The following events occurred in August 1928:
Wednesday, August 1, 1928
Croatian deputies withdrew from the Yugoslavian National Assembly and set up a separatist parliament in Zagreb. They said that they would not recognize any decisions made in Yugoslavian parliament as binding in Croatia.
Thursday, August 2, 1928
Italy and Ethiopia signed a friendship treaty. The South Indian Railway Strike ended.
Friday, August 3, 1928
The Easter Act was among many bills granted Royal Assent in Britain. The act fixed the date of Easter as the Sunday following the second Saturday of April. No government has ever followed up by issuing the implementation order, but the legislation has never been repealed. Born: Henning Moritzen, film actor, in Tårbæk, Denmark (d. 2012) Died: Jovan Avakumović, 87, President of the Ministry of Serbia 1892–1893
Saturday, August 4, 1928
A volcanic eruption occurred at Paluweh in the Dutch East Indies, causing a tsunami that killed at least 160 people and affecting the global climate. A group of 11,000 Britons conducted a pilgrimage to the battlefields of northern France on the fourteenth anniversary of the British declaration of war on Germany. The anniversary was marked in Berlin with a huge anti-war demonstration organized by communists outside the City Palace. 600 red flags were dipped as the crowd sang "The Internationale" and took an oath to boycott war.
Sunday, August 5, 1928
About 1,000 communists were arrested in Paris for trying to mount an anti-war demonstration in Ivry-sur-Seine in defiance of the government. Born: Bogdan Maglich, nuclear physicist, in Sombor, Yugoslavia (d. 2017)
Monday, August 6, 1928
All 31 crew members were killed when the Italian submarine F-14 sank, following a collision with the destroyer Giuseppe Missori west of the Brijuni Islands. When the F-14 was raised 34 hours after, it was found that the entire crew had died from chlorine gas that had been released when salt water flooded the submarine's storage batteries. Born: Andy Warhol, pop artist, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
Tuesday, August 7, 1928
Italy tightened its emigration laws, making it harder for Italians to reunite with relatives living abroad. Wives and sons could still join emigrated husbands and fathers, but only if they were dependent on them. Sisters had to be unmarried in order to join their brothers. Born: James Randi, stage magician and scientific skeptic, in Toronto, Canada (d. 2020)
Wednesday, August 8, 1928
The Fort Pierce hurricane made landfall in the United States. The engagement of retired boxing champion Gene Tunney and socialite Mary Lauder was announced. Born: Simón Díaz, Venezuelan composer, in Barbacoas, Aragua (d. 2014) Jane Stoll, baseball player, in West Point, Pennsylvania (d. 2000) Died: George E. Brennan, 63, Democratic party boss in Illinois Stjepan Radić, 57, Croatian politician, died of wounds sustained in the June 20 parliament shooting
Thursday, August 9, 1928
The island of Palu'e was reported to have been virtually destroyed by the eruption of the Rokatinda volcano, killing up to 1,000 people and wiping out six villages. Born: Bob Cousy, American pro basketball player and Basketball Hall of Fame honoree, in Manhattan Harold Johnson, American boxer, in Manayunk, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
Friday, August 10, 1928
Pierre du Pont endorsed Al Smith for president due to his pledge to reform Prohibition. Born: Jimmy Dean, country music singer, actor and businessman, in Varina, Virginia (d. 2010) Eddie Fisher, entertainer, in Philadelphia (d. 2010) Died: Rex Cherryman, 31, American actor, septic poisoning
Saturday, August 11, 1928
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover formally accepted the Republican nomination for president in a speech at Stanford University Stadium. Weimar Germany celebrated its ninth birthday; the government decreed that August 11 would thereafter be a national holiday.
Sunday, August 12, 1928
The closing ceremony for the Summer Olympics was held. The United States won the medal count with 22 gold medals and 56 total. Four were killed in Heerlen, Netherlands when a plane crashed among spectators during an air show. The Argentine National Congress named Hipólito Yrigoyen the president-elect. Born: Bob Buhl, baseball player, in Saginaw, Michigan (d. 2001) Died: Leoš Janáček, 74, Czech composer