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Born on Monday January 16, 1928
- Burl Jacken McGowan, Alabama († 1990)
- Elisabeth van der Bosch († 2012)
- Antonetta Martina Maria van Nikkelen Kuijper, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1997)
- David Lester Jongeward, Yakima, Washington (USA) († 2018)
- Albert Tolner, De Punt ( Vries ) († 2011)
- Anton Robert Beekman, Nova Topola (Joeg.) († 1994)
- Anna Bregje Carla de Groot, Malang (In) († 1960)
- Arie van Krugten, Eindhoven († 2011)
- Anna Catharina Helmerhorst, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1929)
- Althea Arnold († 1998)
Died on Monday January 16, 1928
- Albrecht von Alvensleben (79)
- Anna Frederika Huis (0), Rotterdam
- Addie Lanier King Bearden [K 2 Bu] (67), Hickory Point, Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Barend Albertus Doijer (84), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Barelt (Bareld) Westerhof (75), Assen, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Helena Marchand (83), Roosendaal
- Arnolda Maria Rijkers (49), Tilburg
- Adriaan Van der Pluijm (82), Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arnolda Maria RIJKERS (49), Tilburg (NL/NB)
- Anna Pieternella van der Doll (80), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1928 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1925 » James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot († 2013)
- 1925 » Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic
- 1928 » Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress († 1996)
- 1928 » William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
- 1929 » Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan anthropologist and academic († 2014)
- 1930 » Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge († 2013)
- 1930 » Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
- 1930 » Paula Tilbrook, English actress († 2019)
- 1931 » John Enderby, English physicist and academic
- 1931 » Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic
Died on January 16
- 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
- 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
- 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)
- 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
- 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
- 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
- 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
- 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1928
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Arie
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1928
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1928
- 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.
- The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
- June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
- June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
- August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
- November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
- 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.
- December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
Weather January 16, 1928
The temperature on January 16, 1928 was between 2.3 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.