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July 28, 1942Born on Wednesday July 29, 1942
- Berendina Allegonda Innocenza Maria Michels, Hedel († 2018)
- Fredrika Egberta Geziena Dijkhuis, Euvelgunne, Groningen, Nederland († 1947)
- Darwin Lee Wulf, Adrian, Nobles County, Minnesota
- Egbert Bathoorn, Roden († 1995)
- Elly Aker, Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
- Anne de Goede († 1988)
- Marianne Christiansen, Kapernaum Sogn, K²benhavn († 2013)
- Johannes Wilhelmus Zwep († 2004)
- Adriënne Baayens († 2012)
- Jacobus Adrianus Johannes Linden van der, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1942)
Died on Wednesday July 29, 1942
- Abraham Pijnappel (6), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
- Anna Maria Katharina Hoen (72), Kerkrade
- Alida Vuijsje (33), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
- Aaltje Schuitevoerder (28), Oświęcim, Polen
- Anna Judik de Leeuw (10), Auschwitz
- Anna Pijnappel (31), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
- Aaltje Hoiting (70), Groningen
- Anna de Mooij (70), Haarlem
- Anne Boonstra (56), Oranjewoud (Schoterland)
- Adelheid Caroline Lottine van Kunheim (89), Berlijn
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 29, 1942 at Delpher
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Dagblad van het Zuiden voor Eindhoven, Meierij, Peel en Kempenland
Born on July 29
- 1940 » Betty Harris, American chemist
- 1940 » Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator
- 1941 » David Warner, English actor
- 1941 » Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
- 1941 » Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician († 2007)
- 1942 » Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1943 » David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster
- 1944 » Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer
- 1945 » Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1945 » Sharon Creech, American author and educator
Died on July 29
- 1924 » Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
- 1934 » Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
- 1938 » Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (b. 1885)
- 1950 » Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)
- 1951 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)
- 1954 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
- 1960 » Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1885)
- 1962 » Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)
- 1962 » Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)
- 1964 » Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Johan
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1942
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Annie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1942
- 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- January 31 » World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore.
- March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
- May 10 » World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
- May 26 » World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
- July 23 » World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
- December 24 » World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.
Weather July 29, 1942
The temperature on July 29, 1942 was between 10.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.