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• Johannes,Gijsbertus,Maria de Ruijter, Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Gerrit Bernhard ABRAHAM, Amsterdam († 1942)
• Evert Jans Bergkamp, Ambt Vollenhove, Nederland († 2019)
• John Lothar Graf, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Evert Jans Bergkamp, Ambt Vollenhove († 2019)
• Georgius H. Wilbrink, Harlingen
• Hedwig Floris, Semarang, Nederland († 2009)
• Evert Bergkamp († 2019)
• John H. FRAZIER († 1941)
• van Appeldoorn, Kesteren († 1940)

• van Appeldoorn (0), Kesteren
• Antonie Röell (76), Haarlem
• Albert Vos (70), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adriana Charlotta Lammers (56), Zutphen
• Catharina Berkulo (87), Oudewater
• Adrianus (Janus) Kanters (82), Deurne, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia van Dorst (76), Rucphen
• Alice Bigler (74), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
• Afra Johanna Nieuwenhuizen- (48), Alkmaar, Nederland
• Catharina de Ridder (44)

• 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
• 1941 » Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach († 2012)

• 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)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Adrianus
10. Robert
11. Petrus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Annie
15. Marie
16. Aaltje

• 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
• January 8 » World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
• May 6 » John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
• May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
• July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
• November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
• December 29 » World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.

The temperature on November 29, 1940 was between -0.4 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.