About the day » Friday August 28, 1925Calender converter

• Arie Burgerhout, Rotterdam († 2003)
• Bolwijn Bernard Baalman, Oude Pekela († 1994)
• C van Gaalen († 2015)
• Christiaan Johannes Adrianus Lamers, Tiel, Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland († 2002)
• Antonia Maria Louisa (Ton) RIJNDERS, Bergeijck (NL/NB) († 2017)
• Abraham De Leeuw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands († 1942)
• Beatrice Audrey Skinner, Hull, Yorkshire, England († 2004)
• Betty Lucille Bronson Walker [KsBs], Groveland, Lake County, Florida († 2002)
• Anna Cornelia van Dijk, Den Helder († 2015)
• Charles Koens († 2014)

• Adriana Maria Reijerse (23), Rotterdam
• Adriana Vergeer (70), Haastrecht
• Arie Huisman (0), 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Christiaan Franciscus Horselenberg (0), Hasselo
• Dirkje Douwes Buma (76)
• Cornelia Schrama (79), Den Burg (Texel, NH)
• Cornelia Elizabeth van Gils (0), Dordrecht, Gemeente Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Schagen (66), Alkmaar, Nederland
• Augustinus Lambertus Billen (59), Wellen, België
• Constance Van Ham (62), Rillaar Vlaams Brabant *

• 1921 » John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer († 1979)
• 1924 » Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet († 2004)
• 1924 » Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer († 2004)
• 1924 » Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer and engineer († 2010)
• 1924 » Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author († 2014)
• 1925 » Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2011)
• 1925 » Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer († 2003)
• 1925 » Philip Purser, English author and critic
• 1928 » F. William Free, American businessman († 2003)
• 1928 » Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer († 2004)

• 1891 » Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1903 » Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)
• 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)

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

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

• 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
• February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
• March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
• May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
• July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
• August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
• August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.

The temperature on August 28, 1925 was between 12.2 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.