Péter Boross is a Hungarian retired politician and former member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from December 1993 to July 1994. He assumed the position upon the death of his predecessor, József Antall, and held the office until his right-wing coalition was defeated in election by the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), which was led by his successor Gyula Horn. Prior to his premiership, Boross functioned as Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services (1990) and Minister of the Interior (1990–1993). He was also a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 1998 and from 2006 to 2009.

1928Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu (died 2023)^[†]

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1928Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (died 2003)^[†]

Joan Beverly Kroc, also known as Joni, was an American philanthropist and the third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc.

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1928The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.^[†]

The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris – officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". The pact was signed by Germany, France, and the United States on 27 August 1928, and by most other states soon after. Sponsored by France and the U.S., the Pact is named after its authors, United States Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and French foreign minister Aristide Briand. The pact was concluded outside the League of Nations and remains in effect.

Headlines from August 27, 1928

HARBORD QUITS RADIO TO AID HOOVER HERE; Gets Leave of Absence From Corporation Until Nov. 6 to Head Local Fund Drive. CONCERN AVOIDS POLITICS But Young Agrees With General That Business Man Must Take Interest in Government. HARBORD ACCEPTS REPUBLICAN POST Grants Right to Enter Politics.

Talking Movies to Record Every Word and Detail; America Will See and Hear Signing a Week Later

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