Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history congress creates US Naval reserve   

1916  On this day in history george Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)   

1917  On August - 29 isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family)   

1918  Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive on August - 29.   

1918  On this day in history jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

1918  On this day in history max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51   

1919  Prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars on August - 29.   

1920  The birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician on August - 29.   

1920  Charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83   

1922  On this day in history emile Habibi, writer   

1923  The birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director on this day in history.   

1923  Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history german Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

1924  Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes) on August - 29.   

1925  On August - 29 after a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth & slaps a $5,000 fine on him   

1925  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain) on this day in history.   

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress on this day in history.   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on August - 29.   

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72   

1929  On this day in history german airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight   

1929  Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history the last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.   

1930  Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA) on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history david Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder   

1932  On August - 29 international Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam   

1933  Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt on this day in history.   

1933  Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70 on August - 29.   

1934  David H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- ) on August - 29.   

1935  Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland on August - 29.   

1935  2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450) on August - 29.   

1935  On this day in history astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies   

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1387  On August - 29 birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)   

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on August - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  On August - 29 birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron   

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on August - 29.   

1632  On this day in history birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  On August - 29 death of john the Baptist, beheaded   

0886  On August - 29 basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies   

1093  On August - 29 death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

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  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20