The temperature on March 12, 1928 was between -6.1 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
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 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.
December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.
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.
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