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Born on Saturday January 19, 1929
Died on Saturday January 19, 1929

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 19, 1929 at Delpher


Born on January 19
  • 1925 » Nina Bawden, English author († 2012)
  • 1926 » Fritz Weaver, American actor († 2016)
  • 1926 » Hans Massaquoi, German-American journalist and author († 2013)
  • 1930 » John Waite, South African cricketer († 2011)
  • 1930 » Tippi Hedren, American model, actress, and animal rights-welfare activist
  • 1931 » Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author
  • 1932 » Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician († 2014)
  • 1932 » Richard Lester, American-English director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1932 » Russ Hamilton, English singer-songwriter († 2008)
  • 1933 » George Coyne, American priest, astronomer, and theologian

Died on January 19

Names that were popular for boys in 1929
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Gerrit
  7. Pieter
  8. Adrianus
  9. Petrus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Wilhelmus
  12. Jacob
  13. Gerardus
  14. Antonius
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1929
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Hendrika
  8. Catharina
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Grietje
  13. Geertruida
  14. Aaltje
  15. Margaretha
  16. Helena

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1929
  • 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.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
  • February 9 » Members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang assassinated the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
  • July 27 » The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
  • August 24 » Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
  • September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
  • December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Weather January 19, 1929

The temperature on January 19, 1929 was between -0.3 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.

Source: KNMI