About the day » Sunday July 29, 1928Calender converter

• Dorothy Helen Betzold, Ramsey, Anoka, Minnesota, United States († 2002)
• Doetje Attema, Ferwerd, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)
• Cees Vader, Schagerbrug, Zijpe († 1989)
• Christina Huisman, Rotterdam († 2012)
• Christina Huisman, Rotterdam († 2012)
• Adriana Maria Michielsen, Chaam († 1930)
• Bernardus Brem, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1999)
• Egbert Idema, Klijndijk, Odoorn († 1982)
• Claire Smolders, Celles, België († 2014)
• Adrianus Frijters, Oudenbosch († 1929)

• Anje Klasina Doddema (36), Groningen
• christoffel BOENDER (4), oostvoorne
• Beschier van der Veer (78), Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Koster (82), Hillegom, ZUI, Nederland
• Cornelis Hendriks (61), Kerkrade
• Aagje Agatha Koster (82), Hillegom, Nederland
• Anna Maria Hesdal (75), Schin op Geul, Nederland
• Agatha Koster (82), Hillegom
• Benedikt Frenkel (78)
• Douglas Robinson (7), St Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

• 1924 » Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor († 2005)
• 1924 » Robert Horton, American actor († 2016)
• 1925 » Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic († 2014)
• 1925 » Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer
• 1925 » Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster († 2019)
• 1926 » Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician († 2015)
• 1927 » Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright († 2010)
• 1930 » Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer († 2018)
• 1931 » Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader († 2020)
• 1932 » Leslie Fielding, English diplomat

• 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)
• 1950 » Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)
• 1951 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)
• 1954 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)

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.
• June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
• 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 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
• November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.

The temperature on July 29, 1928 was between 8.0 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.