Page 4: Historical Events In December - 29
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
1900 On December - 29 general Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia
1900 Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist on this day in history.
1903 On December - 29 french Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari
1903 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader on December - 29.
1906 Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906) on December - 29.
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 December - 29.
1910 Ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history san Francisco Symphony formed
1911 Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins on December - 29.
1912 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) on December - 29.
1913 First movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago on December - 29.
1913 1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago on this day in history.
1913 Laurence Gower, academic on December - 29.
1915 Charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead) on December - 29.
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 Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T) on this day in history.
1920 The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations on December - 29.
1920 On this day in history syd Dernley, hangman
1921 On December - 29 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 Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on December - 29.
1926 Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index on this day in history.
1926 Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1927 On this day in history jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)
1928 Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show) on this day in history.
1929 Police arrest Sukarno & 100s PNI-leaders on this day in history.
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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