Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   On this day in history syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies  

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

Aug 03   In the year 1929 bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)  

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

Aug 04   Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Aug 08   Salem Oregon airport dedicated in the year 1929.  

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

Aug 10   Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 13   In the year 1929 augustyn Bloch, composer  

Aug 14   On this day in history hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter  

Aug 14   In the year 1929 jewish Agency for Palestine forms  

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   Hugues Aufray, French singer on this day in history.  

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   First airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed in the year 1929.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1929 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38  

Jan 06   Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 in the year 1929.  

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

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)