Family tree Klavers » Willem Schipper (1928-< 2024)

Birthday January 18, 1928

• The temperature on January 18, 1928 was between 2.7 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
  • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
  • 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 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1925 » Sol Yurick, American soldier and author († 2013)
• 1926 » Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic († 2013)
• 1927 » Sundaram Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player († 1990)
• 1928 » Alexander Gomelsky, Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach († 2005)