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   60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization) in the year 1929.   

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

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

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

Aug 09   Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 10   Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win in the year 1929.   

Aug 11   On this day in history babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)   

Aug 13   On this day in history augustyn Bloch, composer   

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   On this day in history bill Evans, US jazz pianist   

Aug 16   On this day in history frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70   

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

Aug 19   Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 in the year 1929.   

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   Norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital) in the year 1929.   

Aug 21   In the year 1929 ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party   

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

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

Aug 23   In the year 1929 arabs attack Jews in Israel   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 26   1st US roller coaster built in the year 1929.   

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Jan 01   Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of art Prysock, jazz musician   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1929 erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1929 henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77   

Jan 09   Heiner Muller, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28   

Jan 13   Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 in the year 1929.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history death of liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873)