Top Historical Events That Happened on September 29

1916  Carl Ronald Giles, cartoonist   

1918  Allied forces scored a decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line.   

1918  Australians storm the Hindenburg Line, France   

1918  In this year, Capt. John McGregor (2nd Cdn. Mounted Rifles) claims the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France.   

1918  Captain GH Wilkins, official AIF photographer, rallies United States troops at the battle of the Hindenburg Line, while taking photographs For this action he is awarded a bar to his Military Cross, becoming the only Australian official photographer to be decorated for bravery in the field.   

1918  Allied forces scored a decisive breakthrough of Hindenburg Line   

1918  Don Castle, TX, actor (Born to Speed, Tombstone, Motor Patrol)   

1920  Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54.   

1921  Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL.   

1922  Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program   

1923  Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park opens to public   

1923  6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham CC Pelham NY   

1924  Santo Domingo joins League of Nations.   

1925  French Gen of Morocco, marshal Lyautey, is dismissed   

1925  E Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Galgmannen), dies at 36.   

1926  Norma Shearer wed Irving Thalberg   

1927  Tornado strikes St Louis Missouri   

1927  Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games   

1927  Willem Einthoven, Dutch physiologist (Nobel-1924), dies at 67.   

1928  Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston   

1928  Arnold Kent, dies.   

1929  Giitji Tanaka, Japanese baron/general/premier (1927-29), dies at 66.   

1930  The final section of the 3'6" gauge railway on Prince Edward Island is converted to standard gauge. The conversion work on the island had started in 1919   

1930  1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC.   

1932  "Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair   

1933  Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut   

1933  Margaret Talmadge, dies   

1934  Rondo Hatton weds Mabel Housh.   

1935  5th Ryder Cup: US claims, 9-3 at Ridgewood Country Club (Ridgewood, New Jersey, US)   

1936  Radio used for inaugural time for a presidential campaign   

1936  Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign   

1937  Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45563 km)   

1937  Ray Ewry, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08), dies at 63   

1938  Munich Conference, Chamberlain of Britain and Daladier of France agree to German annexation of part of Czechoslovakia.   

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1240  Margaret of england: Queen consort of scotland,   

1321  John of artois: Count of eu, french soldier   

1328  Joan of kent: Wife of edward, the black prince   

1388  Thomas of lancaster: 1st duke of clarence, son of henry iv of england   

1402  Ferdinand: The saint, portuguese slave of fez/saint   

1511  Michael servetus: Spain, physician (christianism rostituta)   

1518  Tintoretto: Italian painter   

1547  Miguel de cervantes saavedra: Spanish author and novelist (don quixote)   

0855  Death of Lotharius i: Romanian-french emperor (signed treaty of verdun),   

1364  Death of Charles: Duke of brittany   

1530  Death of Andrea del sato: [d'agnolo di franceszo], italian painter,   

1560  Gustaaf i: King of sweden (1523-60),   

1575  Charles de boisot: Water beggar,   

1598  Floris i van pallandt: Earl of culemborg,   

1619  John lippershey: Inventor of telescope, buried   

1637  Death of Lorenzo ruiz: Filipino saint