December 29 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1900  General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia.   

1900  Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist.   

1903  French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari   

1903  Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader   

1906  Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906).   

1907  James Gardner, designer   

1908  patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville WI   

1908  Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc.   

1908  Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy)   

1910  Ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

1911  San Francisco Symphony formed.   

1911  Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins   

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

1913  inaugural movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  Laurence Gower, academic   

1915  Charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead)   

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57   

1916  Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45.   

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

1919  Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T).   

1920  The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations.   

1920  Syd Dernley, hangman   

1921  William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM.   

1921  Dobrica Cosic, writer.   

1922  Dutch Constitution proclaimed   

1925  Pete Dye, American golf course architect   

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60.   

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

1926  Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51.   

1927  Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)   

1928  Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show)   

1929  Police arrest Sukarno and 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   

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1563  Francesco maria guaitoli: Composer   

1586  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna/marquis of aytona   

1678  Gotthard wagner: Composer   

1709  Elisabeth petrovna: Tsarina of russia/daughter of peter the great   

1721  Madame de pompadour: Mistress of french king louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van bylandt: Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime ambroise simon leborne: Composer   

1776  Charles macintosh: Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress gemmei of japan: Empress gemmei of japan (b. 661)   

1141  Yue fei: Chinese general, executed   

1170  Thomas beckett: Archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of king henry ii   

1558  Hermann finck: Composer,   

1563  Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine arnauld: French lawyer (philippica),   

1630  Death of Jan baptist stalpart van der wiele: Rc pastor/lyricist,   

1634  John albert vasa: Polish bishop (b. 1612)