Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   On this day in history syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies  

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

Aug 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)  

Aug 07   Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day in the year 1929.  

Aug 08   On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins  

Aug 08   German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight in the year 1929.  

Aug 08   In the year 1929 salem Oregon airport dedicated  

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

Aug 10   Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win in the year 1929.  

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

Aug 13   Augustyn Bloch, composer in the year 1929.  

Aug 14   Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist on this day in history.  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history hugues Aufray, French singer  

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed  

Aug 20   In the year 1929 first airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed  

Aug 20   In the year 1929 norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital)  

Aug 21   Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 23   Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies in the year 1929.  

Aug 24   43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62) on this day in history.  

Aug 25   On this day in history frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies  

Aug 25   On this day in history graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage  

Aug 26   In the year 1929 1st US roller coaster built  

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Jan 01   In the year 1929 birth of holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure  

Jan 02   Art Prysock, jazz musician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1929 birth of marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- )  

Jan 03   Sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1929 birth of ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1929 birth of bobby Tulloch, ornithologist  

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   In the year 1929 nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72  

Jan 07   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 in the year 1929.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history death of julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28  

Jan 13   On this day in history wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80  

Jan 14   On this day in history cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74  

Jan 19   In the year 1929 death of liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873)