Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  On this day in history willy Giefer, composer   

1931  On this day in history identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey   

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

1932  On this day in history 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  On December - 29 prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist   

1933  On this day in history 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 December - 29 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG)   

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

1935  Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate) on this day in history.   

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

1937  2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie on this day in history.   

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

1937  On this day in history mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People)   

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  Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- ) on December - 29.   

1940  Germany begins the bombing of London during WWII, damaging many buildings, such as historic St. Mary's Cathedral on December - 29.   

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

1940  Brigitte Kronauer, writer on December - 29.   

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

1942  Jerry Summers, rocker on this day in history.   

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 this day in history william H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75   

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

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  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

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

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 this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on this day in history.   

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

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

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

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