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 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 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 this day in history ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere)  

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

1936  Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers) on December - 29.  

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

1937  Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service on this day in history.  

1937  On December - 29 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  On December - 29 mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People)  

1938  On December - 29 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  On December - 29 first flight of the Consolidated B-24.  

1939  Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- ) on this day in history.  

1940  On December - 29 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  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  On this day in history frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83  

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

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 this day in history.  

1944  Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced on December - 29.  

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

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  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona  

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.  

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  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.  

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.  

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

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

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on this day in history.