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Born on Tuesday August 29, 1899
- Albert van der Plas, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aart Heij, Gelders Veenendaal († 1899)
- Aaltje Vloedmans, Rossum (Maasdriel) († 1902)
- Albert de Weerd, Epe
- Abraham Visser, Scheveningen
- Adrianus Waasdorp, Leiden
- Albert van der Plas
- Adriaan de Jong, Oudshoorn
- Adolphe Charles Juled DESCAMPS, La Madeleine, France († 1982)
- Van Kan, Schimmert, Limburg, Nederland († 1972)
Died on Tuesday August 29, 1899
- Albert Boer (62), McBain, Missaukee, Michigan, United States
- Aagje Hoogendoorn (79), Breukelen,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Berend Woortmeijer (43), Siddeburen (gem. Midden-Groningen)
- Koets (0), Kortgene
- Catharine Parr Strickland (97)
- Adrianus Elst (84), Wuustwezel (B.)
- Adrianus van Rijs (73), Zoetermeer
- Alexander Everardus Antonius Geheniau (0), rotterdam
- Anna Cornelia Kastelijn (47), Ruinen
- Adriana Sanders (25), Beesd
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 29, 1899 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Sumatra post
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
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)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1899
- 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
- June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
- July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
- July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
- September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
- November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
Weather August 29, 1899
The temperature on August 29, 1899 was about 18.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.