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Born on Friday August 28, 1942
- Martinus Josephus Maria de Nijs, Oud &, Nieuw Gastel († 1943)
- Johanna Gerda de Jong, Meteren (NL) († 2021)
- Abraham Meinema, De Lier, Nederland († 2008)
- Henderikus Wilpshaar, Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2003)
- Lenis Harold LAKE († 1984)
- Maria Moerman († 1982)
- Johannes Holtermans († 2013)
- Engelbertha Adriana Maria van Koert, Amsterdam († 2021)
- Dick Timmerman († 2001)
- Hendrik WOLLESWINKEL, Wormerveer († 2023)
Died on Friday August 28, 1942
- Antonius Wilhelmus Johannes Hooglugt (73), Olst
- Arie Mondt (78), Voorburg,Gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg,South Holland,Netherlands
- Aaron Blaaser (52), Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Gmina OÅwiÄcim, Poland
- antje kramer (71), alkmaar
- Geurt Jansen (47), Renkum
- Adriana Teeuwen (70), Gouda
- Anton Voorhoeve (75), Heerde
- Alphonsus Hubertus "Alphonse" Volders (58), Schaffen ( Belgie)
- Anna Johanna Renckens (78), Medemblik
- Antje Pietersdr Kramer (71), Alkmaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 28, 1942 at Delpher
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De Waag : algemeen cultureel, politiek en economisch weekblad voor Nederland
- Het joodsche weekblad : uitgave van den Joodschen Raad voor Amsterdam
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on August 28
- 1941 » John Stanley Marshall, English drummer
- 1941 » Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator
- 1941 » Paul Plishka, American opera singer
- 1941 » Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach
- 1942 » Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal
- 1942 » Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist († 1995)
- 1942 » Wendy Davies, Welsh historian and academic
- 1943 » Robert Greenwald, American director and producer
- 1943 » Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician († 2015)
- 1943 » Surayud Chulanont, Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand
Died on August 28
- 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
- 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
- 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
- 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
- 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)
- 1955 » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)
- 1959 » Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (b. 1890)
- 1965 » Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
- 1968 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
- 1971 » Reuvein Margolies, Israeli author and scholar (b. 1889)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Johan
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1942
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Annie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1942
- 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
- April 3 » World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.
- August 11 » Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.
- September 3 » World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
- November 4 » World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
- December 10 » World War II: Government of Poland in exile send Raczyński's Note (the first official report on the Holocaust) to 26 governments who signed the Declaration by United Nations.
Weather August 28, 1942
The temperature on August 28, 1942 was between 17.5 °C and 28.5 °C and averaged 22.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.