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 this day in history.  

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

1917  On this day in history isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family)  

1918  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician  

1920  On this day in history charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico)  

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

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  On this day in history donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain)  

1926  On August - 29 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  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 August - 29.  

1930  On this day in history 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  On this day in history georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70  

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

1935  On August - 29 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  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on this day in history.  

1434  On August - 29 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  On August - 29 birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1093  On this day in history death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)  

1123  Death of King Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088) on August - 29.  

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 August - 29.