Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  On December - 29 willy Giefer, composer   

1931  Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey on December - 29.   

1931  On this day in history barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows)   

1932  On December - 29 inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson)   

1933  Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds on December - 29.   

1933  Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist on this day in history.   

1933  Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered on this day in history.   

1934  Japan renounces the London Naval Treaty of 1930 and the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 on December - 29.   

1934  On this day in history 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG)   

1934  Ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere) on this day in history.   

1935  Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate) on December - 29.   

1936  Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers) on this day in history.   

1937  On December - 29 2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie   

1937  On December - 29 pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress and comedienne   

1937  On December - 29 the Irish Republic changes its name to Eire   

1937  Mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People) on December - 29.   

1938  On December - 29 construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins   

1938  The birth of Jon Voight, American actor on December - 29.   

1938  Jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy) on December - 29.   

1939  First flight of the Consolidated B-24 on December - 29.   

1939  On December - 29 maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- )   

1940  Germany begins the bombing of London during WWII, damaging many buildings, such as historic St. Mary's Cathedral on this day in history.   

1940  Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) on December - 29.   

1940  Brigitte Kronauer, writer on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 29 ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)   

1942  Jerry Summers, rocker on December - 29.   

1942  Frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83 on December - 29.   

1943  On this day in history jHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister (19..-94)   

1943  On December - 29 william H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75   

1944  On this day in history over France RCAF Flight Lt. Dick Audet destroys five German planes in ten minutes.   

1944  On this day in history belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced   

1944  On this day in history rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)   

1945  In Ottawa DND releases World War II casualty statistics; 41,371 Canadians in service killed, 43,178 wounded, 10,844 made prisoners of war, 32 missing in action on December - 29.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

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

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

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

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

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  On this day in history 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.