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• Antonius Cornelis Maria Fontijn, Ossendrecht († 1992)
• Lucio Pecorari, Farra DÍlsonzo (Gorizia) "Italië" († 2014)
• John Wayne Tanner, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• Gerard (Gerardus Antonius) Robles, Paramaribo, Suriname, Suriname († 2000)
• Ben Stickley († 2022)
• Johannes Antonius van Bladel, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)
• Jacques van Oers, IJzendijke († 1942)
• Geesje Klaaske Stubbe, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
• Jan Moorman, Zwartsluis, Nederland († 2018)
• Johannes Wilhelmus GERRITS, Nijmegen, Geld († 1944)

• Antonie OONK (53)
• Houdijk (0), Ginneken en Bavel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Maria Cattrysse (80), Oostende
• Alice May Craigmile (60), La Grange Cook,ILLI, Verenigde Staten
• Aagtje Gerritdr de Geus (71), Koedijk, Noord-Holland Nederland
• Adriaantje Verkerk (78), Boskoop, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Anna Maria Merkx (66), Tilburg
• Andries Numan (71), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Verkerk (78), Boskoop
• Aart van der Plas (60), Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

• 1938 » Angela Huth, English journalist and author
• 1938 » Christian Müller, German footballer and manager
• 1938 » Elliott Gould, American actor and producer
• 1938 » Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1939 » Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2020)
• 1939 » Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter
• 1940 » Gary Gabelich, American race car driver († 1984)
• 1940 » James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary († 2014)
• 1941 » Robin Leach, English journalist and television host († 2018)
• 1942 » James Glennon, American cinematographer († 2006)

• 1917 » George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (b. 1833)
• 1930 » William Archibald Spooner, English priest and author (b. 1844)
• 1931 » David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Attik, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1885)
• 1946 » Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (b. 1891)
• 1946 » John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (b. 1897)
• 1951 » Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (b. 1871)
• 1952 » Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer (b. 1894)
• 1958 » Marjorie Flack, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theorist, author, and poet (b. 1906)

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.
• February 7 » The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
• June 22 » World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.
• August 6 » Estonia is illegally annexed by the Soviet Union.
• October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
• November 11 » World War II: The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail from the Automedon, and sends it to Japan.
• 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 August 29, 1940 was between 5.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.