Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On August - 29 steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 29 george Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)   

1917  Isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family) on August - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1920  Charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico) on August - 29.   

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

1922  Emile Habibi, writer on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 29 the birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director   

1923  On August - 29 hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

1924  On August - 29 german Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

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

1925  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 on this day in history.   

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

1926  On this day in history betty Lynn, American actress   

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

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) on August - 29.   

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

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

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

1930  On August - 29 marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA)   

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

1932  On this day in history international Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam   

1933  Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt on August - 29.   

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

1934  On this day in history david H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- )   

1935  Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland on this day in history.   

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

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on August - 29.   

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

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On August - 29 birth of bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on this day in history.   

1123  Death of King Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088) on this day in history.   

1395  On this day in history death of duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)   

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

1523  On this day in history ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

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