Historical Events In August - 29

1895  The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England on August - 29.   

1896  On August - 29 chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador   

1896  The Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City on August - 29.   

1898  On August - 29 the Goodyear tire company is founded.   

1898  On this day in history preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels)   

1899  George Macready, Providence RI, actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place) on August - 29.   

1900  On August - 29 oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building/Centre Pompidou)   

1903  Ernst Kreuder, writer on August - 29.   

1904  3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St Louis on this day in history.   

1904  On August - 29 werner Forssman, German urologist (Nobel 1956)   

1904  Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876), dies on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history pierre de Brazza leaves Brazzaville   

1905  On August - 29 lan Adomian, composer   

1906  On this day in history bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die   

1906  Lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake Ind, actress (Father of Bride, Julia) on this day in history.   

1907  The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers on this day in history.   

1907  Joseph Wechsberg, Austria/US writer (Looking For a Bluebird) on August - 29.   

1908  On this day in history nY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London   

1909  On this day in history aH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m   

1909  World's first air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history francis Henry Smith, librarian   

1909  On this day in history emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies   

1910  Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony on August - 29.   

1910  On this day in history robert Pineda-Duque, composer   

1910  On August - 29 allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies   

1911  Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California on this day in history.   

1912  Barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man) on August - 29.   

1913  On this day in history pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch govt   

1913  On this day in history len Butterfield, cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test)   

1914  On August - 29 arizonan is first vessel to arrive in SF via Panama Canal   

1914  On August - 29 4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught   

1914  On August - 29 ... Machagovsky, Russian general (Tannenberg), dies in battle   

1915  On August - 29 the birth of Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress   

1915  Denys Hay, historian on August - 29.   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on this day in history.   

1434  On this day in history birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on August - 29.   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on this day in history.   

1628  On August - 29 birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  On this day in history birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  On this day in history death of john the Baptist, beheaded   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on this day in history.   

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.   

1123  Death of King Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088) on August - 29.   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on August - 29.   

1442  Death of John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389) on August - 29.   

1523  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20