Some notable events around anarchism that happened in 1928.
April[]
- Unknown day: Anarchist Domingos Passos disappears in Parana, Brazil, likely killed by police. His age is unknown, but he is suspected of being born in the 1890s, meaning he would've been in his 30s.[1]
May[]
- 8: Anarchist and FORA member Luisa Lallana is shot and killed by a strikebreaker whilst supporting a dockworkers strike in Rosario, Argentina. She was 18 years old.[2]
- 23: Severino Di Giovanni bombs the Italian consulate in Buenos Aires, Argentina to protest fascism. 9 are killed and 34 are injured. Di Giovanni also attempts to bomb a pharmacy owned by a fascist businessmen, but the bomb is defused.[3]
- 26: Severino Di Giovanni bombs the Buenos Aires home of Cesare Afeltria, a member of the Italian secret police accused of torturing anarchists and anti-fascists in Italy.[3]
December[]
- 7: Noam Chomsky is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Unknown date: Severino Di Giovanni attempts to bomb a train carrying US President elect Herbert Hoover during his visit to Argentina. However, the man tasked with carrying out the bombing is caught and arrested.[3]