Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown on August - 29.   

1916  On August - 29 congress creates US Naval reserve   

1916  George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination) on this day in history.   

1917  Isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family) on this day in history.   

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

1918  Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank on August - 29.   

1918  Max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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  Emile Habibi, writer on this day in history.   

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

1923  On this day in history hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

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

1924  On this day in history dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)   

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  On August - 29 donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain)   

1926  On this day in history betty Lynn, American actress   

1927  On August - 29 marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

1928  On August - 29 charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide)   

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 August - 29.   

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

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  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on August - 29.   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland   

1935  On this day in history 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)   

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies on August - 29.   

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

1434  On this day in history birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on August - 29.   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on August - 29.   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on August - 29.   

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

1628  On August - 29 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  On August - 29 death of duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)   

1442  On August - 29 death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  On this day in history 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.