Page 13: Historical Events In 1929

Oct 21   Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, US, sci-fi author (Tombs of Atuan).   

Oct 22   Dory Previn, Rahway NJ, pop singer (Love Be My Cover)   

Oct 22   French govt of Briand falls   

Oct 23   Thomas F Tout, historian (Manch school of historiography), dies at 74.   

Oct 24   "Black Thursday", one of the biggest Wall Street crash, spells out the beginning of the great American depression.   

Oct 24   "Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash.   

Oct 24   "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%   

Oct 24   George H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)   

Oct 24   Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

Oct 25   Former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100000 bribe   

Oct 25   James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (two Tests for England 1877), dies   

Oct 25   Peter Loader, cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA).   

Oct 26   Arno Holz, writer, dies at 66.   

Oct 26   Georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator.   

Oct 27   Marino Iandioro, canned Tomato Pioneer.   

Oct 28   1st child born in aircraft, Miami, Florida.   

Oct 28   Dow Jones plummets 38.33 pts (13%) to 260.64   

Oct 28   Hermann Ungar, writer, dies at 36.   

Oct 28   The inaugural child born in aircraft, Miami, Fl   

Oct 29   "Black Tuesday," Stock Market crashes triggers "Great Depression"   

Oct 29   Black Tuesday' New York's Wall Street crash   

Oct 29   In this year, Black Tuesday, where fearful investors crashed the New York Stock Exchange through their panicked selling of stocks, starts the Great Depression in America.   

Oct 30   The Stuttgart Cable Car is constructed in Stuttgart, Germany.   

Oct 31   Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It).   

Nov 01   Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps.   

Nov 01   Lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps.   

Nov 02   Harold Farberman, NYC, conductor/composer (Medea).   

Nov 04   Jimmy Piersall, baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians)   

Nov 04   John Baldridge' "Berkeley Square," premieres in NYC.   

Nov 05   Ottmar MA Fraai, Curacaos/Dutch tenor   

Nov 06   Max von Bathe, German prince/Chancellor (1910-11, 18), dies at 62.   

Nov 07   Museum of Modern Art opens (NYC)   

Nov 07   Ruggero Mastroianni, film editor.   

Nov 08   Jean Giraudoux' "Amphitryon '38," premieres in Paris.   

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Jan 01   Holling gustav vapor: Character on northern exposure   

Jan 02   Art prysock: Jazz musician   

Jan 03   Marilyn lloyd: (rep-d-tn, 1975- )   

Jan 03   Sergio leone: Italian, director (fist full of dollars)   

Jan 03   Ernst mahle: Brazilian composer   

Jan 04   Amitai w etzioni: Us sociologist (active society)   

Jan 04   Bobby tulloch: Ornithologist   

Jan 04   Yayoi kusama: Japanese artist, sculptor   

Jan 02   Erich wichman[n]: Dutch fascist painter/sculptor,    

Jan 06   Nicolas nikolayevitch: Grand-duke of russia,    

Jan 07   Henry arthur jones: English playwright (silver king),    

Jan 09   Heiner muller: Writer,   

Jan 11   Julio antonio mella: Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28   

Jan 13   Wyatt earp: Us marshall (ok corral),   

Jan 14   Cornelis w lely: Dutch governor of suriname (1902-05),   

Jan 19   Liang qichao: Chinese scholar (b. 1873)