Page 6: Historical Events In July - 29

1944  On this day in history allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours   

1945  After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed & sunk by a Japanese submarine on July - 29.   

1947  ENIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, was turned back on after receiving a memory implant on this day in 1947 on July - 29.   

1947  On this day in history gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va   

1948  On this day in history king George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London   

1949  On this day in history airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends   

1950  On July - 29 pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run   

1952  The first nonstop transpacific flight by a jet on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 1st nonstop transpacific flight by a jet   

1953  On July - 29 uS bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok   

1955  On July - 29 smokey Burgess hits 3 HRS to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5   

1956  On July - 29 jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchors in 7,500 m of water (record)   

1956  On this day in history 11th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Cornelius   

1956  On July - 29 ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83   

1957  On July - 29 international Atomic Energy Agency established by UN   

1957  On July - 29 jack Paar's Tonight show premiers   

1958  Pres Eisenhower signs NASA & Space Act of 1958 on July - 29.   

1958  Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running on July - 29.   

1958  On this day in history charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61   

1960  J Schubart discovers asteroid #2000 Herschel on this day in history.   

1960  Suzanne Cundale (nee Finney) born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. And didn't she turn out well!!! on July - 29.   

1960  On July - 29 richard Simon, co-founder (Simon & Shuster), dies   

1961  On this day in history wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory   

1963  On July - 29 dave Smith, cricketer (2 Tests in 1912 Australian side), dies   

1965  On this day in history beatles movie "Help" premiers, Queen Elizabeth attends   

1965  Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s on July - 29.   

1966  On this day in history pal Jardanyi, composer, dies at 44   

1967  Explosion & Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134, $100 million in damage on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 29 moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage   

1968  On this day in history mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption   

1968  On this day in history pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control   

1969  On July - 29 mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars   

1970  6 days of race rioting in Hartford Ct on July - 29.   

1970  John G B Barbirolli, English conductor/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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1166  Henry II of Champagne (d. 1197) was born on July - 29.   

1590  Gilles Hayne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1605  On July - 29 birth of simon Dach, German poet   

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philologist/diplomat   

1646  On July - 29 birth of johann Theile, German composer (Adam & Eve)   

1723  On July - 29 birth of christleib Siegmund Binder, composer   

1739  On July - 29 birth of johannes Ritschel, composer   

1755  On July - 29 birth of franz Gotz, composer   

0238  On this day in history death of pupienus, Roman Emperor   

1030  Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad on July - 29.   

1095  On July - 29 ladislaus I Arpad de Heilige, King of Hungary, dies   

1099  Urban II, [Odo van Lagery], French Pope (1088-99), dies on July - 29.   

1108  Philip I, co-king of France (1059, 1060-1108), dies at 56 on July - 29.   

1164  On July - 29 olaf, King of Norway, dies   

1507  Death of Martin Behaim, German-born navigator and geographer (b. 1459) on July - 29.   

1573  On this day in history spanish prince of Eboli, dies