About the day » Sunday September 29, 1872Calender converter

• Adrianus van den Akker, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1947)
• Adriana Gezina Verhulst, Waspik
• Anna Maria Cornelia van den Heuvel, Geldrop († 1873)
• Aaltje Jacoba van Halewijn, Krimpen aan de Lek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
• Albertus Braam, Zutphen, Nederland († 1945)
• Annigje de Groot, Hoenkoop, Utrecht, Nederland († 1956)
• Andrew DELLOW, Barley,Hertfordshire,Verenigd Koninkrijk
• Adriana Gezina Verhulst, Waspik, Provincie Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria HOARE, Burra, South Australia, Australia
• Albert Asher, Tulare, San Joaquin, California, Verenigde Staten († 1958)

• Adrianus Kaptein (0), Hoorn
• Beatrix Beijer (0), Stoutenburg
• Aaltje Wijkamp (79), Arnhem
• Anna Thijssen (67), Harenkarspel
• Adam Aron Drilsma (64), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• (Levenloos geboren) Landegent (0), Burgh, Nederland
• Adriana Delfgauw (66), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antonie Franciscus Duchiene (1), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje van Strien (22), Rilland en Maire
• Adam Aron Drielsma (64), Leeuwarden,Gemeente Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland

• 1853 » Luther D. Bradley, American cartoonist († 1917)
• 1863 » Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician († 1919)
• 1864 » Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher and author († 1936)
• 1866 » Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Ukrainian historian, academic, and politician († 1934)
• 1876 » Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer († 1964)
• 1880 » Liberato Pinto, Portuguese colonel and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Portugal († 1949)
• 1881 » Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1973)
• 1882 » Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician († 1937)
• 1885 » George Scott, English footballer († 1916)
• 1891 » Ian Fairweather, Scottish-Australian painter († 1974)

• 1833 » Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
• 1862 » William "Bull" Nelson, American general (b. 1824)
• 1887 » Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)
• 1889 » Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
• 1902 » Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)
• 1902 » William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)
• 1908 » Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1839)
• 1910 » Winslow Homer, American painter, illustrator, and engraver (b. 1836)
• 1913 » Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the diesel engine (b. 1858)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
• March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
• November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

The temperature on September 29, 1872 was about 16.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.