Date: December 17, 1928
The Rovaniemi township decree is promulgated, as a result of which Rovaniemi secedes from the old rural municipality as its own market town on January 1, 1929. Date: June 27, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsizes in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew. Date: November 15, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Steamboat Willie Released, First Fully Synchronized Sound Cartoon,…
In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. Date: March 12, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Juan de la Cierva First Autogyro English Channel Crossing, September 18, 1928Colombia…
Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross. Date: June 9, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Opus Dei Founded as Prelature of the Holy Cross,…
Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years. Date: December 4, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Indonesia Raya First Played at Second…
Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. Date: March 21, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Jinan Incident Begins, Japanese Retaliation Kills 2,000 Chinese Civilians -…