Historical Events In December - 29

1900  On this day in history general Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia  

1900  On December - 29 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  On this day in history montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906)  

1907  On this day in history james Gardner, designer  

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

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

1908  On this day in history claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy)  

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

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1911  San Francisco Symphony formed on this day in history.  

1911  Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins on this day in history.  

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

1913  Laurence Gower, academic on this day in history.  

1915  On December - 29 charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead)  

1915  On this day in history charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57  

1916  Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on this day in history.  

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

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

1920  On this day in history the netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations  

1920  Syd Dernley, hangman on December - 29.  

1921  On December - 29 william Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM  

1921  Dobrica Cosic, writer on this day in history.  

1922  Dutch Constitution proclaimed on December - 29.  

1925  On December - 29 pete Dye, American golf course architect  

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

1926  On this day in history vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index  

1926  Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on December - 29.  

1927  Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball) on this day in history.  

1928  Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show) on December - 29.  

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  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer  

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on this day in history.  

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

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great  

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  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 this day in history 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 December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)  

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.  

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51  

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on this day in history.