Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On this day in history steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history george Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)   

1917  On August - 29 isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family)   

1918  On this day in history bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive   

1918  Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank on August - 29.   

1918  On August - 29 max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51   

1919  Prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician   

1920  On August - 29 charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico)   

1921  On August - 29 joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83   

1922  Emile Habibi, writer on August - 29.   

1923  The birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director on August - 29.   

1923  Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53) on August - 29.   

1924  On August - 29 german Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

1924  On this day in history dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)   

1925  On this day in history after a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth & slaps a $5,000 fine on him   

1925  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain) on August - 29.   

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress on this day in history.   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on August - 29.   

1928  On August - 29 charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide)   

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1929  On August - 29 german airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight   

1929  On August - 29 thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

1930  The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland on August - 29.   

1930  Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA) on this day in history.   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on August - 29.   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on August - 29.   

1933  Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 29 georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1934  On this day in history david H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- )   

1935  On August - 29 queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland   

1935  On this day in history 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)   

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on this day in history.   

1434  On August - 29 birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on August - 29.   

1561  On August - 29 birth of bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)   

1609  On August - 29 birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on this day in history.   

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on August - 29.   

0029  On August - 29 death of john the Baptist, beheaded   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on August - 29.   

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.   

1123  On August - 29 death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  On August - 29 death of duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)   

1442  On August - 29 death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  On this day in history ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  On August - 29 louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20