Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  Willy Giefer, composer   

1931  Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey.   

1931  Barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows).   

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

1933  Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds   

1933  Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist   

1933  Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered   

1934  Japan renounces the London Naval Treaty of 1930 and the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922   

1934  1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG).   

1934  Ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere).   

1935  Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate)   

1936  Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers).   

1937  2nd Irish constitution comes into force; Irish Free State renamed Erie.   

1937  In this year, Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service   

1937  Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress and comedienne is born.   

1937  The Irish Republic changes its name to Eire.   

1937  Mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People).   

1938  Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins.   

1938  Jon Voight, American actor is born.   

1938  Jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy)   

1939  inaugural flight of the Consolidated B-24   

1939  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   

1940  Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II)   

1940  Brigitte Kronauer, writer.   

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

1942  Jerry Summers, rocker.   

1942  Frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83.   

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

1943  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.   

1944  Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced   

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

1945  In this year, In Ottawa DND releases World War II casualty statistics; 41371 Canadians in service killed, 43178 wounded, 10844 made prisoners of war, 32 missing in action   

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1563  Francesco maria guaitoli: Composer   

1586  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna/marquis of aytona   

1678  Gotthard wagner: Composer   

1709  Elisabeth petrovna: Tsarina of russia/daughter of peter the great   

1721  Madame de pompadour: Mistress of french king louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van bylandt: Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime ambroise simon leborne: Composer   

1776  Charles macintosh: Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress gemmei of japan: Empress gemmei of japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue fei: Chinese general, executed   

1170  Death of Thomas beckett: Archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of king henry ii   

1558  Hermann finck: Composer,   

1563  Death of Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Death of Antoine arnauld: French lawyer (philippica),   

1630  Jan baptist stalpart van der wiele: Rc pastor/lyricist,   

1634  Death of John albert vasa: Polish bishop (b. 1612)