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Birthday January 7, 1928

• The temperature on January 7, 1928 was between 0.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
  • 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).
  • August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
  • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1925 » Gerald Durrell, Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded Durrell Wildlife Park († 1995)
• 1926 » Kim Jong-pil, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 11th Prime Minister of South Korea († 2018)
• 1928 » William Peter Blatty, American author and screenwriter († 2017)
• 1929 » Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor († 2012)
• 1929 » Terry Moore, American actress
• 1931 » Mirja Hietamies, Finnish skier († 2013)