Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On this day in history steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

1916  On August - 29 congress creates US Naval reserve   

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

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 this day in history.   

1918  Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank on this day in history.   

1918  Max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51 on August - 29.   

1919  Prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1921  On August - 29 joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83   

1922  On August - 29 emile Habibi, writer   

1923  The birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director on August - 29.   

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

1924  German Republic day accepts Dawes plan on August - 29.   

1924  On August - 29 dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)   

1925  On this day in history 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 August - 29 betty Lynn, American actress   

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

1928  On this day in history charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide)   

1928  On August - 29 richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72   

1929  On August - 29 german airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight   

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 August - 29.   

1930  On this day in history 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  On August - 29 jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

1933  Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 29 david H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- )   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 29 birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

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

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

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

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