Page 15: Historical Events In 1929

Nov 30   17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3.   

Dec 01   BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe.   

Dec 01   Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe   

Dec 02   1st skull of Peking man are discovered, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien   

Dec 02   Harvey Phillips, Aurora Missouri, tubist (NYC Ballet Orch).   

Dec 03   Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak.   

Dec 03   Clarence Ford, sax player.   

Dec 05   1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)   

Dec 05   inaugural US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)   

Dec 05   SS Frances Duncan, built 1907 by Palmers Newcastle on Tyne. Foundered off Lands End, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Barry, South Wales to Rouen, France. 16 lost out of the crew of 21   

Dec 06   Turkey introduces female suffrage.   

Dec 07   Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 mins   

Dec 09   Bob Hawke, cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954)   

Dec 09   Willis Cuttell, cricketer (two Tests England v S Africa 1899), dies.   

Dec 10   Bradman scores 225 in 2nd inn of Test Cricket trial after 124 in 1st.   

Dec 10   Dan Blocker, Texas, American actor (Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza).   

Dec 11   S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)   

Dec 12   Doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's).   

Dec 13   Albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital)   

Dec 13   Christopher Plummer, Stage and screen actor is born.   

Dec 13   Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

Dec 14   Alexander Zaimis elected pres of Greece.   

Dec 14   Ron Nelson, composer.   

Dec 15   Keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63).   

Dec 15   Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro   

Dec 16   Chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1   

Dec 16   Ian Board, barkeeper.   

Dec 16   The inaugural NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks).   

Dec 17   William Safire, political columnist (NY Times)/speech writer (Nixon).   

Dec 18   Gino Cimoli, American baseball player.   

Dec 20   Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

Dec 20   In this year, Heinie Wagner formally adopts in place of Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

Dec 20   Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia.   

Dec 20   Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park.   

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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)