Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  On December - 29 willy Giefer, composer   

1931  Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey on this day in history.   

1931  On December - 29 barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows)   

1932  Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson) on December - 29.   

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 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  Ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere) on December - 29.   

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

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

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

1937  Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service on December - 29.   

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

1937  The Irish Republic changes its name to Eire on December - 29.   

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

1938  Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins on this day in history.   

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

1938  On December - 29 jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy)   

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

1939  On this day in history 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  On December - 29 germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II)   

1940  On December - 29 brigitte Kronauer, writer   

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

1942  On this day in history jerry Summers, rocker   

1942  On December - 29 frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83   

1943  On December - 29 jHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister (19..-94)   

1943  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On December - 29 rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)   

1945  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

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  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.   

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On December - 29 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 this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

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

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

1634  On December - 29 death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)