Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  Willy Giefer, composer on December - 29.   

1931  On December - 29 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  On this day in history yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds   

1933  On December - 29 prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist   

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 this day in history.   

1934  On December - 29 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG)   

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

1935  On December - 29 tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate)   

1936  On December - 29 ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers)   

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

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

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  On this day in history the birth of Jon Voight, American actor   

1938  Jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy) on this day in history.   

1939  First flight of the Consolidated B-24 on December - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1940  Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) on this day in history.   

1940  Brigitte Kronauer, writer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  On December - 29 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  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 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  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

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

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

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)