Page 4: Historical Events In August - 29

1895  The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador   

1896  The Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City on August - 29.   

1898  The Goodyear tire company is founded on August - 29.   

1898  Preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels) on August - 29.   

1899  On August - 29 george Macready, Providence RI, actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place)   

1900  On this day in history oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building/Centre Pompidou)   

1903  On this day in history ernst Kreuder, writer   

1904  On this day in history 3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St Louis   

1904  On this day in history werner Forssman, German urologist (Nobel 1956)   

1904  Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876), dies on August - 29.   

1905  On this day in history pierre de Brazza leaves Brazzaville   

1905  Lan Adomian, composer on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die   

1906  Lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake Ind, actress (Father of Bride, Julia) on this day in history.   

1907  The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers on this day in history.   

1907  Joseph Wechsberg, Austria/US writer (Looking For a Bluebird) on this day in history.   

1908  NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London on this day in history.   

1909  AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m on August - 29.   

1909  On this day in history world's first air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins   

1909  Francis Henry Smith, librarian on August - 29.   

1909  Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1910  Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony on this day in history.   

1910  Robert Pineda-Duque, composer on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies   

1911  On August - 29 ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.   

1912  On August - 29 barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man)   

1913  Pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch govt on August - 29.   

1913  Len Butterfield, cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test) on August - 29.   

1914  On August - 29 arizonan is first vessel to arrive in SF via Panama Canal   

1914  4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught on August - 29.   

1914  ... Machagovsky, Russian general (Tannenberg), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1915  The birth of Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress on August - 29.   

1915  Denys Hay, historian on August - 29.   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on this day in history.   

1434  On August - 29 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  On this day in history birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on August - 29.   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on August - 29.   

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

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.   

1123  On August - 29 death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on August - 29.   

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

1523  On August - 29 ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 on this day in history.