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Born on Tuesday January 17, 1928
- Aleida Gesina Oude Booijink, Geesteren († 2013)
- Bernard Baars, Diessen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
- Aartje Veldhuizen, Bennekom, Gelderland, Nederland († 1967)
- Ann Lynn Blanton, North Carolina († 1989)
- Antonius Werdler, Nederland († 2003)
- Berend Egbert Wensink, Deventer († 2016)
- Andries Roumans, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1979)
- Cornelia Vroegop, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
- Aloysius Elisabeth Anthonius Kuijer, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Nederland († 2015)
- Adriana ('Jeanne') Dijkshoorn, Eindhoven (Eindhoven), Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2009)
Died on Tuesday January 17, 1928
- Aaltje Rieuwers (66), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Hartveld (60), Ter Aar
- Anna Maria Maijvis (73), Made en Drimmelen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Allard Cornelis de Buijzer (77), Amsterdam Nieuwe Oosterbegraafplaats
- Algernon Edward Urban SARTORIS (50), Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Adolf Nicolaas Postma (45), Smilde
- Anna Maria Canton (52), Heerlen
- Anna Maria Maijvis (73), Made en Drimmelen
- Anna Mathilda Josephina Hierck (60), Den Haag, Nederland
- Anna Mathilde Hierck (60), 's-Gravenhage
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1928 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1926 » Moira Shearer, Scottish-English ballerina and actress († 2006)
- 1926 » Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and politician
- 1927 » E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer († 1994)
- 1927 » Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer († 2008)
- 1927 » Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician († 2014)
- 1927 » Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian († 1961)
- 1928 » Jean Barraqué, French composer († 1973)
- 1928 » Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman († 2012)
- 1929 » Jacques Plante, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster († 1986)
- 1929 » Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore († 2012)
Died on January 17
- 1909 » Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
- 1911 » Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
- 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
- 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
- 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
- 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
- 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
- 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
- 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
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").
- October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
- October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
- 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.
- November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
Weather January 17, 1928
The temperature on January 17, 1928 was between 3.6 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.