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Born on Friday August 29, 1919
- Cornelis Lavooij, Ottersum (Limb.) († 2011)
- Cor Veraa, Woensel († 1982)
- Anthonius Lute, Castricum
- Angelica Hermine Johanna Klerks, Batavia, Java, Indonesia († 2003)
- Celina TEUGELS, Hemiksem († 1929)
- Cornelia Maria van den Nieuwendijk, Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
- Adriaan Renckens († 1990)
- Cornelis Sluiter, Rotterdam († 1977)
- Annie Steenhagen, Almelo († 2009)
- Betty van den Oever, Bergambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
Died on Friday August 29, 1919
- Antonius van OSTA (56), Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Taekes Meek (76), Donkerbroek Ooststellingwerf
- Anna Maria Oberendorff (82), Schinnen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Barteld van de Kerk (76), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Vermeer (70), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arthur Gurvin Summerford (24), South Carolina
- Albert Mooijers (50), Daarle (Hellendoorn), Ov, The Netherlands
- Aaltje Vermeer (70), Amsterdam
- Anna Maria Overdorps, Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland
- Aleida Hermsen (83), Huissen (Lingewaard), Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 29, 1919 at Delpher
Born on August 29
- 1915 » Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress († 1982)
- 1916 » George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, and producer († 2000)
- 1916 » Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter († 2008)
- 1917 » Isabel Sanford, American actress († 2004)
- 1920 » Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer († 1955)
- 1920 » Herb Simpson, American baseball player († 2015)
- 1920 » Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer († 1982)
- 1922 » Arthur Anderson, American actor († 2016)
- 1922 » John Edward Williams, American author and educator († 1994)
- 1922 » Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic († 2008)
Died on August 29
- 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)
- 1944 » Attik, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1885)
- 1946 » Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (b. 1891)
- 1946 » John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (b. 1897)
Names that were popular for boys in 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1919
- 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
- February 21 » German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
- February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
- April 16 » Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.
- December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
- December 23 » Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.
The weather on Friday August 29, 1919
The temperature on August 29, 1919 was between 9.6 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 14.5 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI