Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

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

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve on August - 29.   

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  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 August - 29.   

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 August - 29 the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 29.   

1925  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain) on August - 29.   

1926  On this day in history betty Lynn, American actress   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 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  On August - 29 thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

1930  On August - 29 the last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.   

1930  On this day in history marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA)   

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

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on August - 29.   

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

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

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  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 August - 29.   

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

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

1476  On August - 29 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 August - 29 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 this day in history birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

1523  On August - 29 ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  On August - 29 louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20