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Born on Saturday August 4, 1928
Died on Saturday August 4, 1928

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 4, 1928 at Delpher


Born on August 4

Died on August 4

Names that were popular for boys in 1928
  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
Names that were popular for girls in 1928
  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

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.
  • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
Weather August 4, 1928

The temperature on August 4, 1928 was between 10.0 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI