On This Day In ...

• Jul 28 1576 – Martin Frobisher and his crew sight land, the coast of Labrador.

• Jul 28 1844 – Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, born in Stratford, Essex, England.
• Jul 28 1909 – Malcolm Lowry, novelist best known for Under the Volcano, born in Wallasey, Merseyside, England.
• Jul 28 1938 – Robert Hughes, art critic and writer, born in Sydney, Australia.
• Jul 28 2009 – Publication in North America of the English language version of The Girl who Played with Fire, the second volume in the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson.
• Jul 28 2009 – Publication of The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre.

• Jul 28 1750 – Death of Johann Sebastian Bach, composer, in Leipzig, Germany, at the age of 65.
• Jul 28 1914 – Carmen Dragon, composer, conductor and arranger, born in Antioch, California, USA.
• Jul 28 1941 – Riccardo Muti, conductor, born in Naples, Italy.

• Jul 28 1840 – Edward Drinker Cope, palaeontologist, born in Philadelphia, USA.
• Jul 28 1976 – Magnitude 7.8 Great Tangshan Earthquake affected large areas of Hebei and northern China. The death toll is estimated at around 250,000, making this probably the deadliest earthquake in the 20th century.

• Jul 28 1885 – Louis Riel's trial for treason begins in Regina in the Scarth building, temporarily designated as a courtroom.

• Jul 28 1991 – Five-String Banjos of the Classic Era exhibition closes.

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Alwynne B. Beaudoin (bluebulrush@gmail.com)
Last updated February 1, 2025