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March 30, 1928Born on Saturday March 31, 1928
- anna catharina petronella pubben, helden-beringe
- Bauke Stelpstra, Hallum, Friesland, Nederland († 1998)
- Aart Snoek, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
- Arie Gijsbert Goudswaard, nieuw-beijerland (zuid holland) († 2010)
- Anna Catharina Cunegonda Evers, Maasbracht, Netherlands († 1970)
- Casper Pieter Glasbergen, Rijnsburg († 1990)
- Alberdina (Dientje) Kleinman († 2018)
- Agnes Cornelia Theresia van der Geest, Woubrugge, Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1929)
- Bernardus Josephus Conens, Sappemeer († 2011)
- Alida Catharine Elisabeth Gesink, Amsterdam († 2017)
Died on Saturday March 31, 1928
- Adriaan Struik (73), Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Alida Frouwina Buikema (41), Groningen
- Anne van der WERF (83), Sneek, FR. NL
- Anthonij Franciscus Mandos (72), Rotterdam
- Anthonius van Mourik (83), Montfoort
- Antje Tambach (69), Beemster
- van der Valk, Stad aan het Haringvliet
- Anna van der Meij (52), Katwijk
- Adriaan Struik (73), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Tambach (69), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 31, 1928 at Delpher
- De Sumatra post
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
Born on March 31
- 1927 » Bud MacPherson, Canadian ice hockey player († 1988)
- 1927 » Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist († 1993)
- 1927 » Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Spanish cardinal
- 1927 » Elmer Diedtrich, American businessman and politician († 2013)
- 1927 » Vladimir Ilyushin, Russian pilot († 2010)
- 1927 » William Daniels, American actor
- 1928 » Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player († 2016)
- 1928 » Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1975)
- 1929 » Bert Fields, American lawyer and author
- 1929 » Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. († 2007)
Died on March 31
- 1913 » J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (b. 1837)
- 1915 » Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (b. 1882)
- 1917 » Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1924 » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)
- 1927 » Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and political reformer (b. 1858)
- 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
- 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
- 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)
- 1939 » Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (b. 1887)
- 1944 » Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (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.
- January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
- January 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
- June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
- September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
- October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
- 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.
Weather March 31, 1928
The temperature on March 31, 1928 was between 2.5 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.