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• Adrianus Wilhelmus (Adrian) Maijenburg, Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2012)
• Anna Maria Wilbers, Moers, Niederrhein (Duitsland) († 1956)
• Aleida van Os († 2011)
• Adrianus Vrijenhoek († 1977)
• Annigje Akse, Avereest († 2012)
• Anna Musch († 2007)
• Andr Jaquet († 1992)
• Berend Bril († 2000)
• Charles Gordon Ostrander, Gibraltar near Lodi, Wisconsin († 2016)
• Adriana Theodora van de Vossenberg, Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1929)

• Barbara Hubertina Schlichers (86), Stevensweert
• Barbara Hubertina Sligchers (85), Stevensweert
• Antonetta Willemsen (75), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berendina Johanna Breukink (42), Goor, Overijssel, Nederland
• Bertina Maria Albers (63), Krimpen aan de IJssel
• Abraham Hengeveld (72), Ede
• Caleb M. Walter (77)
• Betje AGTSTERIBBE (70), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Antje Prummel (72), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arie Aamsz Schaap (53), Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1927 » Alvin Sargent, two-time Academy-Award-winning American screenwriter († 2019)
• 1927 » Thomas Hemsley, English baritone († 2013)
• 1928 » Hardy Krüger, German actor
• 1928 » Jean-François Paillard, French conductor († 2013)
• 1929 » Elspet Gray, Scottish actress († 2013)
• 1929 » Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet and educator († 2010)
• 1930 » Bryan Magee, English philosopher and politician († 2019)
• 1930 » John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria
• 1930 » Manuel Neri, American sculptor and painter
• 1930 » Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator († 2006)

• 1898 » Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
• 1902 » Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
• 1906 » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
• 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)

• 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 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
• January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
• June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
• October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
• October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
• 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.

The temperature on April 12, 1929 was between 1.1 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.