Page 10: Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR in the year 1929.   

Aug 03   Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1929 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich   

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

Aug 07   In the year 1929 charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt   

Aug 07   Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins   

Aug 08   On this day in history german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight   

Aug 08   Salem Oregon airport dedicated on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71   

Aug 10   In the year 1929 aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75   

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   Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win in the year 1929.   

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 in the year 1929.   

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

Aug 16   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist in the year 1929.   

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

Aug 18   In the year 1929 hugues Aufray, French singer   

Aug 19   Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town in the year 1929.   

Aug 22   Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history arabs attack Jews in Israel   

Aug 23   In the year 1929 charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies   

Aug 24   In the year 1929 43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)   

Aug 25   Frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies in the year 1929.   

Aug 25   Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Art Prysock, jazz musician was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- )   

Jan 03   Sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars) was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1929 birth of amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1929 birth of yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor   

Jan 02   Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1929 heiner Muller, writer, dies   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1929 wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1929 death of liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873)