About the day » Wednesday February 27, 1929Calender converter

• Cornelis H. van der Maat († 2007)
• Cornelis Ludowica van der MIJDEN, Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1991)
• van Tillo, Halsteren
• Aleida Euvemia Savenije, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cornelis Swennen, Den Helder († 2020)
• Adriana Antonia Borgstein, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Angèle Houbrechts, Hasselt, België († 2002)
• Aleida Eufemia - Leida Savenije, Erica, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2019)
• Antonie Johannes Koopmans, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Anthony Nicolaas Weerdesteijn, Hilversum († 1945)

• Albertus Hulsen (60), Appeltern, NL
• Anna Maria Johanna Aalbers (72), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Rouw (28), Wessingtange (gem. Stadskanaal)
• Antje Johanna Visser (77), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Agatha Rietveld (71)
• Aaltje Kolk (70), Steenwijkerwold
• Abraham Van Den Ban (84), Oosterhout
• Aaltje de Graaf (18)
• (Stillborn) LA HUIS (0), Michigan U.S.A
• Abraham van den Ban (84), Oosterhout

• 1926 » David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2013)
• 1927 » Peter Whittle, English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist
• 1928 » René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player
• 1929 » Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer († 2013)
• 1929 » Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster († 2008)
• 1929 » Patricia Ward Hales, British tennis player († 1985)
• 1930 » Joanne Woodward, American actress
• 1930 » Jovan Krkobabić, Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia († 2014)
• 1930 » Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist and academic († 2014)
• 1930 » Peter Stone, American screenwriter and producer († 2003)

• 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
• 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
• 1936 » Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, foundress of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Hosteen Klah, Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (b. 1867)
• 1943 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1859)
• 1956 » Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1888)
• 1964 » Orry-Kelly, Australian-American costume designer (b. 1897)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Margaretha
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.
• 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.
• February 11 » Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
• February 21 » In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.
• May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
• November 29 » U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
• December 3 » President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It was presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.
• December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).

The temperature on February 27, 1929 was between -12.0 °C and -4.0 °C and averaged -8.4 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.