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• Eppo Oudekerk, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland († 2005)
• Cornelia van der Zee, amsterdam, Nederland († 2002)
• Adrianus van Overveld, Amsterdam († 2010)
• Elisabeth Lanslots, Kerkrade († 1992)
• Berendje Fuite, IJsselmuiden, Overijssel, Nederland († 2013)
• Aaltje Geesje Petronella Bonnema, Oudehaske († 2004)
• Edward Victor Portway APOR03.EDW02RD, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England († 2006)
• Burton Watkins, Usa († 1976)
• Albert Kleinlugtenbeld (Kleinlugtebeld, Klein Lugtenbeld), Lemele, Nederland († 1966)
• Dirk Cornelis Sasbach, Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Nederland († 1956)

• Charles Henry Smith (58), Moree, New South Wales, Australia
• (Stillbirth) BENSIK (0), Groningen
• Bernardus Arnoldus Berends (42), Arnhem
• Agatha Johannes de Jong (85), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anna Catharina Alberts (70), Winschoten
• Carel Gijsbert Anthonie GRIEK (59), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Allegonda Schimmel (73), Driel
• Antje Pepping (19), Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
• Akke Jand Roorda (82), St Nicolaasga, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Versteden (45), Goirle

• 1926 » Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author († 2015)
• 1927 » Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1928 » Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter († 2004)
• 1928 » Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor († 2020)
• 1928 » Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic († 2016)
• 1929 » Danny Barcelona, American drummer († 2007)
• 1929 » Lateef Jakande, Nigerian journalist and politician, 5th Governor of Lagos State
• 1931 » Claude Fournier, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 1931 » Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1931 » Te Atairangikaahu, Māori queen († 2006)

• 1919 » Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1920 » Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)
• 1924 » Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)
• 1926 » Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
• 1927 » Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (b. 1864)
• 1930 » Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (b. 1878)
• 1932 » Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (b. 1884)
• 1936 » Anna Abrikosova, Russian linguist (b. 1882)
• 1941 » George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (b. 1860)
• 1941 » José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)

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. Catharina
9. Adriana
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.
• January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
• June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
• August 11 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 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).
• December 24 » Assassination attempt on Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.

The temperature on July 23, 1929 was between 14.0 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.