About the day » Friday August 2, 1929Calender converter

• Cecil Eckhoff († 1997)
• Donald Dean Schwebke, Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa († 2017)
• Christina de Vries, Amsterdam, NH Netherlands († 1989)
• * Willem Rietveld, Gouda († 1999)
• Elizabeth Appolonia Christina Gouverneur, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Geertruida Oosterheerd, Lutjegast, Groningen, Nederland († 2012)
• George Eduardus Aloijsius van Waterschoot, Lamswaarde,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1983)
• Andrina Gijsbertje Maassen († 2004)
• Anna Maria Petronella Bernardina Franken, Bergen op Zoom,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
• Alphonse André Hanneuse, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, België († 2012)

• Abraham Pietersz de Bruijn (130), Oostvoorne
• Arij Zwartveld (79), Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aaltje Verbeek (0), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Casper Bakker (62), Zaandam
• Amelia Tompkins (40), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Geerd Suurd (56), 's Gravenhage
• Dika Willemina Breuker (73), Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Birgitte Margrete Karstensdatter (72), Moldjord, Beiarn
• Elizabeth van Aken (78), Hedel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Frances Lechter Bollinger (29), Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, Verenigde Staten

• 1927 » Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic († 2018)
• 1928 » Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer († 1990)
• 1929 » David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda († 2017)
• 1929 » John Gale, English director and producer
• 1929 » Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer († 2014)
• 1929 » Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs († 2013)
• 1930 » Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer († 2003)
• 1931 » Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer († 2008)
• 1931 » Karl Miller, English journalist and critic († 2014)
• 1931 » Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic († 2019)

• 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
• 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
• 1921 » Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
• 1922 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
• 1934 » Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)
• 1937 » Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)
• 1939 » Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and educator (b. 1863)

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. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Margaretha
14. Geertruida
15. Aaltje
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.
• February 11 » Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
• April 6 » Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
• 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.
• October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
• November 3 » The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
• December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).

The temperature on August 2, 1929 was between 6.3 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.