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• Doodgeboren zoon der Kinderen, Best († 1929)
• Aud Jorid Mellingen, Majavatn, Nordland, Norge († 2013)
• Buford Elias Gier, fortasse, somewhere in HI († 2000)
• Anna Maatje Schraver, Bruinisse, Zeeland, NL († 2011)
• Annegien Antoons Kanis († 2018)
• Dirk Nagelhout, Oldebroek, Nederland († 1990)
• Minnee, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltina Hermanna (Tinie) Okken, Hollandscheveld, Nederland († 1974)
• Antonius Johannes Josephus Kouters, Breda († 2003)
• Carmen Teresinha Canto Solbiati, Pirajui, São Paulo, Brasil († 2017)

• Adriana Witveld (28), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Bos (73), Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Aron van Amerongen (73), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Angeniertje Abrahams VAN DER MEIJ (74), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Adrianes Johannus Adrianus Johannes van't Noordende K.6. (65), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Jantien Voorn (71), Groningen
• Antonie Verbaandert (68), Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
• Amos Proctor Hart (68), Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States
• Abraham Bonte (51), Leiden
• ADRIANUS Johannes van 't Noordende (65), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1927 » Josy Barthel, Luxembourgian runner and politician, Luxembourgian Minister for Energy († 1992)
• 1928 » Anahit Perikhanian, Russian-born Armenian Iranologist († 2012)
• 1928 » Johnny Griffin, American saxophonist († 2008)
• 1928 » Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1929 » Dr. Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer († 2006)
• 1930 » Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author († 2019)
• 1930 » José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 31st President of Brazil
• 1930 » Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer
• 1931 » Abdelhamid Kermali, Algerian footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1931 » Bridget Riley, English painter and illustrator

• 1924 » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1931 » David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1935 » Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
• 1938 » George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1942 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
• 1944 » Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)
• 1945 » Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)
• 1947 » Hans Biebow, German SS officer (b. 1902)

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.
• August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
• 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 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
• 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 24 » A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.
• December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.

The temperature on April 24, 1929 was between -1.3 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.