About the day » Saturday July 29, 1916Calender converter

• Abraham van Lith, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Aaltje Delger, Finsterwolde († 2004)
• Arch Davis MARTIN, Parnell, Missouri († 1995)
• Annette K Rosenboom († 1949)
• Andries de Boer, Urk wijk 4-68d († 1989)
• Alvin George Kelson Kilson, Udaho († 2011)
• Andries de Best, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Abraham Speel, Leiden
• Alice V. Thoman, Washington Co, MD († 1917)
• Anna Johanna Koks, Gilze en Rijen († 2008)

• Albert Jan Hoek (79), Apeldoorn (GL)
• Adelaïda Johanna Catharina Josephina Maria Gertruda van Zee (64), Roermond,Gemeente Roermond,Limburg,Netherlands
• Anje Reitsema (65), Kloosterburen
• Albertus Groot (64), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Carl Pritzke (73), 3120 S Wall St (now May St) Chicago, IL
• Bard Kers (26), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Meilink (66), Holtheme, Gramsbergen, Overijssel, The Netherlands
• Agnes Sibilla Mestrom (20), M√ºlheim (Ruhr), Regierungsbezirk D√ºsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duitsland
• Aagje MUILWIJK (1), Giessendam
• Ariaantje Johanna Been (23), Rotterdam

• 1914 » Irwin Corey, American actor and activist († 2017)
• 1915 » Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader († 1985)
• 1915 » Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts († 1998)
• 1916 » Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2001)
• 1916 » Charlie Christian, American guitarist († 1942)
• 1916 » Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria († 2004)
• 1917 » Rochus Misch, German SS officer († 2013)
• 1918 » Don Ingalls, American writer and producer († 2014)
• 1918 » Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author († 1968)
• 1918 » Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist († 2005)

• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
• 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
• 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
• 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)
• 1913 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
• 1918 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
• 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)

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

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

• 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
• February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
• March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
• August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
• October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
• November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
• November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

The temperature on July 29, 1916 was between 11.2 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.