About the day » Thursday August 9, 1928Calender converter

• Alexandre de Lestrade de Conti, Salers, 15219, France († 1996)
• Cornelia Maria van der MEER († 2018)
• Cornelia Aafje van Enkhuizen, Wormerveer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Cornelis Johannes van Veen, Noordwijkerhout († 2006)
• Bernardinus Maria Alphonsus Adriaansen, Goirle († 2000)
• Ariea Hasenoot, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Arend Jan Scholing († 1945)
• Arendje Cornelsdr Zwanenburg, Katwijk († 1978)
• Arendje (Annie) Zwanenburg, Katwijk aan Zee, ZH, Nederland († 1978)
• Arendje ZWANENBURG, Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1978)

• Alijda Stappenbeld (75), Lemelerveld
• Abner Warren Harkless (70), Parker, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Balemans (70), Etten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• "Hein" Hendrik Willemsz Verver (90), Hilversum, Nederland
• Cornelis Snaijer, de (73), Rockanje
• Anna Elisabeth Jacoba van Trotsenburg (78)
• Antonie Verrips (71), Boyden, Sioux County, Iowa
• Cornelis Marinus Geurens (52), Rotterdam
• Alexander Henry (92), Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
• Bregtje Fokkens (49), Chicago (Cook County) (Illinois)

• 1925 » David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding († 1999)
• 1926 » Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer († 2001)
• 1927 » Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist († 2014)
• 1927 » Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter († 1978)
• 1928 » Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach
• 1928 » Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator
• 1928 » Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress († 2010)
• 1929 » Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist († 1979)
• 1930 » Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec († 2015)
• 1930 » Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout († 2013)

• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
• 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)

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.
• August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
• September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
• October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
• 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.
• December 17 » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.

The temperature on August 9, 1928 was between 11.7 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.