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• Jacobus Adrianus Johannes Linden van der, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1942)
• Egbert Bathoorn, Roden († 1995)
• Gary Lee KOHLSCHMIDT, Walen Saline County Nebraska U.S.A († 2002)
• Jacob Waaijenberg, Ede († 1943)
• Dien de Graaf († 2009)
• Franciscus Lambertus (Frans) Verbiesen, Vianen, Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1982)
• Anna Berta (Beppy) SCHOUTEN, Benschop († 1946)
• Kornelis (Kees) Pul, Ermelo († 2019)
• Christianus Johannes Franciscus (Chris) Woerden, Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2014)
• Abraham Hendrikus (Bram) van Dam († 1944)

• Anna Maria Krens (63), den haag
• Alida Vuijsje (33), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Anne, Philomène (Meterke) Suenens, Anderlecht
• Adolf Tiscoski (76), Sombrio, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Anna Maria Katharina HOEN (72), Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
• Alida Muller (34), Auschwitz
• Anna Peper (10), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Alida Vuijsje (33), Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland
• Aaltje Schuitevoerder (28), Auschwitz (Oswiecim) e.o., Katowice, Poland
• Anna De Mooij (70), Haarlem

• 1940 » Betty Harris, American chemist
• 1940 » Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator
• 1941 » David Warner, English actor
• 1941 » Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
• 1941 » Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician († 2007)
• 1942 » Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1943 » David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster
• 1944 » Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer
• 1945 » Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1945 » Sharon Creech, American author and educator

• 1924 » Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
• 1934 » Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (b. 1885)
• 1950 » Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)
• 1951 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)
• 1954 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
• 1960 » Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)
• 1962 » Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)

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

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

• 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
• March 1 » World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang).
• April 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
• May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
• July 28 » World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution.
• August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
• November 15 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.

The temperature on July 29, 1942 was between 10.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.