Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   In the year 1929 syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies  

Aug 02   Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 04   Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization) in the year 1929.  

Aug 07   In the year 1929 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   In the year 1929 salem Oregon airport dedicated  

Aug 09   Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 in the year 1929.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 13   Augustyn Bloch, composer on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14   On this day in history jewish Agency for Palestine forms  

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

Aug 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed  

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

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

Aug 21   In the year 1929 ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party  

Aug 21   In the year 1929 chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town  

Aug 22   Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74 in the year 1929.  

Aug 23   Arabs attack Jews in Israel on this day in history.  

Aug 23   In the year 1929 charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies  

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

Aug 25   In the year 1929 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   1st US roller coaster built in the year 1929.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1929 birth of art Prysock, jazz musician  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society)  

Jan 04   Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor  

Jan 02   Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 in the year 1929.  

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

Jan 09   Heiner Muller, writer, dies in the year 1929.  

Jan 11   Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 died in the year 1929.  

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

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

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