Events Date 1928 September | History by KabAstro

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

Ty Cobb's Final Hit

Sep 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ty Cobb records his 4,189th and final career hit, as a pinch hitter for Philadelphia A's in 6-1 loss v Washington Senators

Kellogg–Briand Pact

Sep 6 The Soviet Union signs the Kellogg–Briand Pact

11x Prime Minister of France Aristide Briand

Sep 7 Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal" premieres in NYC
Sep 9 Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' ½"
Sep 11 1st ever TV drama WGY's "Queens Messenger" broadcast in the New York area starring Izetta Jewell
Sep 11 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees

Katharine Hepburn's Stage Debut

Sep 12 Katharine Hepburn's NYC stage debut in "Night Hostess"

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
Sep 15 Kent leg-spinner Alfred "Tich" Freeman takes 2-102 and 4-75 for Rest of England vs Lancashire to become the only bowler to take 300 wickets (304) in an English cricket season

Discovery of Penicillin

Sep 15 Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin while studying influenza

Sep 15 St. Louis Cardinals set NL record of 18 men left-on-base; still beat Phillies, 8-6 at the Baker Bowl, Philadelphia
Sep 15 Stothard, Kalmar & Ruby's musical "Good Boy" premieres in NYC
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 Boston Braves pitcher Ray Boggs hits 3 batters in 1 inning during his 4th and final major league appearance, in 15-5 loss to Chicago Cubs
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)

US Men's Tennis Open

Sep 17 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Frenchman Henri Cochet wins his only US title; beats American Frank Hunter 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

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 18 St. Louis beat Phillies, 4-2 at the Baker Bowl, Philadelphia; 20th Cards' win of 22 starts between the 2 clubs in 1928
Sep 21 "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut