Page 8: Historical Events In 1929

Jun 15   The inaugural time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch   

Jun 16   James Kirtland Randall, composer   

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

Jun 20   Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)   

Jun 22   Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader   

Jun 22   Ralph Waite, White Plains NY, actor (Cool Hand Luke, 5 Easy Piece).   

Jun 23   Dave King, Twickenham England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall).   

Jun 25   Eric Carle, American author.   

Jun 25   Georges Courteline [Moineaux], French playwright, dies.   

Jun 25   Pres Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam).   

Jun 26   ENKA/Vereinigte Glanzstoff Factory merge AKU (Genl Kunstzijde Union).   

Jun 27   1st color TV demo (NYC)   

Jun 27   The inaugural color TV demo (NYC).   

Jun 28   Don Dubbins, Brooklyn, actor (Enchanted Island, Fix).   

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 and British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta and 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 and British Columbia Railway (447 miles) Alberta and Great Waterways Railway (286 miles) Central Canada Railway (98 miles) Pembina Valley Railway (26 miles) A total of 857 miles   

Jun 29   1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca.   

Jun 29   inaugural high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca.   

Jun 29   Johnny Ace, rocker   

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

Jun 30   Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher.   

Jul 01   Gerald M Edelman, US biochemist (Nobel 1972).   

Jul 02   Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34.   

Jul 03   Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber.   

Jul 03   Eustace Gibbs, vice marshal (Diplomatic Corps)   

Jul 04   Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70.   

Jul 05   42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62)   

Jul 05   A Deutsch discovers asteroid #1148 Rarahu.   

Jul 05   Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer.   

Jul 06   Gerd Zacher, composer.   

Jul 06   St Louis has 2, 10 run innings and beats Phillies 28-6   

Jul 07   Marcel Liebman, Belgian historian   

Jul 07   Romania and Vatican sign concord   

Jul 07   The Vatican City State, with the Pope as leader, created   

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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)