Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  On this day in history willy Giefer, composer   

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

1931  On December - 29 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 December - 29.   

1933  Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered on December - 29.   

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

1934  1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) on December - 29.   

1934  On December - 29 ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere)   

1935  On this day in history tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate)   

1936  On this day in history ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers)   

1937  On this day in history 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  The birth of Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress and comedienne on December - 29.   

1937  The Irish Republic changes its name to Eire on this day in history.   

1937  Mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People) on this day in history.   

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

1938  On December - 29 the birth of Jon Voight, American actor   

1938  Jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy) on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 29 first flight of the Consolidated B-24.   

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

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

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

1940  On this day in history brigitte Kronauer, writer   

1941  Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history jerry Summers, rocker   

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  Over France RCAF Flight Lt. Dick Audet destroys five German planes in ten minutes on December - 29.   

1944  Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced on this day in history.   

1944  Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973) on this day in history.   

1945  On December - 29 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.   

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

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

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 this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

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 this day in history.   

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  On December - 29 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  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)