Family tree Klavers » Marinus Slagter (1928-< 2024)

Birthday January 1, 1928

• The average temperature on January 1, 1928 was -1.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
  • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
  • 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.
  • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
  • November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1927 » Doak Walker, American football player and businessman († 1998)
• 1927 » James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist († 1965)
• 1927 » Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director († 2007)
• 1927 » Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1928 » Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter († 1984)
• 1928 » Gerhard Weinberg, German-American historian, author, and academic