Page 8: Historical Events In 1929

Jun 14   Prussia & Vatican sign Concord on this day in history.   

Jun 15   1st time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch in the year 1929.   

Jun 15   In the year 1929 geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist   

Jun 15   The first time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch in the year 1929.   

Jun 16   On this day in history james Kirtland Randall, composer   

Jun 16   Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert) on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Ralph Waite, White Plains NY, actor (Cool Hand Luke, 5 Easy Piece) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1929 dave King, Twickenham England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)   

Jun 25   Eric Carle, American author on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1929 georges Courteline [Moineaux], French playwright, dies   

Jun 25   In the year 1929 pres Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)   

Jun 26   ENKA/Vereinigte Glanzstoff Factory merge AKU (Genl Kunstzijde Union) in the year 1929.   

Jun 27   In the year 1929 1st color TV demo (NYC)   

Jun 27   The first color TV demo (NYC) in the year 1929.   

Jun 28   In the year 1929 don Dubbins, Brooklyn, actor (Enchanted Island, Fix)   

Jun 28   In the year 1929 the following railways are jointly acquired by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific and operated under a newly incorporated company, the Northern Alberta Railways Edmonton, Dunvegan &British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta &Great Waterways Railway (286 miles) Central Canada Railway (98 miles) Pembina Valley Railway (26 miles) A total of 857 miles.   

Jun 28   The following railways are jointly acquired by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific and operated under a newly incorporated company, the Northern Alberta Railways: Edmonton, Dunvegan &British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta &Great Waterways Railway (286 miles) Central Canada Railway (98 miles) Pembina Valley Railway (26 miles) A total of 857 miles in the year 1929.   

Jun 29   In the year 1929 1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca   

Jun 29   First high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Johnny Ace, rocker in the year 1929.   

Jun 30   In the year 1929 33rd US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY   

Jun 30   Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history gerald M Edelman, US biochemist (Nobel 1972)   

Jul 02   Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34 in the year 1929.   

Jul 03   In the year 1929 dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber   

Jul 03   On this day in history eustace Gibbs, vice marshal (Diplomatic Corps)   

Jul 04   Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 05   42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62) in the year 1929.   

Jul 05   A Deutsch discovers asteroid #1148 Rarahu in the year 1929.   

Jul 05   Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer in the year 1929.   

Jul 06   On this day in history gerd Zacher, composer   

Jul 06   St Louis has 2, 10 run innings & beats Phillies 28-6 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1929.   

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   On this day in history birth of ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer   

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

Jan 04   Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77   

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

Jan 11   Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80   

Jan 14   In the year 1929 cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74   

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