About the day » Wednesday January 29, 1930Calender converter

• Annigje Gouderjaan, Linschoten, Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2005)
• Cathriena Engelina Buiter, Onnen (Haren ) († 2016)
• Amaat DE CORTE, Waarschoot († 1999)
• Ben Wennekes, Bergh,, Gelderland, Nederland († 2004)
• Antonius Kanters († 1992)
• Clara Johanna Zeestraten, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Adriaan Kolen († 2016)
• Arend Slot, Ambt Hardenberg († 1989)
• ? ? († 1977)
• Antonius Johannes (Tony) Kanters, Brouwhuis, Nederland († 1992)

• Anne Maria Christiaan Hendrik Jonkheer Bowier (91), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anthonie de Rijke (76), Poortvliet, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adriaan Schout (66), Grijpskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Andrew McConnell Coleman (74)
• Aleida Gesina Pennings (2), Breedenbroek
• Anne Marie Chrétien Henri, Jonkheer Bowier (91), Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Antje Suk (91), Veendam
• Albertje Johannes (68), Groningen
• Anna Marie Chrétien Henri Bowier (91), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anne Marie Chrétien Henri Bowier (91), Baarn (Utrecht) NL

• 1926 » Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1996)
• 1926 » Amelita Ramos, 11th First Lady of the Philippines
• 1927 » Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author († 1989)
• 1929 » Elio Petri, Italian director and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1929 » Joseph Kruskal, American mathematician and computer scientist († 2010)
• 1931 » Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary († 2011)
• 1931 » Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer
• 1932 » Raman Subba Row, English cricketer and referee
• 1932 » Tommy Taylor, English footballer († 1958)
• 1933 » Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist († 2004)

• 1928 » Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
• 1931 » Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general during World War I (b. 1861)
• 1933 » Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
• 1934 » Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)
• 1944 » William Allen White, American journalist and author (b. 1868)
• 1946 » Harry Hopkins, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
• 1948 » Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1885)
• 1951 » Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (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 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 7.8 million citizens.
• February 16 » The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.
• February 18 » While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
• March 13 » The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
• June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
• July 7 » Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
• December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

The temperature on January 29, 1930 was between 0.1 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.