About the day » Monday August 20, 1928Calender converter

• Edna Agnes Grace Gielink, Durban, Zuid-Afrika († 1978)
• Adriana J. (Sanny) Schinkelshoek, Delft († 2003)
• Barend van der Heijden, Rotterdam († 1979)
• Cornelis Wilhelmus Pisuisse, Amsteram († 1986)
• Aaltje Goeree, Emmen († 2016)
• Eleanor ADLER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, VS († 2016)
• Annette HUPKENS († 2005)
• Elisabeth Hendrika theresia Kokx, Rotterdam († 1974)
• Albertus Johannes Fredericus Nienhuis, Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Nederland († 1979)
• Barend Bernardus Biesenbeek, Amsterdam († 1981)

• Adriana Huberdina Akkermans (1), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnoldus Spier (63), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Arie van der Zeijden (69), Noordwijkerhout
• Arie van der Zijden (69), Noordwijkerhout
• Antonia Dietvors (70), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
• Catharina Johanna Rewijk (25), Sassenheim
• Cora Frances Sayles (56), Graveville, MN
• Aafje LANGEDIJK (45), Grand Rapids, Verenigde Staten
• Adriaan Vogel (72), Middelburg
• Cornelia Nieuwlaat (75), Berkel en Rodenrijs (ZH-NLD)

• 1926 » Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist († 1978)
• 1926 » Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach († 2014)
• 1927 » Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation († 2013)
• 1927 » John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian
• 1927 » Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger († 2014)
• 1927 » Yootha Joyce, English actress († 1980)
• 1929 » Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1930 » Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor († 2013)
• 1930 » Peter Randall, English sergeant († 2007)
• 1931 » Don King, American boxing promoter

• 1912 » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
• 1914 » Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
• 1915 » Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1917 » Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
• 1930 » Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
• 1936 » Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
• 1939 » Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)
• 1942 » István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)
• 1943 » William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)

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.
• January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
• 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.
• June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
• October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
• November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
• November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.

The temperature on August 20, 1928 was between 10.3 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.