JULY 28 IN HISTORY EVENTS 1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Antoine_de_Saint-Just 1866 – At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Ream 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah – The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II 1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-25_Empire_State_Building_crash 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the Peoples Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake BIRTHS 1887 – Marcel Duchamp, French painter (d. 1968) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp 1901 – Rudy Vallée, American singer, actor, and saxophonist (d. 1986) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Vallée 1902 – Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher (d. 1994) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper 1943 – Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Pink Floyd) (d. 2008) 1949 – Simon Kirke, English drummer (Bad Company and Free) 1954 – Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, Living Loud, Angelfire, Kansas, and Flying Colors) 1954 – Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2013) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Chávez DEATHS 1655 – Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (b. 1619) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac 1741 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1678) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi 1750 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (b. 1685) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach 1836 – Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (b. 1777) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Mayer_Rothschild
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