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• Eelke Flootman, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2005)
• "ARTHUR" COLETA ROTTHIER, SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1999)
• Annie Beemer, Baarn, UTR, Nederland († 1952)
• Ardell A Gierach, Wisconsin († 1993)
• Corrie Doms, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland († 2011)
• Arnold John Helmers, German Valley, Kossuth Country, Iowa († 2003)
• Aagje Bond, Volendam, Nederland († 2003)
• Clasina Wilhelmina van der Sluis, Vinkeveen († 1986)
• Betty Rudd ARUD01.BET01, Redcliffs Victoria Australia († 2003)
• Doodgeboren kind de Kock, Tilburg († 1928)

• Adriaan Bruijgoms (63), Ginneken en Bavel
• Aafje Albertusdr HoOgeNdoorn (83), Rotterdam
• Annette Lucie van Rappard (71), Cannes,06400,Alpes-Maritimes,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
• Berend Boks (69), Olst
• Bastiaan Verdugt (64), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annechien Jacobs Leutscher (95), Noordwolde
• Barbara Lucia Francisca Theresia Heintz (2), Rotterdam
• Baarthout Westerduin (25), 's-Gravenhage
• Arie Zuijderduijn (76), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berendina Lohuis (71), Aalten

• 1924 » Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager († 2015)
• 1924 » Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador († 2017)
• 1924 » David Beattie, New Zealand judge and politician, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand († 2001)
• 1928 » Jean Adamson, British writer and illustrator
• 1928 » Joss Ackland, English actor
• 1928 » Seymour Papert, South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-created the Logo programming language († 2016)
• 1928 » Vance Haynes, American archaeologist, geologist, and author
• 1932 » Gene H. Golub, American mathematician and academic († 2007)
• 1932 » Masten Gregory, American race car driver († 1985)
• 1932 » Reri Grist, American soprano and actress

• 1908 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)
• 1928 » Adolphe Appia, Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
• 1940 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Robert Barrington-Ward, English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
• 1952 » Quo Tai-chi, Chinese politician and diplomat, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations (b. 1888)
• 1956 » Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Melvin Purvis, American police officer and FBI agent (b. 1903)
• 1964 » Frank Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1909)

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

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

• 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 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 7.6 million citizens.
• March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
• September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
• October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
• October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
• October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
• December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

The temperature on February 29, 1928 was between 0.6 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.