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 this day in history congress creates US Naval reserve   

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 August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

1920  On August - 29 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  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 29 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  German Republic day accepts Dawes plan on this day in history.   

1924  Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes) on August - 29.   

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  Betty Lynn, American actress on this day in history.   

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

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) on August - 29.   

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  Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 29 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 August - 29.   

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

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on this day in history.   

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  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.   

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

0029  On this day in history death of john the Baptist, beheaded   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on this day in history.   

1093  On August - 29 death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  On this day in history death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  On this day in history 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 August - 29.   

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