Family tree Klavers » Jacob Blanken (1928-< 2024)

Birthday July 15, 1928

• The temperature on July 15, 1928 was between 11.6 °C and 30.7 °C and averaged 23.0 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
  • June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
  • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
  • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
  • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
  • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
  • December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1927 » Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier
• 1927 » Nan Martin, American actress († 2010)
• 1928 » Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist († 2012)
• 1928 » Viramachaneni Vimla Devi, Indian parliamentarian († 1967)
• 1929 » Charles Anthony, American tenor and actor († 2012)