September 1928 in History

Events in History

Sep 1 Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king

Treaty of Interest

Sep 6 USSR signs Briand-Kellogg-pact

11x Prime Minister of France Aristide Briand

Sep 7 Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal" premieres in NYC
Sep 12 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane makes landfall in Guadeloupe, French Antilles as category 4 storm, killing 1,200; additional damage and fatalities on neighboring islands of Martinique, Montserrat, and Nevis
Sep 13 KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions
Sep 13 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a category 5 storm, killing over 300, leaving 500,000 homeless, and causing $50M in damages (about $790M in 2020 dollars)
Sep 15 400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva

Scientific Discovery

Sep 15 Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin while studying influenza

Sep 16 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane crosses through the Bahamas as a category 4 storm, killing 18, as it travels from Puerto Rico to Florida
Sep 17 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane makes landfall in West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee, Florida as category 4 storm, killing 2,500- 3,000 and causing $25M in damages (about $345M in 2020 dollars)
Sep 18 Juan de la Cierva flies 1st helicopter above Channel
Sep 18 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane makes fifth and final landfall near Edisto Island, South Carolina, as category 1 storm; total impact of event - over 4,100 killed and $100M ($1.6B in 2020) in damage
Sep 21 "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut
Sep 27 The Nationalist Republic of China is recognised by the United States.
Sep 28 1st recording session in Nashville (Warmack's Gully Jumpers)
Sep 28 Juan de la Cierva makes 1st helicopter flight over English Channel

Event of Interest

Sep 28 Prussia forbids speech from Adolf Hitler

Sep 28 UK passes the Dangerous Drugs Act outlawing cannabis.

Event of Interest

Sep 28 US acknowledge Chinese government of Chiang Kai-shek

Sep 28 Valentin Katayev's "Kvadratura Kruga" premieres in Moscow
Sep 29 Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston

Historic Publication

Sep 30 Le Sifflet publishes 1st precursor of Kuifje (Tintin)

Sep 30 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 mi 604 yds in 1 hr

Birthdays in History

Sep 1 Arn Shein, American sports writer (editor The Daily Item 1949-74), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
Sep 1 Clifford Lincoln, Canadian politician
Sep 2 Peter Mansfield, British political journalist and author (d. 1996)
Sep 3 Gaston Thorn, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974–79) and 7th President of the European Commission (1981–85), born in Luxembourg (d. 2007)
Sep 4 Donald Petersen, American businessman (CEO of Ford Motor Company), born in Pipestone, Minnesota
Sep 6 Robert M. Pirsig, American author (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2017)
Sep 7 Donald Henderson, American epidemiologist, led world campaign that eradicated smallpox, born in Lakewood, Ohio (d. 2016)
Sep 10 Jean Vanier, Canadian disabilities advocate
Sep 10 Leo P. Kelley, American sci-fi author (Dead Moon, Vacation in Space) (d. 2002)
Sep 10 Walter Martin, American Christian apologist (d. 1989)
Sep 11 Reubin Askew, American politician (37th Governor of Florida), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
Sep 13 Ernest L. Boyer, American educator and chancellor (NY's State Universities-SUNY), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1995)
Sep 14 Albert Shanker, American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
Sep 14 Sir Angus Ogilvy, British businessman and husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, born in London, England (d. 2004)
Sep 15 Rod Robbie, Canadian architect and planner (Roger's Centre/Sky Dome, Toronto), born in Poole, England (d. 2012)
Sep 17 Brian Matthew, British disc jockey (Saturday Club), born in Coventry (d. 2017)
Sep 20 Donald Hall, American writer, literary critic and Poet Laureate of the United States, born in Hamden, Connecticut (d. 2018)
Sep 22 Eric Broadley, British automotive engineer (Lola Cars)
Sep 27 G H Martin, British keeper of Public Records
Sep 27 Margaret Rule, consultant (Mary Rose Trust)
Sep 29 Ankie [Johanna A Hoving-]Peypers, Dutch author and poet
Sep 29 Eric Reginald Lubbock, Lord Avebury, English politician (Liberal MP for Orpington 1962-70)