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Born on Friday October 29, 1926
- Bruce Andre TRANUM, Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 1993)
- Bernardus Petrus Johannes Smeele († 2012)
- Bernadete Michels, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1927)
- Bernard Oscar Kneuvels, Gent († 2014)
- Antonia van Gent, Beusichem († 2003)
- Adriana GOUWELOOS, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
- Aaltje de Jong, BOLSWARD (Súdwest Fryslân), Friesland, Nederland († 1957)
- Adrianus Johannes Maria Waijers, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
- Antonetta Petronella Kuijpers, Den Dungen († 1994)
- Achille J. L. Gijsens, Mielen-boven-Aalst, België († 1970)
Died on Friday October 29, 1926
- adriana van der WINDT (59), vlaardingen
- Anna Gertrudis Delnoije (74), Nijswiller-Wittem
- Antje Tjeerds Neuteboom (56), Westernijkerk
- Adriana VAN DER WINDT (60), Vlaardingen
- Anna Maria de Bruijn (73), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertien Kuipers (22), Exloo Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland
- Alberdina Folmering (81), Bemmel
- Albertus van STEKELENBURG (57), Boxtel, 3374, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia de HOON (65), Oudenbosch,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Albert van Burgel (0), Sleeuwijk, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 29, 1926 at Delpher
Born on October 29
- 1923 » Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright († 2015)
- 1923 » Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Dutch runner, hurdler, and long jumper († 2015)
- 1925 » Dominick Dunne, American journalist and author († 2009)
- 1925 » Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet († 2012)
- 1925 » Klaus Roth, British mathematician († 2015)
- 1925 » Robert Hardy, English actor († 2017)
- 1925 » Zoot Sims, American saxophonist and composer († 1985)
- 1926 » Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor and actor († 2015)
- 1926 » Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish engineer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Turkey († 2011)
- 1927 » Frank Sedgman, Australian tennis player
Died on October 29
- 1916 » John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1851)
- 1918 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (b. 1873)
- 1919 » Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian preacher, theologian, and author, founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance (b. 1843)
- 1924 » Frances Hodgson Burnett, English-American novelist and playwright (b. 1849)
- 1932 » Joseph Babinski, French neurologist and academic (b. 1857)
- 1933 » Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (b. 1863)
- 1933 » George Luks, American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
- 1933 » Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (b. 1853)
- 1936 » Ramiro de Maeztu, Spanish journalist and theorist (b. 1874)
- 1939 » Dwight B. Waldo, American historian and academic (b. 1864)
Names that were popular for boys in 1926
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Maria
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1926
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Theresia
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1926
- 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
- May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
- July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
- August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
- December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
The weather on Friday October 29, 1926
The temperature on October 29, 1926 was between 3.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI