Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On this day in history steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

1916  On August - 29 congress creates US Naval reserve   

1916  On this day in history george Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)   

1917  Isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1918  Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 29 jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

1918  On August - 29 max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51   

1919  On August - 29 prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars.   

1920  On August - 29 the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician   

1920  On this day in history charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico)   

1921  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on August - 29.   

1922  On August - 29 emile Habibi, writer   

1923  On August - 29 the birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director   

1923  On August - 29 hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

1924  On this day in history german Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

1924  On August - 29 dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)   

1925  After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth & slaps a $5,000 fine on him on August - 29.   

1925  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain) on August - 29.   

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress on August - 29.   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.   

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) on this day in history.   

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on August - 29.   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight on this day in history.   

1929  On August - 29 thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

1930  The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 29 marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA)   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on August - 29.   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on August - 29.   

1933  On this day in history jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

1933  Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70 on August - 29.   

1934  On this day in history david H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- )   

1935  On August - 29 queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland   

1935  On this day in history 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)   

1935  On this day in history astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on August - 29.   

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

1476  On this day in history birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on August - 29.   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron   

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on August - 29.   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on this day in history.   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on this day in history.   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on August - 29.   

1093  On this day in history death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

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

1395  On August - 29 death of duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)   

1442  Death of John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389) on this day in history.   

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