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 this day in history.   

1917  On August - 29 isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family)   

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

1918  On August - 29 jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

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

1922  Emile Habibi, writer on this day in history.   

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 August - 29.   

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

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  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  The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland on this day in history.   

1930  Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA) on this day in history.   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on August - 29.   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1933  Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1434  On August - 29 birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  On this day in history birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

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

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on August - 29.   

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 August - 29 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  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  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on this day in history.   

1442  Death of John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389) on August - 29.   

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.