Page 4: Historical Events In 1929

Mar 14   NAS Pensacola aircraft make 113 flights for flood rescue and relief   

Mar 15   Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24.   

Mar 16   WHP-AM in Harrisburg PA begins radio transmissions.   

Mar 17   General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel.   

Mar 17   Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid   

Mar 18   Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad.   

Mar 20   British Columbia Telephone Company sets up subsidiary, North-West Telephone Company, the world's inaugural radiotelephone company   

Mar 20   Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77.   

Mar 21   James Coco, Bronx NY, actor (Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death)   

Mar 22   66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes   

Mar 22   Anton Beer-Walbrun, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 22   U.S. Coast Guard vessel sinks Canadian schooner 'I'm Alone' carrying 2800 cases of liquor, in the Gulf of Mexico off coast of Louisiana   

Mar 22   USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor   

Mar 23   1st telephone installed in White House   

Mar 23   inaugural telephone installed in White House.   

Mar 27   Samuil Shatunovsky, Ukrainian mathematician, dies at 70.   

Mar 27   US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson   

Mar 28   Democratic constitution comes into force in Ecuador   

Mar 29   Ronald Clive Williams, actor/comedian.   

Mar 29   Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep NY Rangers in 2 games   

Mar 31   Aviators Kingsford Smith, Ulm, Litchfield and McWilliam leave Sydney for England in Southern Cross; they were forced down in northwest Australia and lost until April 12)   

Mar 31   Lee Patterson, Vancouver BC, actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World).   

Apr 01   Austrian govt of Ignaz Seipel falls.   

Apr 01   Milan Kundera, Czech writer is born   

Apr 02   Catherine Gaskin, romantic novelist (Fiona, Coporation Wife)   

Apr 03   Persia agrees to Litvinov Pact.   

Apr 04   "New Moon" musical opens in London.   

Apr 04   1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held   

Apr 04   inaugural AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held.   

Apr 04   Karl Friedrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies at 84.   

Apr 05   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona   

Apr 05   Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact.   

Apr 06   "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster.   

Apr 06   Andre Previn, American conductor is born   

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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)