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• Abraham Jacobus PRETORIUS († 1994)
• Arthur Edwin Schnitzler, Soerabaja, Java, Indonesia († 2006)
• Bastiaan Albertus van der Linden, Hardinxveld († 2019)
• Albert Rijkeboer, Ommen († 2012)
• Albert Rijkeboer, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2012)
• Catharina Dymohna Elisabeth Van Bommel, Lommel († 2010)
• Bakx, Oosterhout († 1928)
• Catharina Theodora de Nijs, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Afton Maxine Griffin Burns), Burke County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
• Berber Johanna (Klaas) Zwart, Warga († 2015)

• Adreas Jacobus Augustinus BUYLE (60), Wortel, 2323, Antwerpen, Belgique
• Anna Catharina Hubertina Smeets (84), Echt
• Aleida Gerritdina Zweers (6), Radewijk, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonia Sibilla Boelee (0), Leiden
• Arie Stigter (51), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Petrus van der Heijden (0), Eindhoven
• Anna Catharina Hubertina Smeets (84), Echt
• Arend Vermeulen (75), Kethel &, Spaland
• Adriana Franken (89), Rotterdam
• Anthonie Cornelis Lindhoud (52), Oud-Vossemeer, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1925 » Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina († 2013)
• 1926 » Frank Aletter, American actor († 2009)
• 1926 » Tom Tryon, American actor and author († 1991)
• 1926 » Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1927 » Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player († 2017)
• 1928 » Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author († 1984)
• 1928 » Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic († 2019)
• 1928 » Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter († 2007)
• 1930 » Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player († 2006)
• 1930 » Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer († 2014)

• 1908 » Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1846)
• 1915 » Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (b. 1824)
• 1919 » Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (b. 1869)
• 1920 » John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (b. 1864)
• 1926 » August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (b. 1843)
• 1934 » Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 1942 » Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (b. 1850)
• 1944 » Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician (b. 1869)

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

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

• 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.
• March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
• April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
• May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
• September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
• 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 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.

The temperature on January 14, 1928 was between 4.3 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.