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Born on Friday February 8, 1929
- Andreas Amandus WILLEKENS, Lommel († 1929)
- Adriana Hendrika Wilhelmina Schoofs, Bladel en Netersel († 2010)
- Averil Adria Erskine († 2021)
- Aaltje Oost, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Emmen († 2022)
- Casper Gustav Kenneth Wrede af Elimä, Viipuri, Finland († 1998)
- Anna Verlinde († 2015)
- Christianus Kop, Standaardbuiten († 1989)
- Adriana Ackers, Driebergen († 2000)
- Catharina Cornelia Weterman, Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands († 1987)
- Anna Maria Catharina BERGMANS, Gerdingen († 2014)
Died on Friday February 8, 1929
- Albertus Nijman, Aalten, NL
- Abma (71), Sneek
- Anna van Laarhoven (95), Best
- Alphonsus Thiels (70), Antwerpen, België
- Aafje de Jong (63), IJsselstein
- Anna Jaarsma (44), Huizum
- Andreas Fredericus Vlekke (87), Hoorn
- Aletta Margaretha van Sandwijk (86), Utrecht
- Hengst (49), Schiedam, Nederland
- Anne Fokkes Noppert (65), Broek, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 8, 1929 at Delpher
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Centrum
Born on February 8
- 1921 » Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence († 2011)
- 1922 » Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker († 1996)
- 1925 » Jack Lemmon, American actor († 2001)
- 1926 » Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress
- 1926 » Neal Cassady, American author and poet († 1968)
- 1930 » Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director († 1987)
- 1931 » James Dean, American actor († 1955)
- 1932 » Cliff Allison, English racing driver and businessman († 2005)
- 1932 » John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1933 » Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
Died on February 8
- 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
- 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
- 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
- 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
- 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
- 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)
- 1932 » Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)
- 1935 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
- 1945 » Italo Santelli, Italian fencer and coach (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1929
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1929
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Margaretha
- 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 20 » The first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, In Old Arizona, is released.
- February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
- May 1 » The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
- June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
- June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
- August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
Weather February 8, 1929
The temperature on February 8, 1929 was between -9.2 °C and -4.0 °C and averaged -6.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.