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 this day in history.   

1903  French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari on December - 29.   

1903  On December - 29 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  Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy) on this day in history.   

1910  Ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history san Francisco Symphony formed   

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

1912  On December - 29 peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad)   

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

1913  1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago on this day in history.   

1913  On December - 29 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 this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

1917  On December - 29 tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- )   

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  Syd Dernley, hangman on this day in history.   

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

1921  Dobrica Cosic, writer on December - 29.   

1922  On this day in history dutch Constitution proclaimed   

1925  Pete Dye, American golf course architect on December - 29.   

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1926  Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index on December - 29.   

1926  Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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

1929  Police arrest Sukarno & 100s PNI-leaders on December - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  On this day in history birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.   

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

0721  On December - 29 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 December - 29.   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

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  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.