July 28

Events

 * - is executed on order from  on charges of . Henry marries his fifth wife,, on the same day.
 * - is first settled, by survivors of the English, en route to.
 * - is d in front of a cheering crowd, for sending thousands of others to a similar fate during the.
 * - : - Sir 's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force under.
 * - : declares independence from.
 * - : - The battle begins on this day when  troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive  forces from.
 * - The becomes law and legalizes the standardization of  in the.
 * - The Japanese government implements land and tax reform as part of the reforms.
 * - Great Britain's William Gowland becomes the first non-Japanese to reach Yarigatake peak (3,180 meters), and he names the mountain the, a name that is eventually used to refer to the entire mountain range.
 * - The City of is incorporated.
 * - begins:  declares war on  after it failed to meet the conditions of an ultimatum it set on  following the killing of Archduke  by a Serbian assassin. This event leads to the outbreak of.
 * - US President orders the  to forcibly evict the "" of  veterans gathered in.
 * - : leader  issues  in response to alarming  advances into . Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so will be immediately killed.
 * - World War II: - The  bomb  causing a  that kills 42,000  civilians.
 * - A  bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the  killing 14 injuring 26.
 * - The is founded at the first  congress in Tours, France.
 * - makes his maiden speech in the.
 * - : US President announces his order to increase the number of  troops in  from 75,000 to 125,000.
 * - The measuring between 7.8 and 8.2  flattens, the , killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
 * - Pitcher of the  throws a  against the  in a 4-0 win at.
 * -, the remains of a man, was discovered near.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - Nine rs trapped in the flooded in, were rescued after 77 hours underground.
 * - The (The PIRA) call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in.
 * 2005  - A  touches down in a residential area in south, , causing £4,000,000 worth of damages and injuring 39 people.
 * - . Breaks its single day attendence record as 717,478 fans attend 17 games.

Births

 * -, Greek king and military leader (d. )
 * -, queen of Naples (d. )
 * -, French Huguenot pastor (d. )
 * -, American patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. )
 * - French dramatist and politician, creator of the  (d. )
 * -, Austrian musician (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, military figure (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, co-founder of (d. )
 * -, governor of Colorado (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American-born astronomer (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American entertainer (d. )
 * 1901  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born philosopher (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, English novelist (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American physicist,
 * -, American film producer
 * -, Belgian-born undersea explorer
 * -, American scientist,
 * -, American poet
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Belgian comics author (d. )
 * 1930  -, American bluesman (d. )
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * -, American choreographer
 * -, British television broadcaster
 * -, Canadian football player
 * 1936  -, Barbadian  cricketer
 * -, French film director and screenwriter
 * -, President of Peru
 * 1938    -, Thai politician and Former Prime Minister of Thailand
 * -, American comedian
 * -, Italian conductor
 * -, American sportscaster
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1943  -, American basketball player and politician
 * 1943  -  English musician
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, Pakistani writer and feminist
 * 1946  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1948  -, American actress
 * -, English singer (d. )
 * 1949  -, American baseball player
 * 1949  -, Australian singer  (d. )
 * -, Iranian poet
 * 1951  -, Spanish architect
 * -, Japanese artist
 * 1952  -
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1954  -, President of
 * 1954  -, American actor
 * 1954  -, German mathematician
 * -, Russian cross-country skier
 * -, Canadian athlete and activist (d. )
 * 1958  -, American actor
 * -, Soviet weightlifter
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * 1965  -, jazz musician
 * -, American ice hockey goaltender
 * 1969  -, American actor
 * -, Swedish guitarist
 * 1970  -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, American musician
 * 1971  -, Canadian short-track speed skater
 * -, American actress
 * 1972  -, American skateboarder
 * 1972  -, South Korean actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, Quebec humorist and singer
 * -, British comedian
 * -, Spanish actress and singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Argentine basketball player
 * 1977  -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, Korean singer
 * 1979  -, Icelandic singer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1981  -, South Korean actor
 * -, Icelandic singer and actress
 * 1982  -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * 1984  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1985  -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, Conqurer of the world, and king of pimping
 * -, American rapper
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Count of Flanders (b. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, consort of
 * -, Spanish conquistador
 * -, English statesman
 * -, Spanish dramatist (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, English lawyer (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, French scholar (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, French Revolutionary leader (b. )
 * 1794  -, French Revolutionary leader (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, French marshal (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, older brother of and King of Naples and Spain (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Czech anatomist (b. )
 * -, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. )
 * -, Swedish ophthalmologist, (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, English Egyptologist (b. )
 * -, American social worker, educator, and author (b. )
 * -, Japanese author (b. )
 * -, Lieutenant, , American aviator (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * -, Cuban president (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American soprano (b. )
 * 1972  -, Indian revolutionary leader (b. )
 * -, American gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, American ornithologist and educator (b. )
 * -, Thai politician, Thai Prime Minister (b. )
 * -, "The Guv'nor", London bareknuckle fighter,"the hardest man in Britain". (b. )
 * -, "The Guv'nor", London bareknuckle fighter,"the hardest man in Britain". (b. )


 * -, Norwegian economist, (b. )
 * -, Dutch-born American physicist and science historian (b. )
 * -, English chemist, (b. )
 * -, Irish Senator and campaigner for the disabled (b. )
 * -, English molecular biologist, (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, Italian journalist (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, Stunt Plane pilot
 * 2007  -, Professional wrestler, Olympian (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Eve
 * - Independence Day
 * , pope
 * , martyr [common]
 * , martyr [common]