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Birthday August 26, 1928

• The temperature on August 26, 1928 was between 11.2 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
  • June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
  • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
  • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1925 » Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic († 2005)
• 1926 » Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator († 1999)
• 1926 » Robert Vickrey, American painter and author († 2011)
• 1928 » Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles († 2015)
• 1929 » Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia († 1996)
• 1930 » Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach