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  On August - 29 george Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)  

1917  Isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family) on August - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1920  On August - 29 charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico)  

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

1922  On this day in history emile Habibi, writer  

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

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

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

1924  On August - 29 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 August - 29 betty Lynn, American actress  

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

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

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on August - 29.  

1929  On this day in history german airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight  

1929  On August - 29 thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)  

1930  On this day in history 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  On this day in history international Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam  

1933  On August - 29 jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt  

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  Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland on August - 29.  

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

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

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

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 August - 29.  

1609  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.  

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  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 this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20