Historical Events In August - 29

1968  On this day in history victor Sutherland, dies at 79  

1970  Black Panthers confront cops in Phila (1 cop killed) on August - 29.  

1970  Mary Clare, dies at 76 on August - 29.  

1971  On this day in history hank Aaron becomes the first player in baseball's National League to drive in 100+ runs in 11 seasons.  

1972  Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies on August - 29.  

1973  Michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1975  On August - 29 star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky  

1975  Eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1976  Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18 on this day in history.  

1977  Lou Brock breaks Ty Cobb's record by stealing the 893rd base of his baseball career on this day in history.  

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1977  Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54 on August - 29.  

1979  Mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1981  Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89 on August - 29.  

1982  Ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday on August - 29.  

1983  On August - 29 simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61  

1985  Atlantis moves to launch pad for the 51-J mission on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87  

1986  Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies on this day in history.  

1987  Academy Award-winner Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, AZ, at age 63 on August - 29.  

1987  Lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63 on this day in history.  

1988  USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico a 6.7 quake was felt along the coast of Jalisco. Also felt at Guadalajara and in the southern part of the Mexico City area  

1990  On this day in history c-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13  

1990  On this day in history saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq  

1990  Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16 on August - 29.  

1991  John F Kennedy Jr wins his first law case on August - 29.  

1991  The Communist Party ends 75 years of power in the USSR on August - 29.  

1991  The Soviet Communist Party was formally suspended as leader of USSR on this day in history.  

1991  Dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies on August - 29.  

1992  Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56  

1994  On August - 29 the Windsor and Hantsport Railway commences operation in Nova Scotia.  

1994  On August - 29 arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90  

1995  Frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David & Lisa), dies at 65 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  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on August - 29.  

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on August - 29.  

1561  On this day in history birth of bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)  

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.  

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  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on August - 29.  

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

0886  On August - 29 basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies  

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