Historical Events In August - 29

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

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve on August - 29.  

1916  George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination) on August - 29.  

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

1918  On August - 29 bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive  

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

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.  

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1921  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on August - 29.  

1922  On this day in history emile Habibi, writer  

1923  On this day in history the birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director  

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

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

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 August - 29.  

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

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress on August - 29.  

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  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on August - 29.  

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

1929  Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound) on August - 29.  

1930  On August - 29 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 August - 29.  

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on this day in history.  

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

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

1933  On this day in history georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70  

1934  On August - 29 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  On this day in history 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1609  On August - 29 birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)  

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on August - 29.  

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 29.  

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 on August - 29.