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• Aleida Antonia Theresia Stalenhoef, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 2000)
• Adriana van Straten, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1986)
• Anthony comte de Meeûs, Auderghem († 2019)
• Bart van Meegdenburg, Geldermalsen († 1976)
• Christiaan Henri Marie Strijbos, Eindhoven
• Bastiaan Dingenus de Klerk, 's-Gravenpolder, Nederland († 2012)
• Andries GEVEN, 's-Gravenhage (Z-H) († 1929)
• * Adriana van Straten, Gouda († 1986)
• Adriana Petronella Brederoo, Monster († 2012)
• Denise Louise Leona Livina Lagast, Assebroek-Brugge († 1932)

• Arend van Putten (50), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Maria van Dijk (79), ,, Sneek, Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adriana Straub (89), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Hamilton Pick (70), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
• De Bont Crispinus (55), Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Jans Postma (35), Leeuwarden
• Alice Dialphia McTyre (0)
• anthonia willemijntje MULLER (60), puttershoek
• Adrianus Hermanus van Hulst (25), Leeuwen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Kortenray (61), Tilburg

• 1925 » Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor († 1990)
• 1926 » Morton Feldman, American composer and academic († 1987)
• 1926 » Ray Price, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2013)
• 1928 » Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress († 2006)
• 1929 » Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic
• 1929 » Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician († 2015)
• 1930 » Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor († 2016)
• 1930 » Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright
• 1930 » Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons († 1974)
• 1933 » Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright († 2013)

• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
• 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Wilhelmus
12. Jacob
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Hendrikus
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Margaretha
16. Helena

• 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 Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
• January 1 » The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
• July 27 » The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
• August 24 » Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
• November 7 » In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
• December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).
• December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.

The temperature on January 12, 1929 was between -12.4 °C and -3.9 °C and averaged -9.2 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.