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Born on Thursday January 5, 1928
- Bertrand Pulk, Maine, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
- Cornelia (Corrie) Goedegebuure, St. Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland († 2017)
- arnoldina mathea oomen, helden-egchel († 2001)
- Annegien Kappen, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Emmen († 2024)
- Annemaria van der Putten, Eindhoven († 2002)
- Ab van de Pol († 1997)
- Adam Cornelis Wessels, Oud-Vossemeer († 2013)
- Arend Pouls († 1991)
- Adriaantje Koorn, Den Oever († 2006)
- Christianus Hogenes, Leiden († 1952)
Died on Thursday January 5, 1928
- Albertus Broekhof (84), Noordwijkerhout
- Adriana Johanna de Hullu (62), Oostburg, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adriana Regina Maria Deelen (78), Eindhoven
- Aaffien UILDERSMA (46), Tjamsweer (Appingedam) Groningen Netherlands
- Antonius Johannes Tassenaar (6), Nijmegen, Nederland
- Alberdina Pieternella van Nieuwenhuijzen (79), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Moerdijk, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands
- Adriana Gerarda Maria Bakker (1), Krommenie, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia Maria Fleuren (48), Mill en Sint Hubert
- Anna Catharina Wever (72), Zwaag
- Adriana Johanna de Hulle (62), Zuidzande
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1928 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1926 » Hosea Williams, American businessman and activist († 2000)
- 1926 » Veikko Karvonen, Finnish runner († 2007)
- 1926 » W. D. Snodgrass, American poet († 2009)
- 1927 » Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American guru and author, founded Iraivan Temple († 2001)
- 1928 » Imtiaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer († 2016)
- 1928 » Walter Mondale, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States
- 1928 » Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th President of Pakistan († 1979)
- 1929 » Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager († 2014)
- 1931 » Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet, and author
- 1931 » Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer, founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater († 1989)
Died on January 5
- 1904 » Karl Alfred von Zittel, German paleontologist and geologist (b. 1839)
- 1910 » Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and academic (b. 1834)
- 1917 » Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter (b. 1865)
- 1922 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (b. 1874)
- 1933 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)
- 1942 » Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896)
- 1943 » George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
- 1951 » Andrei Platonov, Russian journalist and author (b. 1899)
- 1951 » Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864)
- 1952 » Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish colonel and politician, 46th Governor-General of India (b. 1887)
Names that were popular for boys in 1928
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Arie
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1928
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1928
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
- July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
- August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
- September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
- September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
- October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
Weather January 5, 1928
The temperature on January 5, 1928 was between 2.7 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.