Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies in the year 1929.  

Aug 02   In the year 1929 phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR  

Aug 03   Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) in the year 1929.  

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

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   Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 08   Salem Oregon airport dedicated in the year 1929.  

Aug 09   In the year 1929 heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71  

Aug 10   Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1929.  

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

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

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

Aug 16   In the year 1929 bill Evans, US jazz pianist  

Aug 16   Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1929.  

Aug 18   In the year 1929 hugues Aufray, French singer  

Aug 19   Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1929 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   Norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62) in the year 1929.  

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

Aug 25   Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage in the year 1929.  

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 in the year 1929.  

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

Jan 03   Marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- ) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars)  

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

Jan 04   Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society) was born in the year 1929.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of bobby Tulloch, ornithologist  

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

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 in the year 1929.  

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

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   Cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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