Historical Events In December - 29

1900  On December - 29 general Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia  

1900  On this day in history willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist  

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

1903  On this day in history clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader  

1906  Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906) on this day in history.  

1907  On December - 29 james Gardner, designer  

1908  patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville WI on December - 29.  

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

1908  On December - 29 claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy)  

1910  On this day in history ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate  

1911  San Francisco Symphony formed on December - 29.  

1911  On December - 29 proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins  

1912  Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) on this day in history.  

1913  First movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago on this day in history.  

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

1913  Laurence Gower, academic on this day in history.  

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

1915  On December - 29 charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57  

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

1917  Tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- ) on December - 29.  

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

1920  The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations on this day in history.  

1920  On December - 29 syd Dernley, hangman  

1921  William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM on this day in history.  

1921  Dobrica Cosic, writer on this day in history.  

1922  Dutch Constitution proclaimed on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history pete Dye, American golf course architect  

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

1926  On December - 29 vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index  

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

1927  On December - 29 jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)  

1928  Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show) on this day in history.  

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 December - 29.  

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer  

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

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.  

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.  

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th  

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer  

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

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric  

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)  

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed  

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51  

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)