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March 12, 1929Born on Wednesday March 13, 1929
- Berend Mellema, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1996)
- Aaltje Middelbrink, Eesveen († 2024)
- August Brosens, Baarle-Hertog (Antwerpen) (België) († 1998)
- Antonius Christianus Bernardus van Haren, Didam († 1991)
- Albert Vrieling († 1993)
- Bernardus Johannes Mulder, Oldenzaal († 2008)
- Catharina Susanna van den Hoek, Bunnik († 2018)
- Arie Verhagen, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
- Audrey Ortman, Ohio († 2015)
- Andre Maes, Zele († 2012)
Died on Wednesday March 13, 1929
- Aaltje Dinkla (79), Castricum
- Adriana Hendrika de Kort (68), Amsterdam
- Aleida Niessink (83), Zutphen
- Anke Donkerbroek (71), Middelstum, Groningen, Netherlands
- Aaltje Plakke (71), Elspeet
- Antonia Petronella Josepha van Lankveld (0), Boekel
- Aaltje Geerts (47), Borger
- Aafke Kuiper (19), Musselkanaal (Onstwedde)
- Adriana Grandia (75), Buren (GL)
- Antonia Petronella Degger (58), Voorst
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 13, 1929 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Born on March 13
- 1920 » Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast († 2015)
- 1921 » Al Jaffee, American cartoonist
- 1923 » Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general († 2010)
- 1925 » Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer
- 1926 » Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras († 2003)
- 1929 » Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland († 2014)
- 1933 » Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic († 2009)
- 1933 » Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist († 2014)
- 1935 » David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter († 2015)
- 1938 » Robert Gammage, American captain and politician († 2012)
Died on March 13
- 1901 » Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
- 1906 » Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)
- 1912 » Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (b. 1836)
- 1921 » Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (b. 1835)
- 1936 » Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1851)
- 1938 » Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (b. 1857)
- 1943 » Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (b. 1898)
- 1946 » Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (b. 1878)
- 1962 » Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor († 1882)
- 1965 » Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (b. 1891)
Names that were popular for boys in 1929
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Maria
- Jacobus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1929
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Theresia
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
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 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
- February 14 » Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
- February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
- June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
- June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
- September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
The weather on Wednesday March 13, 1929
The average temperature on March 13, 1929 was 2.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI