About the day » Tuesday April 28, 1908Calender converter

• Anna Lamberdina van Mechelen, Dedemsvaart
• Adriana Suzanna Dingemanse, Biervliet, Zeeland, NL
• Aaldrik Meindert Pijper, Siddeburen, Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands († 1973)
• Aline Rich, Brunswick County, North Carolina († 1971)
• Anna Elsabeth van Zwolgen, Alphen († 1908)
• Hoekstra, Leeuwarden
• Albertus (Albert) (Bert) LA FLEUR, Sheldon O'Brien County Iowa U.S.A († 1992)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Francois, Zwaluwe
• Adrianus Anthonius (Toon) Teunissen, Veur, ZH, Nederland († 1985)
• Anna Prenger, Vriescheloo Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1991)

• Abraham Barend Halberstadt (58), Leeuwarden (NL)
• Anna Koeman (63), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Antonie BLAAK (0), Oud Beijerland
• Alexander Christiaan van Veen (47), Den Haag
• annigje BEZEMER (83), strijen
• Adriana Versteeg (41), Wijk en Aalburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Abraham Faber (45), Dantumawoude, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Age Hendrik de Vries (71), Zutphen, Nederland
• Annechien Landeweer (52), Dordrecht
• Anna Elizabeth Robers (80), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1906 » Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic († 1978)
• 1906 » Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist († 1999)
• 1908 » Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower († 1987)
• 1908 » Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster († 1981)
• 1908 » Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman († 1974)
• 1909 » Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist († 1988)
• 1910 » Sam Merwin, Jr., American author († 1996)
• 1911 » Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright († 1999)
• 1912 » Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1912 » Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy († 1995)

• 1881 » Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (b. 1818)
• 1883 » John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (b. 1795)
• 1902 » Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Josiah Willard Gibbs, American scientist (b. 1839)
• 1905 » Fitzhugh Lee, American general and politician, 40th Governor of Virginia (b. 1835)
• 1925 » Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1928 » May Jordan McConnel, Australian trade unionist and suffragist (b. 1860)
• 1929 » Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (b. 1879)
• 1936 » Fuad I of Egypt (b. 1868)
• 1944 » Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (b. 1880)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
• June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
• July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
• October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

The temperature on April 28, 1908 was between -2.4 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.