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Birthday July 19, 1928

• The temperature on July 19, 1928 was between 8.8 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
  • September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
  • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
  • 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.
  • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
  • 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 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1925 » Sue Thompson, American singer
• 1926 » Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1928 » Choi Yun-chil, South Korean long-distance runner and a two-time national champion in the marathon.
• 1928 » Samuel John Hazo, American author
• 1929 » Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded Glock Ges.m.b.H.
• 1929 » Orville Turnquest, Bahamian politician