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• Anna Margaretha (Gré) Schoemakers, Nederland († 2022)
• Heijting, eindhoven († 1939)
• Hessel Gerbens Bouma, Abbega, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2017)
• Harm Botter, Vriezenveen († 1989)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Maria Houbraken, Bergeijk († 2000)
• Count Friedrich of Limburg-Stirum, Rattay († 1966)
• Berend Kruize († 1987)
• Donald G Heeren, Allison, Butler County, Iowa († 2024)
• Harm Botter, Vriezenveen († 1989)
• Aagje Maartje Bontenbal, Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)

• Aaltje Folkerts Sytsma (75), Lioessens, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Domine (85), Middelharnis
• Tielemans, Baarle Nassau
• Anna Maria Magtilda Romein (53), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Kolkman (84), Diepeveen
• Anna Catharina Magdalena Pijnenburg (64), Tilburg
• Adriana Johanna van der Pluijm (72), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• van Gils (0), Chaam akte 13
• Albertus van Brakel (83), Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Aaltje Breuker (29), Groningen

• 1937 » Jan Mangerud, Norwegian geologist and academic
• 1938 » Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna († 1996)
• 1939 » Meco, American record producer and musician
• 1939 » Peter Bergman, American comedian, actor and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1940 » Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer
• 1940 » Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter († 2007)
• 1940 » Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic
• 1940 » Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge
• 1940 » Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist († 2013)
• 1941 » Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

• 1924 » Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1858)
• 1927 » George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)
• 1932 » Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish-Turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)
• 1939 » Philipp Scheidemann, German lawyer and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Frank Waller, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)
• 1942 » Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
• 1946 » Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)
• 1953 » Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (b. 1875)
• 1954 » Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)

• 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
• August 15 » Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn.
• September 1 » Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
• September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
• November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
• December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.

The temperature on November 29, 1939 was between 6.0 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.