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'''1928''' was a [[year]].


On [[27 July]], '''1928''', the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] met [[Edward Grainger]] near [[Mount Lishan]] in [[China]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falling from Xi'an (short story)|Falling from Xi'an]])
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
On [[27 July]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] met [[Edward Grainger]] near [[Mount Lishan]] in [[China]]. The Doctor mentioned several other events that took place on this date: [[Mickey Mouse]]'s first appearance, women receiving the vote and [[Tich Freeman]]'s accomplishment in [[cricket]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Falling from Xi'an (short story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Disney Time (TV story)}})


''[[Temporal Mechanics]]'' published the first formulation of the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'').
On [[14 August]], the [[Tahnn]] wiped out the English town of [[Little Cadthorpe]] while searching for the [[Weave]], leaving [[Oliver Marks]] as the only survivor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Glamour Chase (novel)}})


[[Ernest Hemingway]] settled in [[Key West]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] tried to take [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] to Key West at some later moment to have drinks with "Ernie," but ended up in [[1915]] [[Haiti]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'')
=== Undated ===
''[[Temporal Mechanics]]'' published the first formulation of the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}})


[[Goronwy]] set down some [[hibiscus blossom]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
[[Ernest Hemingway]] settled in [[Key West]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] tried to take [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] to Key West at some later moment to have drinks with "Ernie", but ended up in [[Haiti]] in [[1915]] instead. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}})


[[Angelo Colasanto]] was released from prison and was shocked to see [[Jack Harkness]] alive. He stabbed him, believing him to be [[Satan|the Devil]]. Eventually Jack was locked away at a butcher's shop, where more witnesses of his miraculous recovery called him the Devil and tried to kill him. Eventually, Angelo released Jack, wanting to accompany him to [[Los Angeles]] but Jack left, leaving his old life behind once more. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins]]'')
[[Goronwy]] set down some [[hibiscus blossom]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)}})
[[File:The Three Families.jpg|left|thumb|The leaders of (from left) the [[Frines]], [[Costerdane]], and [[Ablemarch]] [[The Three Families|families]] make a deal over [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Immortal Sins (TV story)}})]]


[[Alexander Fleming]] discovered [[penicillin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'')
[[Angelo Colasanto]] was released from [[Sing Sing Prison|prison]] and was shocked to see [[Jack Harkness]] alive. He stabbed him, believing him to be [[Satan|the Devil]]. Eventually Jack was locked away at a butcher's shop, where more witnesses of his miraculous recovery called him the Devil and tried to kill him. Eventually, Angelo released Jack, wanting to accompany him to [[Los Angeles]] but Jack left, leaving his old life behind once more. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Immortal Sins (TV story)}})


[[James Stevens]]' mother was born in [[New Zealand]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
[[Alexander Fleming]] discovered [[penicillin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
The [[Eighth Doctor]] landed in [[Crickhowell]], [[Wales]], tracking a [[Velderon]] distress signal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Far from Home (short story)}})
=== January ===
* [[27 January|27]] - Actor [[Michael Craig]] was born.


=== February ===
While in a [[bubble prison]], [[Iris Wildthyme]] imagined attending a party in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? (audio story)}})
* [[1 February|1]] - Actor [[Robert Rowland]] was born in [[London]].
* [[10 February|10]] - Actor [[John Ringham]] was born.
* [[14 February|14]] - Actor [[Mark Eden]] was born in London.
* [[23 February|23]] - Actor [[Bernard Kay]] was born in [[Bolton]], [[Lancashire]].


=== March ===
== Births and deaths ==
* [[6 March|6]] - Actor [[Glyn Owen]] was born.
[[James Stevens]]' mother was born in [[New Zealand]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})
* [[23 March|23]] - Writer [[Louis Marks]] was born.
* [[29 March|29]] - Actor [[Philip Locke]] was born.
* [[31 March|31]] - Actor [[John Lee (actor)|John Lee]] was born in Launceston, Tasmania.


=== April ===
== Other ==
* [[9 April|9]] - Actor [[Aubrey Woods]] was born.
The Fifth Doctor owned a 1928 edition of ''[[Wisden Almanack]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Phantasmagoria (audio story)}})
* [[18 April|18]] - Writer and [[script editor]] [[David Whitaker]] was born.


=== May ===
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* [[29 May|29]] - Actor [[Frederick Jaeger]] was born in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]].
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=== June ===
* [[19 June|19]] - Actor [[Ken Barker]] was born.
* [[25 June|25]] - Actor [[Moray Watson]] was born.
 
=== August ===
* [[16 August|16]] - [[Dalek Operator]] [[Murphy Grumbar]] was born.
 
=== September ===
* [[1 September|1]] - Actor [[Emrys James]] was born.
 
=== October ===
* [[23 October|23]] - Actor [[Jerome Willis]] was born.
 
=== November ===
* [[26 November|26]] - Actor [[Michael Hawkins]] was born.
* [[30 November|30]] - Actor [[John Bay]] was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].
 
=== December ===
* [[29 December|29]] - Actor [[Bernard Cribbins]] was born.
 
=== Unknown dates ===
* Actor [[Peter Cellier]] was born.
 
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1928 in

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Timeline for 1928
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1928 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 27 July, the Fifth Doctor, Tegan Jovanka and Turlough met Edward Grainger near Mount Lishan in China. The Doctor mentioned several other events that took place on this date: Mickey Mouse's first appearance, women receiving the vote and Tich Freeman's accomplishment in cricket. (PROSE: Falling from Xi'an [+]Loading...["Falling from Xi'an (short story)"], TV: Disney Time [+]Loading...["Disney Time (TV story)"])

On 14 August, the Tahnn wiped out the English town of Little Cadthorpe while searching for the Weave, leaving Oliver Marks as the only survivor. (PROSE: The Glamour Chase [+]Loading...["The Glamour Chase (novel)"])

Undated

Temporal Mechanics published the first formulation of the Blinovitch Limitation Effect. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"])

Ernest Hemingway settled in Key West. The Seventh Doctor tried to take Ace and Bernice Summerfield to Key West at some later moment to have drinks with "Ernie", but ended up in Haiti in 1915 instead. (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])

Goronwy set down some hibiscus blossom. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"])

The leaders of (from left) the Frines, Costerdane, and Ablemarch families make a deal over Jack Harkness. (TV: Immortal Sins [+]Loading...["Immortal Sins (TV story)"])

Angelo Colasanto was released from prison and was shocked to see Jack Harkness alive. He stabbed him, believing him to be the Devil. Eventually Jack was locked away at a butcher's shop, where more witnesses of his miraculous recovery called him the Devil and tried to kill him. Eventually, Angelo released Jack, wanting to accompany him to Los Angeles but Jack left, leaving his old life behind once more. (TV: Immortal Sins [+]Loading...["Immortal Sins (TV story)"])

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])

The Eighth Doctor landed in Crickhowell, Wales, tracking a Velderon distress signal. (PROSE: Far from Home [+]Loading...["Far from Home (short story)"])

While in a bubble prison, Iris Wildthyme imagined attending a party in London. (AUDIO: Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? [+]Loading...["Whatever Happened to Iris Wildthyme? (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

James Stevens' mother was born in New Zealand. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Other

The Fifth Doctor owned a 1928 edition of Wisden Almanack. (AUDIO: Phantasmagoria [+]Loading...["Phantasmagoria (audio story)"])