Manado]], [[Dutch East Indies]] (now Indonesia)


==Monday, July 30==
==Monday, July 30, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=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]] |access-date=March 4, 2015 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Joe Nuxhall]], the youngest Major League Baseball player in history (at age 15 in 1944), later a sports broadcaster; in [[Hamilton, Ohio]] (d. 2007)
*'''Born:''' [[Joe Nuxhall]], the youngest Major League Baseball player in history (at age 15 in 1944), later a sports broadcaster; in [[Hamilton, Ohio]] (d. 2007)


==Tuesday, July 31==
==Tuesday, July 31, 1928==
*[[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>
*[[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 in the Soviet Union, left 36,000 people 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>
*Flooding in [[Blagoveshchensk]], Russia in the Soviet Union, left 36,000 people 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>

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July 4, 1928: Wealthy Belgian financier Alfred Loewenstein killed after falling from airplane
July 17, 1928: Mexican President-Elect Álvaro Obregón assassinated 16 days after election

The following events occurred in July 1928:

Sunday, July 1, 1928

  • Álvaro Obregón was elected unopposed to succeed Plutarco Elías Calles as President of Mexico beginning December 1.[1]
  • The NBC-owned experimental television station W2XBS began operations in New York City with test broadcasts of the signals scanned by the RCA Photophone television scanning system. It would begin commercial broadcasts exactly 13 years later, on July 1, 1941, and is now the NBC flagship station WNBC.
  • New York police ended a dance marathon after 20 days. The $8,600 prize money was distributed among the nine remaining couples.[2]
  • Died: Frankie Yale, 35, American gangster, was killed by submachine gun fire and a shotgun blast while driving in New York City.

Monday, July 2, 1928

Tuesday, July 3, 1928

  • English inventor John Logie Baird successfully demonstrate the transmission of colour television for the first time. The demonstration transmitted pictures of eight-year-old Noele Gordon, "wearing different coloured hats".[4]
  • A prototype of the first commercially available television set, the General Electric "Octagon" scanning disk mechanical television, was unveiled by General Electric for possible manufacture and sale. Only four of the sets, which included a wooden cabinet in the style of furniture similar to radio receivers, were made and the Octagon was never marketed.[5] The initial suggested retail price for the set was $75.00, equivalent to almost $1,200 in 2020.[6]

Wednesday, July 4, 1928

Thursday, July 5, 1928

  • Italian aviators Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo Del Prete set a new distance record for sustained flight when they landed north of Natal, Brazil, 7,218 kilometres (4,485 mi) away from Montecelio, Italy where they took off from two days earlier.[9]
  • Born: Warren Oates, American film actor, in Depoy, Kentucky (d. 1982)

Friday, July 6, 1928

The Chilean naval transport Angamos

Saturday, July 7, 1928

The 1928 Pontiac Model Q

Sunday, July 8, 1928

Monday, July 9, 1928

  • The tobacco strike in Greece was called off after four weeks.[18]
The Graf Zeppelin in 1930

Tuesday, July 10, 1928

Wednesday, July 11, 1928

Thursday, July 12, 1928

  • The Russian icebreaker Krasin rescued the seven remaining survivors of the Italia crash. They had been stranded for a total of 48 days.[14][24]
  • The Bolzano Victory Monument was inaugurated in northern Italy by King 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."[25][26][27]
  • Born: Elias James Corey, organic chemist, in Methuen, Massachusetts
  • Died: Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza, 22, was killed when his plane crashed during a thunderstorm, shortly after taking off from New York at the conclusion of his goodwill tour of the United States.[28]

Friday, July 13, 1928

Saturday, July 14, 1928

  • A Berlin court ruled that it was not immoral for businessmen to work in shirt sleeves.[30]

Sunday, July 15, 1928

Monday, July 16, 1928

Tuesday, July 17, 1928

Wednesday, July 18, 1928

Thursday, July 19, 1928

Friday, July 20, 1928

  • 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.[37]
  • 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.[38]
  • Government offices in Washington, D.C., closed at noon due to a deadly heat wave.[39]
  • Died: Greek poet Kostas Karyotakis committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Days earlier, the 31-year old poet had written Preveza, where he had been working as a legal administrator, to express his misery.[40]

Saturday, July 21, 1928

  • A revolt by soldiers in Portugal was put down after an all-night bombardment of the San Jorge barracks.[41]
File:Wallis Simpson -1936.JPG
Mrs. Wallace Warfield Simpson

Sunday, July 22, 1928

  • Japan broke off diplomatic relations with China.[6]
  • 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.[43]
  • A crowd of 150,000 marched in Vienna in favor of uniting Austria with Germany.[44]
  • Born:
  • Died: William M. Folger, 84, American naval officer

Monday, July 23, 1928

Tuesday, July 24, 1928

Wednesday, July 25, 1928

  • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson, announced his resignation effective November 12.[48]
  • The United States and China signed a treaty regulating tariff relations.[49] 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.[50]
  • Born:
    • Dolphy (stage name for Rodolfo Vera Quízon Sr.) Filipino comedy film actor, known as "The King of Comedy" in the Philippines; in Tondo District, Manila (d. 2012)
    • Mario Montenegro (stage name for Roger Collin Macalalag), Filipino dramatic film actor; in Pagsanjan (d. 1988)

Thursday, July 26, 1928

Friday, July 27, 1928

  • It was announced that Cosmo Lang, the Anglican Archbishop of York, would succeed Randall Davidson as Archbishop of Canterbury.[55]
  • The day before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, some international athletes and delegates came around to the Olympic Stadium to get a glimpse of the structure. An altercation broke out between the French group, and a Dutch gatekeeper who punched one of the French officials in the jaw. The French government immediately demanded, and received, an apology from the Dutch Olympic Committee and a promise to discharge the gatekeeper.[56]

Saturday, July 28, 1928

  • 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.[56]
  • Anton Korošec became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia.

Sunday, July 29, 1928

Monday, July 30, 1928

Tuesday, July 31, 1928

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