December 1928 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1928 CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton
• 02 Dec 1928 Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley is voted NL MVP
• 03 Dec 1928 In Rio de Janeiro, a seaplane sent to greet Alberto Santos-Dumont crashes near Cap Arcona, killing all on board.
• 05 Dec 1928 MW Miklas elected President of Austria.
• 06 Dec 1928 The government of Colombia sent military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
• 11 Dec 1928 NL President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers
• 12 Dec 1928 Nichols / Brownes Wings over Europe, premieres in New York City
• 13 Dec 1928 Clip-on tie designed
• 19 Dec 1928 First autogiro (predecessor of helicopter) flight in US.
• 20 Dec 1928 Ethel Barrymore Theater opens at 243 W 47th St, New York City
• 21 Dec 1928 The U.S. Congress approves the construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam.
• 23 Dec 1928 NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.
• 24 Dec 1928 George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) opens at 152 W 54th St, New York City
• 25 Dec 1928 New South Wales (versus Victoria) go from 8-74 to 9-113 to be 9-367 at stumps.
• 26 Dec 1928 Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming.
• 28 Dec 1928 Last recording of Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues, made

Famous Birthday

• Noam Chomsky

  American writer, a linguist, philosopher and political activist.

• Philip K Dick

  American author (Born 1928).

• Siné

  French cartoonist, his work has appeared in "Paris Match," "France Soir," and "France-Dimanche".

• Helen Frankenthaler

  American artist; one of the foremost contemporary abstract painters whose work was recognized by 1949.

• Jean François-Poncet
• Bo Diddley

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008).

• Dick van Patten
• Irish McCalla

  American actress and artist who, as a 5' 9" bosomy model, was cast at the last minute in the TV series "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle," which...

• Hélène Martin

  French singer-songwriter who has devoted her career to the musical interpretation of poetry.

• Anver Joffrey

  American dancer and choreographer who held dance as his dream from the age of seven when he saw Astaire and Kelly movies.

• Luis Estevez

  Cuban-American fashion designer.

• Pat Montandon

  American writer, TV hostess, fashion expert and retail executive who rented a San Francisco house that became haunted in 1968; she moved...

• John Colicos

  Canadian film and TV star, extensive work in supporting roles, "Postman Always Rings Twice" and a recurring figure in the '90s Star Trek TV...

• Gene Allen

  American musician who played baritone sax and bass clarinet with many noted jazz artists and top bands, including the Tommy Dorsey and Benny...

• Bernard Cribbins

  British comedy character actor, voice-over and TV personality.

• Vincent Roux

  Marseille Painters.

• Alain Mottet
• Jack Tramiel
• Hugh McElhenny

  American football player.

• Mickey Thompson

  American legendary drag race car driver and homicide victim.

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Famous Deaths

• Lucien Capet

  Composer, dies at 55.

• Theodore Roberts

  Actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments), dies at 77.

• Charles Rennie Mackintosh

  Scottish architect, designer, and illustrator (Born 1868).

• Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr

  actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at age 61.

• Jose Eustasio Rivera

  Colombian writer (Born 1888).

• Ezra Meeker

  American pioneer and businessman (Born 1830).

• Luigi Cadorna

  Italian fieldmarshal (WWI, Caporetto), dies at age 78.

• Elinor Wylie

  American poet and writer (Born 1885).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians - I'm Sorry, Sally
2. Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - You're the Cream in My Coffee
3. Frank Crumit - A Gay Caballero
4. Ruth Etting - My Blackbirds are Bluebirds Now
5. Ted Weems & His Orchestra - You're the Cream in My Coffee