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Birthday April 2, 1928

• The temperature on April 2, 1928 was between 3.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
  • June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
  • September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
  • October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
  • December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1927 » Carmen Basilio, American boxer and soldier († 2012)
• 1927 » Howard Callaway, American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army († 2014)
• 1928 » David Robinson, Northern Irish horticulturist and academic († 2004)
• 1928 » Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal († 1996)
• 1928 » Roy Masters, English-American radio host
• 1928 » Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director († 1991)