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Born on Wednesday January 16, 1929
- Alton Lee Sowell [Twin] († 1994)
- Harlan Clyde Montanye, Walthill, Thurston County, Nebraska († 1994)
- Gerdina Hendrika van Delden, Loenen († 2020)
- Gijsbertha Adriana Wilhelmina Van Krugten, Eindhoven († 2013)
- Clara Peeters, Itegem, Antwerpen, Belgium († 2008)
- Dirk van Drunen († 2015)
- Egbert VAN WIJK, Emmer Compascuum Drenthe Netherlands († 2005)
- Doetje Lina Slotegraaf, ,, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1988)
- Adriana Wilhelmina Hagenaar, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
- Alida Sofia Theresia Blauwhof († 1980)
Died on Wednesday January 16, 1929
- Adriaan van der Klooster (48), Rockanje
- Ane Hollenga (90), Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- Antje Water (83), Zwaag
- Antje Bos (86), Muggenbeet, Brederwiede, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Arend Jan Ruwhof (76), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Aartje Bosch (76), Apeldoorn
- Andrew Clark (51), Prichard, Wayne, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria Lippits (61), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Alexander Jan Huber (65), Voorburg
- Antje Nieboer (75), Groningen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1929 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1928 » Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress († 1996)
- 1928 » William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
- 1929 » Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan anthropologist and academic († 2014)
- 1930 » Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge († 2013)
- 1930 » Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
- 1930 » Paula Tilbrook, English actress († 2019)
- 1931 » Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th Federal President of Germany († 2006)
- 1931 » John Enderby, English physicist and academic
- 1931 » Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic
- 1932 » Victor Ciocâltea, Romanian chess player († 1983)
Died on January 16
- 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
- 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
- 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)
- 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
- 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
- 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
- 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
- 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1929
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1929
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1929
- 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.
- February 9 » Members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang assassinated the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
- June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
- June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
- August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
- August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
- September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
Weather January 16, 1929
The temperature on January 16, 1929 was between -6.6 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -4.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.