Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR in the year 1929.   

Aug 03   In the year 1929 bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

Aug 04   60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1929 yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

Aug 07   On this day in history charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt   

Aug 07   On this day in history don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day   

Aug 08   1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins in the year 1929.   

Aug 08   German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Salem Oregon airport dedicated in the year 1929.   

Aug 09   Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71 in the year 1929.   

Aug 10   In the year 1929 aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75   

Aug 10   Canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win   

Aug 11   Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve) on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history augustyn Bloch, composer   

Aug 14   Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter in the year 1929.   

Aug 14   Jewish Agency for Palestine forms in the year 1929.   

Aug 16   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist in the year 1929.   

Aug 16   In the year 1929 frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70   

Aug 18   In the year 1929 hugues Aufray, French singer   

Aug 19   Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 in the year 1929.   

Aug 20   1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed in the year 1929.   

Aug 20   First airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital)   

Aug 21   Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party in the year 1929.   

Aug 21   Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town in the year 1929.   

Aug 22   On this day in history otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74   

Aug 23   Arabs attack Jews in Israel in the year 1929.   

Aug 23   On this day in history charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies   

Aug 24   In the year 1929 43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)   

Aug 25   Frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies in the year 1929.   

Aug 25   In the year 1929 graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage   

Aug 26   On this day in history 1st US roller coaster built   

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Jan 01   Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Art Prysock, jazz musician was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- )   

Jan 03   Sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars) was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   In the year 1929 birth of amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society)   

Jan 04   Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1929 erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38   

Jan 06   On this day in history nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72   

Jan 07   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Heiner Muller, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1929 death of julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28   

Jan 13   Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 in the year 1929.   

Jan 14   In the year 1929 cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74   

Jan 19   Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873) died on this day in history.