Page 4: Historical Events In December - 29

1900  General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia on December - 29.   

1900  Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist on December - 29.   

1903  French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari on this day in history.   

1903  Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader on this day in history.   

1906  On December - 29 montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906)   

1907  James Gardner, designer on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville WI   

1908  Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc on this day in history.   

1908  Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy) on December - 29.   

1910  Ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate on December - 29.   

1911  San Francisco Symphony formed on this day in history.   

1911  Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins on December - 29.   

1912  Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) on December - 29.   

1913  On December - 29 first movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago on December - 29.   

1913  On this day in history laurence Gower, academic   

1915  On this day in history charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead)   

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57 on December - 29.   

1916  Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on December - 29.   

1917  On this day in history tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- )   

1919  On this day in history pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T)   

1920  On December - 29 the netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations   

1920  Syd Dernley, hangman on December - 29.   

1921  On this day in history william Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM   

1921  On this day in history dobrica Cosic, writer   

1922  Dutch Constitution proclaimed on this day in history.   

1925  Pete Dye, American golf course architect on this day in history.   

1925  On December - 29 félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60   

1926  Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51   

1927  Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball) on December - 29.   

1928  On this day in history bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show)   

1929  On December - 29 police arrest Sukarno & 100s PNI-leaders   

1930  Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans on this day in history.   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On December - 29 birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.   

1634  On December - 29 death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)