Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   In the year 1929 syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies  

Aug 02   Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) in the year 1929.  

Aug 04   On this day in history 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich  

Aug 04   On this day in history yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)  

Aug 07   Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt on this day in history.  

Aug 07   In the year 1929 don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day  

Aug 08   In the year 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins  

Aug 08   In the year 1929 german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight  

Aug 08   In the year 1929 salem Oregon airport dedicated  

Aug 09   In the year 1929 heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71  

Aug 10   Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 in the year 1929.  

Aug 10   Canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1929 grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win  

Aug 11   Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve) in the year 1929.  

Aug 13   Augustyn Bloch, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1929 bill Evans, US jazz pianist  

Aug 16   In the year 1929 frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70  

Aug 18   Hugues Aufray, French singer in the year 1929.  

Aug 19   In the year 1929 sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57  

Aug 20   1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed in the year 1929.  

Aug 20   In the year 1929 first airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed  

Aug 20   On this day in history norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital)  

Aug 21   Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party in the year 1929.  

Aug 21   In the year 1929 chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town  

Aug 22   Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74 in the year 1929.  

Aug 23   Arabs attack Jews in Israel in the year 1929.  

Aug 23   Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history 43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)  

Aug 25   On this day in history frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies  

Aug 25   Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage in the year 1929.  

Aug 26   1st US roller coaster built on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1929 birth of holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure  

Jan 02   In the year 1929 birth of art Prysock, jazz musician  

Jan 03   Marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- ) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1929 birth of sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer  

Jan 04   Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society) was born in the year 1929.  

Jan 04   Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist was born in the year 1929.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor  

Jan 02   Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 in the year 1929.  

Jan 06   In the year 1929 nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72  

Jan 07   On this day in history henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77  

Jan 09   Heiner Muller, writer, dies in the year 1929.  

Jan 11   In the year 1929 death of julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28  

Jan 13   Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873) died in the year 1929.