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• Betty Jean Derden, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, VS († 2004)
• Cornelis Petrus van Heijningen, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Christina Jakoba Maria Lans, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1941)
• Bernardine Adele Jeanne Brans, Gingelom, België († 1997)
• Frederick Arthur Wittliff, Milwaukee MI, Wisconsin († 1993)
• Hanna Agsteribbe, Den Haag,Den Haag,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 1943)
• Cornelis Daniel Elve, Axel, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherland († 2018)
• Angelika Marie von Mendelssohn († 2021)
• Cornelis Johannes Boots, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Christina Jakoba Maria Lans, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1941)

• Catharina ( Catrina) Klaase (70), Limmen, Nederland
• Dirk van Driel (73), Breda
• Dirk Molenaar (73), Middelie
• Sportel (0), Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland
• Doodgeboren kind Netten (0), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Hubertus van Heck (74), Appeltern, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aleida Gezina ter Riet (49), Enschede
• Christina Hommerson (82)
• Emmetje Grootveld (61), Newark (USA)
• Antonia Anna Cornelia HONKOOP (63), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1935 » Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos, Greek captain and businessman († 2011)
• 1936 » Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster († 2011)
• 1939 » Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer
• 1939 » Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 1940 » John Dawes, Welsh rugby player and coach
• 1940 » Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer
• 1941 » John Boccabella, American baseball player
• 1941 » Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian-American activist († 1998)
• 1942 » Charlotte Bingham, English author and screenwriter
• 1942 » Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer († 2019)

• 1919 » José Gregorio Hernández Venezuelan physician and educator (b. 1864)
• 1931 » Nérée Beauchemin, Canadian poet and physician (b. 1850)
• 1933 » Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1935 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)
• 1936 » János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (b. 1872)
• 1940 » Paul Klee, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Themistoklis Sofoulis, Greek politician, 115th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1860)
• 1955 » Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (b. 1881)

• 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.
• February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
• February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
• February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
• March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
• 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).
• December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

The temperature on June 29, 1939 was between 13.8 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.