Historical Events In August - 29

1968  On this day in history victor Sutherland, dies at 79   

1970  Black Panthers confront cops in Phila (1 cop killed) on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history mary Clare, dies at 76   

1971  On August - 29 hank Aaron becomes the first player in baseball's National League to drive in 100+ runs in 11 seasons.   

1972  Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies on this day in history.   

1973  Michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1975  Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky on August - 29.   

1975  On August - 29 eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92   

1976  Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18 on this day in history.   

1977  Lou Brock breaks Ty Cobb's record by stealing the 893rd base of his baseball career on August - 29.   

1977  On August - 29 jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54   

1979  On this day in history mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84   

1981  Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89 on August - 29.   

1982  On this day in history ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday   

1983  On this day in history simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61   

1985  Atlantis moves to launch pad for the 51-J mission on this day in history.   

1985  Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87 on August - 29.   

1986  On this day in history ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies   

1987  On August - 29 academy Award-winner Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, AZ, at age 63.   

1987  On August - 29 lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63   

1988  On August - 29 uSSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir   

1989  On this day in history off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico a 6.7 quake was felt along the coast of Jalisco. Also felt at Guadalajara and in the southern part of the Mexico City area   

1990  On August - 29 c-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13   

1990  On this day in history saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq   

1990  Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history john F Kennedy Jr wins his first law case   

1991  On August - 29 the Communist Party ends 75 years of power in the USSR.   

1991  The Soviet Communist Party was formally suspended as leader of USSR on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies   

1992  Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88 on August - 29.   

1993  Dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 29 the Windsor and Hantsport Railway commences operation in Nova Scotia.   

1994  Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1995  Frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David & Lisa), dies at 65 on August - 29.   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on August - 29.   

1434  On this day in history birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on this day in history.   

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

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on August - 29.   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on August - 29.   

1628  On this day in history birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  On August - 29 birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on August - 29.   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on this day in history.   

1093  On this day in history death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  On this day in history death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on this day in history.   

1442  Death of John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389) on August - 29.   

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

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 on this day in history.