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Birthday May 27, 1928

• The temperature on May 27, 1928 was between 7.3 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
  • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
  • November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1925 » Tony Hillerman, American journalist and author († 2008)
• 1927 » Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist († 1996)
• 1928 » Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
• 1930 » Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator († 2010)
• 1930 » John Barth, American novelist and short story writer
• 1930 » William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation