On This Day in History July 28, 2023

Historical Events 1794  French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of "the Terror" guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris 1914  Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia - first declaration of war of WWI 1917  Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching 1943  Operation Gomorrah: RAF bombing over Hamburg causes a firestorm that kills 42,600 German civilians 1976  Tangshan Earthquake, 8.2 in magnitude kills over 240,000 Northern China in the largest loss of life from an earthquake in the 20th century 2005  The Provisional Irish Republican Army call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Beatrix Potter 1866 - 1943 Bill Bradley 80th Birthday Karl Popper 1902 - 1994 Marcel Duchamp 1887 - 1968 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Archer John Porter Martin 1910 - 2002 Thomas Cromwell - 1540 More Famous Deaths July 28: Johann Sebastian Bach, The Pop Chart Wizard! Celebrated for his choral and sacred music composed nearly 400 years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach has had surprising influence on modern pop charts. Read the Article