Historical Events In December - 29

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

1900  Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist on December - 29.  

1903  On this day in history french Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari  

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 this day in history.  

1908  Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc on December - 29.  

1908  Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy) on December - 29.  

1910  On December - 29 ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate  

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

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

1913  On this day in history laurence Gower, academic  

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

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57 on December - 29.  

1916  On December - 29 grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45  

1917  Tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- ) on this day in history.  

1919  On December - 29 pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T)  

1920  The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations on December - 29.  

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  On this day in history dobrica Cosic, writer  

1922  On December - 29 dutch Constitution proclaimed  

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  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 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  On this day in history 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  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  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.  

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

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.  

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.  

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.  

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  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies  

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.