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Birthday November 2, 1928

• The temperature on November 2, 1928 was between 6.7 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
  • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
  • October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1927 » John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, English businessman and politician
• 1927 » Steve Ditko, American author and illustrator († 2018)
• 1928 » Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian († 2011)
• 1928 » Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author
• 1929 » Amar Bose, American engineer and businessman, founded the Bose Corporation († 2013)
• 1929 » Robert Gover, American journalist and author († 2015)