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• Antonius Maria Rothengatter, Duistervoorde († 2010)
• Anna Elisabeth van Calsteren, Den Haag († 1930)
• Elisabeth Niclaes, Louvain(B) († 1963)
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Florentina ter Weijden, Blaricum († 2017)
• Egberdina Reints, Hardenberg († 1996)
• Adrianus van Grinsven, Den Dungen († 2005)
• Antonius Maria Pothoven, Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands († 2004)
• Catrinus Pieters, Leeuwarden († 2008)
• Adriaan Poppe, Oost-en West-Souburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1998)
• Corry Theeuwes, Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1955)

• Aaltje de Haan (83), Lonneker
• Alida de Jong (1), Amsterdam
• Anna Wiesje (63), Monster
• Carolina Johanna Boots (39), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Andries van Noordt (7), Poortugaal
• "kind van mannelijk" de Vries (0), Den Helder
• Catharina Hubertina Hamers (70), Hoensbroek, Heerlen
• Antonie Luijk van (95), Sint-Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anthonie van Luijk (95), Sint Annaland
• Adrian Christianus Joseph Cornelissen (80), Town of Rockland, Brown Co, Wisconsin

• 1928 » Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach
• 1928 » Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator
• 1928 » Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress († 2010)
• 1929 » Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist († 1979)
• 1930 » Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec († 2015)
• 1930 » Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout († 2013)
• 1931 » Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer
• 1931 » James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic († 2014)
• 1931 » Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 1931 » Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken († 2014)

• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
• 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
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 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 7.8 million citizens.
• May 7 » The 7.1 M_w  Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
• June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
• June 17 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.
• August 16 » The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
• October 5 » British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.
• November 3 » Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.

The temperature on August 9, 1930 was between 12.0 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.