Historical Events In December - 29

1930  On December - 29 willy Giefer, composer  

1931  On December - 29 identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey  

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

1932  On this day in history inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson)  

1933  On December - 29 yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds  

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

1933  On December - 29 joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered  

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

1937  On this day in history the Irish Republic changes its name to Eire  

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

1938  On this day in history construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins  

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

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

1939  First flight of the Consolidated B-24 on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history 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  On December - 29 brigitte Kronauer, writer  

1941  On this day in history ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)  

1942  On this day in history jerry Summers, rocker  

1942  Frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1943  JHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister (19..-94) on December - 29.  

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

1944  On December - 29 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 this day in history.  

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  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.  

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.  

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)  

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed  

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  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.  

1630  On this day in history 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)