1928
Ellen Terry, English actress (born 1847)
Dame Alice Ellen Terry was an English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ellen Terry, English actress (born 1847)
The 1920s
Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
1928
Édouard-Henri Avril, French painter (born 1849)
Édouard-Henri Avril was a French painter and commercial artist. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature. Avril was a soldier before starting his …
Édouard-Henri Avril, French painter (born 1849)
1928
After a week-long standoff punctuated by military clashes, Japanese forces captured the city of Jinan, Shandong in China
The Jinan incident or 3 May Tragedy began as a 3 May 1928 dispute between Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Japanese soldiers and civilians in Jinan, the capi…
After a week-long standoff punctuated by military clashes, Japanese forces captured the city of Jinan, Shandong in China
1928
Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew landed the Southern Cross in Brisbane, completing the first tran
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Ze…
Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew landed the Southern Cross in Brisbane, completing the first tran
1928
Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton…
Ivan Borkovský was a Czech-Ukrainian archaeologist. He spent his early career as a soldier fighting for the Austro-Hungarian Army against the Russians in the First World War. He la…
Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton…
1927
The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the
The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a divisio…
The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the
1927
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated
1927
Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, whic
The 1927 Treaty of Jeddah, formally the Treaty between His Majesty and His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and Its Dependencies was signed between the United Kingdom and …
Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, whic
1927
First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of re…
First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
1927
Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, is assassinated by the IRA.
Kevin Christopher O'Higgins was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice from 1922 to 1927, Minister for External Affairs …
Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, is assassinated by the IRA.
1927
The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani, is India's state-owned public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and…
The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
1927
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex
Mary Jane "Mae" West was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than seven decades. Recognized as a prominent sex symbol of h…
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex
1927
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England
Cardiff City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales that competes in EFL League One, the third tier of English football. The club will co…
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England
1927
Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created
The Carabineros de Chile are the Chilean national gendarmerie, who have jurisdiction over the entire national territory of the Republic of Chile. Created in 1927, their mission is …
Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created
1927
The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
The Menin Gate, officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Yp…
The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
1927
Edie Adams, American actress and singer (died 2008)
Edie Adams was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Awar…
Edie Adams, American actress and singer (died 2008)
1927
Pope Benedict XVI (died 2022)
Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope em…
Pope Benedict XVI (died 2022)
1927
Rolf Schult, German actor (died 2013)
Rolf Schult was a German actor who specializes in dubbing. He provided the German dub for actor Robert Redford, among many others. Until the film Hannibal (2001), he provided the …
Rolf Schult, German actor (died 2013)
1927
Samuel P
Samuel Phillips Huntington was an American political scientist, adviser, and academic. He was the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University, where he dir…
Samuel P
1927
Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser a
A transatlantic flight (TATL) is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East to North America, South America, or vice ve…
Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser a
1927
The Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, officially opens
Old Parliament House, formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 …
The Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, officially opens
1927
The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled schoo
The Bath School disaster was a series of violent attacks perpetrated by Andrew Kehoe upon the Bath Consolidated School in Bath Township, Michigan, United States, on May 18, 1927. T…
The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled schoo
1927
After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among the its first nation
The Nationalist government of the Republic of China was established by the Kuomintang (KMT) in Guangzhou after the reorganization of the Army and Navy Marshal stronghold. Following…
After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among the its first nation
1927
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 m…
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N