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Birthday October 15, 1928

• The temperature on October 15, 1928 was between -0.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
  • 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.
  • July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
  • November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1926 » Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet († 2012)
• 1926 » Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1926 » James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia († 2010)
• 1926 » Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher († 1984)
• 1927 » B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman and philanthropist († 2015)
• 1929 » Will Insley, American painter and architect († 2011)