Today in History for 28th May 2018:
Historical Events
1900 – In China, rioters provoked by Boxers burn the Fengtai Railway Station, where many Belgians work
1900 – Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds’ grandstand
1932 – Dam closed, at current monument (South Seas)
1949 – 48th Women’s French Championships: Margaret Osborne duPont beats Nelly Adamson (7-5, 6-2)
1962 – Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester, NY
1982 – Leonard Maltin’s 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight
Famous Birthdays
1782 – Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter
1830 – George Lucas Hartsuff, American Major General (Union Army), born in Tyre, New York (d. 1874)
1886 – Nicolai Sokoloff, near conductor (Seattle Symph), born in Kiev, Ukraine
1964 – Leisa Sheridan, playmate (Jul, 1993), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1971 – Nick Bravin, American fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress
Famous Deaths
1787 – Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67
1843 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer (Webster’s Dictionary), dies at 84
1889 – Willem M d’Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37
1973 – Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at 73
1981 – Mary Lou Williams, African American musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC
1995 – Daniela Rocca, Italian actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57