What happened in 1928?

Discovery of Penicillin

Major Events · London, England

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, ushering in the age of antibiotics.

Battle of La Flor

Wars & Conflicts

Battle fought 1928

Battle of Al-Regeai

Wars & Conflicts · Al Jahra

Battle between the Ikhwan and combined Kuwaiti-British forces

Siege of Jalalabad

Wars & Conflicts · Jalalabad

1928–1929 siege

Fort Smallwood Park

Wars & Conflicts

historic fort and park in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Northern Expedition

Wars & Conflicts · People's Republic of China

1926 Kuomintang (KMT) military campaign

Jinan Incident

Wars & Conflicts · Jinan

1928 conflict between Chinese Nationalist troops and Japanese soldiers in Jinan, Shandong, China

Kellogg-Briand pact

Politics & Government

1928 international agreement

Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928

Politics & Government · Addis Ababa

Peace treaty

Red Line Agreement

Politics & Government · Ostend

1928 business agreement creating a regional oil cartel

1928 Dhabyani coup d'état

Politics & Government · Abu Dhabi

Coup in the United Arab Emirates

Hendrik Lorentz died

People · Haarlem

Died in Haarlem. Dutch physicist (1853–1928).

Wilhelm Wien died

People · Munich

German physicist (1864-1928)

Roald Amundsen died

People · Arctic Ocean

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)

Otto Nordenskjöld died

People · Annedals parish

Swedish geologist and polar researche (1869–1928)

Sverre Hassel died

People · Oslo

Norwegian Antarctic explorer (1876-1928)

Jorge Holguín died

People · Bogotá

Colombian politician (1848-1928)

Yves Guyot died

People · Paris

French politician and economist (1843-1928)

Ramón González Valencia died

People · Chitagá

President of Colombia (1851–1928)

Theodore William Richards died

People · Cambridge

United States chemist (1868–1928)

Johannes Fibiger died

People · Copenhagen

Danish physician

Ezra Meeker died

People · Seattle

Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail

Matsumura Jinzō died

People · Tokyo

Japanese botanist (1856-1928)

Charles Fletcher Lummis died

People · Los Angeles

American historian, photographer, and activist (1859–1928)

Ellen Terry died

People · Small Hythe

English actress (1847–1928)

Louis Félix Henneguy died

People · Paris

French zoologist and embryologist (1850-1928)

Antonio Abetti died

People · Arcetri

Italian astronomer (1846-1928)

Edward Walter Maunder died

People · London

English astronomer studying sunspots

Emil Wiechert died

People · Göttingen

German geophysicist and seismologist (1861-1928)

Francis Preserved Leavenworth died

People · Saint Paul

American astronomer

Gunnar Knudsen died

People · Skien

11th Prime Minister of Norway (1848–1928)

Finn Malmgren died

People · Spitsbergen

Swedish meteorologist and explorer (1895–1928)

Floyd Bennett died

People · Quebec City

US pilot (1890-1928)

Johan Peter Koch died

People · Copenhagen

Danish arctic explorer (1870–1928)

Jean Dybowski died

People · Mandres-les-Roses

Explorer and agronomist (1856-1928)

Franz Stuhlmann died

People · Hamburg

German naturalist, zoologist and explorer (1863–1928)

Kurt von Morgen died

People · Lübeck

German military officer (1858-1928)

Henry Alexander Wickham died

People · Paddington

British botanist and self-declared "biopirate" (1846-1928)

Oskar Victorovich Stark died

People · Helsinki

Russian admiral and explorer of Finnish origin (1846–1928)

Aldo Pontremoli died

People · Barents Sea

Italian physicist and polar explorer (1896–1928)

Herman Soyaux died

People · Brazil

German botanist and explorer (1852-1928)

Georges Destenave died

People · Toulon

French explorer and general (1854–1928)

Franz Thonner died

People · Smíchov

Austrian taxonomist (1863-1928)

Motoyuki Takabatake died

People · Gunma Prefecture

Japanese anarchist

Mohamed Ali El Hammi died

People · Hejaz

Tunisian trade unionist (1890-1928)

Mary Garrett Hay died

People · New Rochelle

American suffragist and organizer

Samuel Pineles died

People · Galați

Romanian writer (1843–1928)

Rebecca Jarrett died

People · London

English activist (1846–1928)

Mary Evans Wilson died

People · South End

American civil rights activist

Laura Adorkor Kofi died

People · Miami

Ghanaian minister and activist

Euphemia Wilson Pitblado died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish-born American activist, social reformer

Ella B. Kendrick died

People · Hartford

American journalist, temperance, education, and women's rights reformer

Loïe Fuller died

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

American dancer (1862–1928)

Alvin Kraenzlein died

People · Wilkes-Barre

American athletics competitor (1876-1928)

Mauritz Stiller died

People · Gustav Vasa parish

Swedish film director (1883–1928)

Lewis Howard Latimer died

People · Flushing

American inventor (1848–1928)

Luigi Bianchi died

People · Pisa

Italian mathematician (1856–1928)

Theodor Curtius died

People · Heidelberg

German chemist (1857–1928)

Johan Ludvig Heiberg died

People · Copenhagen

Danish philologist and hellenist (1854-1928)

James Whitbread Lee Glaisher died

People · Cambridge

English mathematician and astronomer (1848-1928)

Arthur Moritz Schoenflies died

People · Frankfurt

German mathematician (1853–1928)

George Washington Goethals died

People · Manhattan

United States Army officer and civil engineer (1858–1928)

Pierre Puiseux died

People · Paris

French astronomer (1855-1928)

Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre died

People · Innsbruck

Austrian biologist (1850–1928)

Georges Sagnac died

People · Meudon

French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect (1869–1928)

Ernst Steinitz died

People · Kiel

German mathematician (1871–1928)

Théodore Reinach died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French archaeologist (1860-1928)

Robert Abbe died

People · Manhattan

American surgeon and radiologist (1851–1928)

William Rutherford Mead died

People · Paris

American architect (1846–1928)

Edmond Jacquelin died

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

French bicycle racer (1875-1928)

George H. Bryan died

People · Bordighera

Welsh mathematician (1864–1928)

Horace Darwin died

People · Cambridge

British engineer (1851-1928)

Paul Clemens von Baumgarten died

People · Dresden

German pathologist (1848–1928)

Friedrich Raschig died

People · Duisburg

German chemist, entrepreneur, and politician (1863-1928)

Adamo Boari died

People · Rome

Italian architect (1863–1928)

Heinrich Ehrhardt died

People · Zella-Mehlis

German inventor and entrepreneur (1840-1928)

Eilhard Wiedemann died

People · Erlangen

German physicist (1852-1928)

Renato Alessandrini died

People · Barents Sea

Italian explorer (1890-1928)

Edde Gleerup died

People · Chicago

Swedish soldier and explorer

Theodora Bonwick died

People · London

(1876–1928), educationist and women's rights activist

Mary Adelaide Broadhurst died

People · Chorlton-on-Medlock

(1857/8–1928), agricultural reformer and radical

Fannie Knowling McNeil died

People · St. John's

Canadian suffragist and artist

Maria Elizabeth Kirk died

People · Malvern

Temperance advocate and social reformer (1855-1928)

Larry Semon died

People · Victorville

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928)

Anita Berber died

People · Berlin

German actress, dancer and writer (1899–1928)

Hannah Chaplin died

People · Glendale

English stage and musical actress (1866–1928)

George Siegmann died

People · Hollywood

American actor and film director (1882-1928)

Maria Yermolova died

People · Moscow

Russian actress

Adolphe Appia died

People · Nyon

Swiss architect, stage director and scenographer (1862–1928)

Marie Stritt died

People · Dresden

German feminist, editor (1855–1928)

Tursunoy Saidazimova died

People · Bukhara

Uzbek actress and honor killing victim

Theodore Roberts died

People · Hollywood

American film and stage actor (1861-1928)

Noam Chomsky born

People · East Oak Lane

Born in East Oak Lane. American linguist and activist (born 1928).

Stanley Kubrick born

People · The Bronx

Born in The Bronx. American filmmaker (1928–1999).

Maya Angelou born

People · St. Louis

Born in St. Louis. American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014).

Hosni Mubarak born

People · Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa

Born in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa. President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

Ariel Sharon born

People · Kfar Malal

Born in Kfar Malal. Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (1928-2014).

James Watson born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025).

Elie Wiesel born

People · Sighetu Marmației

Born in Sighetu Marmației. Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016).

Eduard Shevardnadze born

People · Mamati

Born in Mamati. Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014).

Chinghiz Aitmatov born

People · Sheker

Born in Sheker. Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928–2008).

Philip K. Dick born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American science fiction author (1928–1982).

Shirley Temple born

People · Santa Monica

Born in Santa Monica. American actress and diplomat (1928–2014).

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto born

People · Larkana

Born in Larkana. 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979).

Jean-Marie Le Pen born

People · La Trinité-sur-Mer

Born in La Trinité-sur-Mer. French politician (1928–2025).

Francesco Cossiga born

People · Sassari

Born in Sassari. 8th President of Italy (1928-2010).

Walter Mondale born

People · Ceylon

Born in Ceylon. Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1928–2021).

Carlos Fuentes born

People · Panama City

Born in Panama City. Mexican writer (1928–2012).

Zbigniew Brzezinski born

People · Warsaw

Born in Warsaw. Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017).

Fidel Ramos born

People · Lingayen

Born in Lingayen. President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.

Osamu Tezuka born

People · Toyonaka

Born in Toyonaka. Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989).

Edward Albee born

People · Washington, D.C.

Born in Washington, D.C.. American playwright (1928–2016).

Alvin Toffler born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American writer, futurist and businessman.

Pierre Mauroy born

People · Cartignies

Born in Cartignies. 86th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013).

Arnold Rüütel born

People · Pahavalla

Born in Pahavalla. Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024).

James Garner born

People · Norman

Born in Norman. American film and television actor (1928–2014).

Domenico Modugno born

People · Polignano a Mare

Born in Polignano a Mare. Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994).

James Randi born

People · Toronto

Born in Toronto. Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent.

Estelle Harris born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actress (1928–2022).

Li Peng born

People · Shanghai

Born in Shanghai. 4th Premier of the People's Republic of China (1928–2019).

Hans Küng born

People · Sursee

Born in Sursee. Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021).

Zhu Rongji born

People · Changsha

Born in Changsha. 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003.

Anne Sexton born

People · Newton

Born in Newton. American poet (1928–1974).

Reynaldo Bignone born

People · Morón

Born in Morón. President of Argentina.

Gustavo Gutiérrez born

People · Lima

Born in Lima. Peruvian theologian (1928–2024).

Mary Daly born

People · Schenectady

Born in Schenectady. American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010).

Gene Sharp born

People · North Baltimore

Born in North Baltimore. American political scientist (1928-2018).

Alan Sillitoe born

People · Nottingham

Born in Nottingham. British writer (1928-2010).

Pavel Kohout born

People · Prague

Born in Prague. Czech poet, playwright, exil writer, film director, politic writer and bookwriter (born 1928).

Robert M. Pirsig born

People · Minneapolis

Born in Minneapolis. American writer and philosopher (1928–2017).

Hayden White born

People · Martin

Born in Martin. American historian (1928–2018).

Jean Vanier born

People · Geneva

Born in Geneva. Canadian humanitarian, Catholic philosopher, and theologian (1928–2019).

Manfred Rommel born

People · Stuttgart

Born in Stuttgart. German politician (1928–2013).

Sohrab Sepehri born

People · Kashan

Born in Kashan. Iranian poet and painter (1928-1980).

William Trevor born

People · Mitchelstown

Born in Mitchelstown. Irish writer (1928–2016).

Veijo Meri born

People · Vyborg

Born in Vyborg. Finnish writer (1928–2015).

Paul Johnson born

People · Manchester

Born in Manchester. Journalist, grand historian and speechwriter from England (1928–2023).

Nodar Dumbadze born

People · Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi. Georgian and Soviet writer (1928–1984).

Wolfhart Pannenberg born

People · Szczecin

Born in Szczecin. German theologian (1928–2014).

Natalie Zemon Davis born

People · Detroit

Born in Detroit. Canadian-American historian (1928-2023).

Ali Kafi born

People · El Harrouch

Born in El Harrouch. Algerian politician (1928-2013).

Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr born

People · Qom

Born in Qom. Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist.

Elio Sgreccia born

People · Arcevia

Born in Arcevia. Catholic cardinal (1928–2019).

Humberto Maturana born

People · Santiago

Born in Santiago. Chilean biologist and philosopher (1928–2021).

Édouard Glissant born

People · Sainte-Marie

Born in Sainte-Marie. Martiniquais writer (1928–2011).

Clifford Edmund Bosworth born

People · Sheffield

Born in Sheffield. British historian and orientalist (1928–2015).

Ion Druță born

People · Horodiște

Born in Horodiște. Moldovan writer (1928–2023).

Dmitri Volkogonov born

People · Chita

Born in Chita. Russian military officer (colonel-general) and historian (1928-1995).

Otto F. Kernberg born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian psychoanalyst and psychologist.

Gerhard Stoltenberg born

People · Kiel

Born in Kiel. German politician and minister (1928-2001).

Carl Dahlhaus born

People · Hanover

Born in Hanover. German musicologist (1928–1989).

Friedrich Wetter born

People · Landau in der Pfalz

Born in Landau in der Pfalz. German cardinal.

Azlan Shah I of Perak born

People · Batu Gajah

Born in Batu Gajah. Sultan of Perak (1928-2014).

Joan Martí i Alanis born

People · El Milà

Born in El Milà. Catholic archbishop (1928-2009).

Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian ethologist (1928–2018).

Palomar Observatory

Science & Technology · Palomar Mountain

Observatory in Southern California

Purple Mountain Observatory

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in China

K. N. Toosi University of Technology

Science & Technology

Technical university in Tehran, Iran

Štefánik's Observatory

Science & Technology

Observatory

Angelo State University

Science & Technology

University in San Angelo, Texas

Guangxi University

Science & Technology

University

Institut Henri Poincaré

Science & Technology

Institute in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Anhui University

Science & Technology

University in Hefei, Anhui, China

Kanagawa University

Science & Technology

Japanese private university

Osaka City University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology

Science & Technology

Research institute in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Leprosery of Tichilești

Science & Technology

Leper hosiptal in Tichilești, Tulcea County, Romania

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Science & Technology

Public university in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Kobe Design University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Hortus Bulborum

Science & Technology

Botanical garden of historical ornamental bulb plants in Limmen, North Holland, The Netherlands

Anzeiger-Hochhaus

Science & Technology

Highrise building in Hannover, Germany

Turbigo Power Station

Science & Technology

Building in Turbigo, Italy

Kansai Medical University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine

Science & Technology

Education organization in Cherkasy, Ukraine

Sobhraj Maternity Hospital

Science & Technology

Healthcare organization in Karachi, Pakistan

Wexford General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Wexford, Ireland

Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Chennai

Science & Technology

Building in India

Hospital Saint Bois

Science & Technology

Hospital in Montevideo

Adeoyo Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Nigeria

Penza Planetarium

Science & Technology

Planetarium, fixed construction in Penza, Russia

Benedict International Education Group

Science & Technology

Swiss group with 80 schools worldwide

Showa Medical University

Science & Technology

Japanese university

Hope International University

Science & Technology

Private Christian University in California

Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies

Science & Technology

College of education in Nigeria

Mount Mercy University

Science & Technology

American Catholic liberal arts university

Trafford General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos

Science & Technology

Public hospital in Lisbon, Portugal

El-Demerdash hospital

Science & Technology · Abbassia

Hospital

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Science & Technology

Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan, China

British Columbia's Children's Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Science & Technology

Botanical institute

Wilson Hospital

Science & Technology

Healthcare building in Mitcham, United Kingdom

German-Soviet Alay-Pamir Expedition

Science & Technology · Trans-Alay Range

Research expedition in 1928

Auckland Domain Wintergardens

Science & Technology

Botanic garden in Auckland

Annamalai University

Science & Technology · Chidambaram

State public university in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India

National Taiwan University

Science & Technology · Taipei

National university located in Taipei, Taiwan

Aarhus University

Science & Technology · Aarhus

Public university in Aarhus, Denmark

Beijing Film Academy

Science & Technology

Coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China

Kazakh National Pedagogical University

Science & Technology

University in Kazakhstan

Hoyt Arboretum

Science & Technology

Park in the United States of America

Junior College, Osaka Sangyo University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Kurume University

Science & Technology

Private university in Fukuoka, Japan

Ram in a Thicket

Exploration & Discovery · Iraq

Sculptures excavated in Ur, in southern Iraq

Tell Arpachiyah

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site in Iraq

Beth Alpha synagogue

Exploration & Discovery

Sixth-century CE synagogue

Talemzane crater

Exploration & Discovery · Sahara

Impact crater in Algeria

Cape Northrop

Exploration & Discovery

Peninsula in Antarctica

Sitovo inscription

Exploration & Discovery

Ancient rock writing in Bulgaria

Chengziya

Exploration & Discovery

Chinese archaeological site

Winona meteorite

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite

Pliezhausen brooch

Exploration & Discovery

7th-century brooch

Goose flight

Exploration & Discovery

Paleontological site and natural monument

Sculptor’s Cave

Exploration & Discovery · Elgin

Cave and archaeological site in Moray, Scotland, UK

Zandana

Exploration & Discovery · Shumen Plateau

Cave in Bulgaria

Crane Pacific expedition of Field Museum of Natural History (1928-1929)

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Research expedition to the Pacific in 1928 - 1929

Great Barrier Reef expedition 1928 - 1929

Exploration & Discovery · Great Barrier Reef

Australian research expedition to the Great Barrier Reef between 1928 and 1929

American exploration of Antarctica

Exploration & Discovery · Antarctica

Tripoli Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Libya

Jiangwan Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Yangpu, Shanghai, China

St. Christopher’s Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Forrest

Church in Manuka, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Synagogue of Bologna

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Bologna, Italy

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States

Cathedral of St. John Berchmans

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Louisiana, United States

Schomre Schabos Synagogue (Český Těšín)

Religion & Belief Systems

Chinese temple of Dili

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue Ohel Moed

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Tel Aviv

Congregation Beth Israel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Portland, Oregon, United States

Metropolitan cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Volos

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Volos, Thessaly, Greece

Cathedral of Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus d'Abengourou

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Ivory Coast

Missiri mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in France

Hasidic synagogue in Senta

Religion & Belief Systems

Königsmünster Abbey

Religion & Belief Systems

Benedictine monastery

Vittel synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Vosges, in France

Bryn Athyn Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States

Synagogue in Włodawa

Religion & Belief Systems

Švėkšna Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple Sholom

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform synagogue in Illinois, United States

Mogadishu Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Ruined cathedral in Somalia

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Beirut, Lebanon

Church of the Saints Martyrs

Religion & Belief Systems

Marrakech

Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang

Religion & Belief Systems

St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Santa Cruz do Sul

Religion & Belief Systems

Santa Cruz do Sul

Sveta Gora

Religion & Belief Systems · Sveta Gora

Basilica in Nova Gorica, Slovenia

St. Benedict Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Indiana, United States

Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the diocese of San Bernardino

Šmerlis Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Riga, Latvia

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Connecticut, United States

Cundhi Gong Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Chinatown, Singapore

Santi Lorenzo e Sebastiano (San Lorenzo, Parabiago)

Religion & Belief Systems · San Lorenzo

Church building in Parabiago, Italy

church of the Holy Salvator and Saint Theresa of Jesus

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church building in Pescate, Italy

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Trinity Lutheran Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic place in Stonewall, Gillespie County, Texas

Saint Peter and Paul new Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church building in Sacconago, Busto Arsizio

Temple protestant d'Hargicourt

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Aisne, in France

Yongjing Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Stella Maris Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Nyborg

Church building in Nyborg, Denmark

Xiaomen Tudigong Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

St. John's Cathedral, Nazareth

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Tamil Nadu, India

Maria Lanakila Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Lahaina, United States of America

First Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Arizona, United States of America

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Florida, United States of America

Grace Lutheran Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Arizona, United States of America

Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists

Religion & Belief Systems

church in California, United States

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America

Pilgrim Holiness Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Nebraska, United States of America

First Baptist Church East Nashville

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Nashville, Tennessee

First Baptist Church Education Building

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Iowa, United States of America

Gokoku-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect in Oarai, Japan

Protestant rectory in Čáslav

Religion & Belief Systems

Pfarrhaus St. Georg

Religion & Belief Systems · Milbertshofen

Building in Upper Bavaria, Germany

St. Martinus clergy house

Religion & Belief Systems · Beek

Clergy house in Beek, Montferland, the Netherlands

Jyväskylä Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory in Finland

EMI

Economy & Trade · London

Defunct British music recording and publishing company

RKO Pictures

Economy & Trade · Manhattan

American film production and distribution company

FK Příbram

Economy & Trade · Příbram

Czech association football club from Příbram

Speedo International Limited

Economy & Trade · Nottingham

Swimwear and sports goods company

UCB

Economy & Trade · Brussels metropolitan area

Biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium

Rotring

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

Technical writing and drawing instruments company

PLDT

Economy & Trade

Philippine telecommunications company

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Economy & Trade · Longueuil

Canada-based aircraft engine manufacturer

Minolta

Economy & Trade · Osaka

Japanese manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers

Maersk A/S

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Global container division of Maersk

Birra Korça

Economy & Trade · Korçë

Trademark

Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato

Economy & Trade · Rome

Italian mint

Shoei

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese manufacturer of motorsport helmets

Bank Melli Iran

Economy & Trade · Tehran

Iranian banking and financial services corporation

Netto Marken-Discount

Economy & Trade · Maxhütte-Haidhof

German discount supermarket chain

Ford Otosan

Economy & Trade · Istanbul

Vehicles manufacturer from Turkey

Cable & Wireless

Economy & Trade · Bracknell

Company

Wellington Management Company

Economy & Trade · Boston

American investment management firm

CBS Radio

Economy & Trade · New York City

Defunct owners and operators of radio stations in the United States

Prvi Partizan

Economy & Trade · Užice

Serbian defense company

The Leading Hotels of the World

Economy & Trade · New York City

Company

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co.

Economy & Trade · Takada

Japanese pharmaceutical company

Simonds Farsons Cisk

Economy & Trade · Birkirkara

Brewery and soft drink company in Malta

Farmers Insurance Group

Economy & Trade · Wilshire Boulevard

American insurance company

Cole Haan

Economy & Trade · Greenland

American footwear company

JGC Holdings Corporation

Economy & Trade · Queen’s Square Yokohama

Engineering company

Kolyma gold rush

Economy & Trade · Kolyma

Gold mining in the Kolyma basin in the first half of the 20th century

1928 Chachapoyas earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Peru

1928 Thames flood

Disasters & Pandemics · Southwark

Flood of the River Thames

1928 Chirpan earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquakes in Bulgaria

1928 Talca earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Chile

Bananas Massacre in Colombia

Disasters & Pandemics · Ciénaga

Massacre of workers for the United Fruit Company

Huanggutun Incident

Disasters & Pandemics · Huanggutun railway station

Assassination of Zhang Zuolin in 1928

Assassination in the National Assembly in 1928

Disasters & Pandemics · Belgrade

Murder of three Croatian politicians in the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Coniston massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Last known officially sanctioned massacre of Indigenous Australians in Northern Territory

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy assassination attempt

Disasters & Pandemics

Terrorist attack in Milan

Chinese famine of 1928–1930

Disasters & Pandemics · China

Famine in the Republic of China

Kongo-Wara rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · French Equatorial Africa

Outbreak of violence among the Gbaya and other peoples of upper Sangha and neighbouring areas in the former Ubangi-Shari (Central African Republic), 1928-1931.

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord

Architecture & Engineering · Jiřího z Poděbrad Square

Roman Catholic church in Prague

Busan Gudeok Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadion in South Korea, home ground of Busan IPark

Olympic Stadium in Wrocław

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland

Kristuskyrkan

Architecture & Engineering · Etu-Töölö

Church in Helsinki, Finland

Yunak Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Sofia

Sports stadium in Bulgaria

Brandywell Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Association football stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland

The Showgrounds

Architecture & Engineering · Sligo

Football stadium in Sligo, Ireland

Stadio dei Marmi

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue

Philip's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark

Taulumäki Church

Architecture & Engineering · Taulumäki

Church building in Jyväskylä, Finland

Estádio do Fontelo

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium

Gaelic Grounds

Architecture & Engineering

Principal GAA stadium in the Irish city of Limerick

Ivor Wynne Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, Canada

Messeturm Köln

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Cologne, Germany

Estadio Merkatondoa

Architecture & Engineering · Estella-Lizarra

Spanish stadium

Princeton University Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Princeton University

University chapel at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Johanneshovs IP

Architecture & Engineering · Johanneshov

Sports ground in Stockholm, Sweden

Spartak Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Ukraine

Jørstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rogaland, Norway

Veitastrond Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Luster, Vestland, Norway

Saint Peter Church, Kaymakchalan

Architecture & Engineering · Kajmakčalan

Eastern Orthodox church in North Macedonia

Yuguang Street Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Liaoning, China

Gator Bowl Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

American football stadium in Jacksonville, FL, US built 1927 demolished 1994

Stade de la Croix du Prince

Architecture & Engineering

Rugby stadium in Pau, France

Port à l'Anglais Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge that spans the Seine river in Paris, France

Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park

Architecture & Engineering

Catholic church in london

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Manhattan, United States of America

Rockefeller Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Hyde Park

Church building in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

St Gregory the Great's Church, Small Heath

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

All Saints Church, Oxted

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Oxted, Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK

Sacred Heart Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America

Clark Field

Architecture & Engineering · Austin

Defunct baseball park in Texas, USA

Trinity Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church and historic church building in Bend, Oregon, USA

Temple Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Demolished stadium in Pennsylvania, USA

Fairfield Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in West Virginia, US (1928–1990)

Yager Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium at Washburn University in Kansas, United States

Yorkminster Park Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

Baptist church building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey

Architecture & Engineering

Historic Cistercian monastery in Wisconsin

St. Mary & St. George Anglican Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Jasper

Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church building in Emmett, Idaho, United States

Second Reformed Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Ham Christian Centre

Architecture & Engineering

Church in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, UK

Armstrong Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Hampton, Virginia

Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

St Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Linlithgow

Architecture & Engineering · Linlithgow

Church building in West Lothian, Scotland, UK

Newlandsfield Park

Architecture & Engineering · Newlands

Stadium in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

Jade Buddha Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Shanghai, China

Fort Bridger

Architecture & Engineering · Fort Bridger

Former fort, open-air museum, and state park in Fort Bridger, Wyoming, United States

Kototoi Bridge

Architecture & Engineering · Sumida Park

Bridge in Japan

Christ The King Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Causeway Bay

Roman Catholic church in Hong Kong

Pobednik

Architecture & Engineering · Belgrade

Monument and immovable cultural property in the city municipality of Stari grad, Serbia

Republic Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in İstanbul, Turkey

Bolzano Victory Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Architectural structure

Welsh National War Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Wales

Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. World War I and II memorial in Cardiff, Wales

Renascence of Egypt

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in El Giza, Egypt

Donner Memorial State Park

Architecture & Engineering

State park and memorial in California, United States

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Church

Architecture & Engineering

Brønshøj Water Tower

Architecture & Engineering · Brønshøj

Water tower in Copenhagen, Denmark

Tempio della Vittoria

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Milan

Fontaine du Trocadéro

Architecture & Engineering · jardins du Trocadéro

Fountain in Paris, France

Faun Fountain in Gliwice

Architecture & Engineering · Zwycięstwa Street

Historic fountain in Poland

Bärenbrunnen (Berlin)

Architecture & Engineering · Berlin-Mitte

Fountain at the Werderscher Markt in Berlin, Germany

St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Buffalo, United States of America

Penghu Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Former Shinto shrine in Taiwan

Vuoksela Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Priozersky District, Russia

Paróquia de Santa Terezinha

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in São Paulo, Brazil

Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Cairo, Egypt

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Architecture & Engineering

National Battlefield in USA

Titche-Goettinger Building

Architecture & Engineering

historic building in Dallas, Texas

George Berry Washington Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

sepulchral monument in Crittenden County, United States of America

San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

historic district in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas

Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Texas, United States

Pilgrim Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Saint Paul, United States of America

Old Hickory Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

Brophy College Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

chapel in Arizona, United States of America

World War Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

building on a hill in Kimball, West Virginia

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

war memorial in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

First Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Muncie, Indiana, United States

Irving Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Oklahoma, United States of America

Magna Community Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Utah, United States of America

Park Avenue Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Strother Memorial Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

chapel in Seminole, Oklahoma

Maritime Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Langelinie

Monument in Copenhagen

Casa Central de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Architecture & Engineering

National monument of Chile

Memorial Ossuary Cer

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Tekeriš, Serbia

Madonna of the Trail

Architecture & Engineering

Series of 12 monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States

Templo Nacional de Santa Teresa de Jesús y Convento de los Padres Carmelitas Descalzos

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Madrid, Spain

Mergasov House

Architecture & Engineering

Building of Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

Mänttä Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland

monument aux combattants de la Haute-Garonne

Architecture & Engineering

War memorial in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Sports & Entertainment · Bucharest

International tennis competition

Gorky Park

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

Amusement park in Moscow, Russia

Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Baku

Gate Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Dublin

Theatre in Dublin, Ireland

Ateneum Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Warsaw, Poland

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York

Yerevan state Azerbaijan dramatic theater

Sports & Entertainment · Baku

Savoy Theatre, Monmouth

Sports & Entertainment · Monmouth

Theatre and cinema in Monmouth, Wales

An Taibhdhearc - Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge

Sports & Entertainment

National Irish language theatre

Chinateatern

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre and former cinema in Norrmalm, Stockholm, Sweden

Teatre Grec

Sports & Entertainment

Modern open-air theatre in Greek style in Barcelona, Spain

Melico Salazar Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in San José, Costa Rica

Fox Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and former movie theater in Detroit, Michigan, United States

The Louisville Palace

Sports & Entertainment · Downtown Louisville

Performing arts center and former movie theater in Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Playland

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in Rye, New York

Forrest Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ohio Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and former movie theater in Columbus, Ohio

Orpheum Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee

Madras Music Season

Sports & Entertainment

A revered annual festival of classical music and dance, observed during Margazhi, the spiritually significant month in Tamil culture

Taft Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Sports & Entertainment

Performing arts center in Detroit, Michigan, United States

Overture Center for the Arts

Sports & Entertainment

Arts center in Madison, Wisconsin, including theaters and an art museum

Regent Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · The Octagon

Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand

Denise Pelletier Theater

Sports & Entertainment · Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Theatre and former cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Teatro del Mercado

Sports & Entertainment · Plaza de Santo Domingo

Building in Spain

Dixie Center for the Arts

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and former movie theater in Ruston, Louisiana, United States

Mayflower Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Southampton, England, a former cinema

Michigan Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and movie theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Civic Theatre of Allentown

Sports & Entertainment

Theater company and theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

California Theatre of the Performing Arts

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and performing arts center in San Bernardino, California

Polk Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Movie theater and theater in Lakeland, Florida

Redford Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and movie theater in Detroit, Michigan, United States

Regent Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Sydney

Former cinema and entertainment venue in Sydney, Australia

Riverside Fox Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater and movie theater in Riverside, California, United States

Riverside Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Music venue and former movie theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Scranton Cultural Center

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Australian Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Albert Park Circuit

Auto race held in Australia

athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Stadium

Track and field athletics practiced at the 1928 Summer Olympics

football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Stadium

1928 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games

swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium

Swimming events at the Olympics

figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink

1928 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Krachtsportgebouw

Egyptian boxer

ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · St. Moritz

1928 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink

1928 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Krachtsportgebouw

Competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics

water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Amsterdam

Water polo at the Olympics

fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment

bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympia Bob Run St. Moritz–Celerina

1928 edition of the bobsleigh skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympiaschanze

1928 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Stadium

Olympic field hockey tournament

rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Ringvaart

Rowing regatta

weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Amsterdam

Weightlifting at the Olympics

gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Stadium

Gymnastics events at the Olympics

cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Amsterdam

Cycling events at the Olympics

Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympiaschanze

1928 edition of the Nordic combined skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium

Diving at the Olympics

skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Cresta Run

Skeleton events at the Olympics

equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Hilversum

Equestrian at the Olympics

cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · St. Moritz

1928 edition of the cross-country skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Sixhaven

Sailing at the Olympics

modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Amsterdam

Men's modern pentathlon events at the Olympics

Weltklasse Zürich

Sports & Entertainment · Zurich

Athletics tournament held in Zurich, Switzerland

Serie A Élite

Sports & Entertainment · Italy

Top-tier Italian rugby union championship

1928 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Opava

Figure skating competition

Nordic skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · St. Moritz

Nordic skiing practised during the 1928 Olympic Winter Games

1928 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

Figure skating competition

1928 Copa del Rey Final

Sports & Entertainment · Estadio El Sardinero

Football match

West Indian cricket team in England in 1928

Sports & Entertainment · England

First multinational group to play Test cricket

Fêtes d'Arvor

Sports & Entertainment · Vannes

Albanian Kingdom founded

Empires & Countries · Tirana

Albanian Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Tirana.

Beiyang Government dissolved

Empires & Countries · Beijing

Beiyang Government ceased to exist, having been centered at Beijing.

Albanian Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tirana

Albanian Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Tirana.

Nevyansky District founded

Empires & Countries

Nevyansky District was founded.