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Died on Thursday August 29, 1895
- Adrianus Michaël de Krom (0), Tilburg
- Adrianus Vos (0), Nederhemert, Nederland
- Adrianus Michaël de Krom (0), Tilburg Nederland
- Adolph (Aron) Pappenheim (56), Frankfurt am Main (DLD)
- Adrianus Johannes Romeijn (0), Schipluiden
- Adrianus Johannes Romeijn (0), Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Afke Jacobs Feitsma (64), Wirdum, gem. Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Notermans (34), Nieuwstadt, Limburg, Nederland
- August Gerard Besier (83), Deventer,, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Hugten (61), Vlierden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 29, 1895 at Delpher
Born on August 29
- 1887 » Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat († 1978)
- 1888 » Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician († 1964)
- 1890 » Peder Furubotn, Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader (d.1975)
- 1891 » Marquis James, American journalist and author († 1955)
- 1898 » Preston Sturges, American director and producer († 1959)
- 1901 » Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee († 1986)
- 1904 » Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1979)
- 1905 » Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist († 1941)
- 1905 » Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player († 1979)
- 1910 » Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic († 1985)
Died on August 29
- 1866 » Tokugawa Iemochi, Japanese shōgun (b. 1846)
- 1877 » Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1801)
- 1889 » Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (b. 1815)
- 1891 » Pierre Lallement, French businessman, invented the bicycle (b. 1843)
- 1892 » William Forbes Skene, Scottish historian and author (b. 1809)
- 1904 » Murad V, Ottoman sultan (b. 1840)
- 1911 » Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (b.1866)
- 1917 » George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (b. 1833)
- 1930 » William Archibald Spooner, English priest and author (b. 1844)
- 1931 » David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1895
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Antonius
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1895
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Christina
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1895
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 5 » Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
- February 24 » Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish–American War in 1898.
- June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
- September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
- October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
- November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
The weather on Thursday August 29, 1895
The temperature on August 29, 1895 was about 15.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI