Historical Events In May - 29
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1935 Andre P Brink, South African writer (Dry White Season) on this day in history.
1935 Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer, dies at 61 on May - 29.
1936 Arlene McQuade, NYC, actress (Rosalie-Goldbergs) on this day in history.
1937 Alwin Schockemohle, horse show jumper on May - 29.
1940 On May - 29 arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich Commissioner of Hague Netherlands
1940 British forces begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France on this day in history.
1940 HMS WAKEFUL, sunk off Nieuport, Belgium by 1 torpedo from German E-boat S-30 on May - 29.
1940 In WWII, Germans capture Ostend & Ypres in Belgium & Lille in France on May - 29.
1940 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec) on this day in history.
1942 Actor John Barrymore dies in Hollywood at age 60 on May - 29.
1942 Bing Crosby records "White Christmas" greatest selling record to date on May - 29.
1942 HMAS Perth damaged during Crete evacuation on this day in history.
1942 Bing Crosby records "White Christmas," greatest selling record to date on this day in history.
1942 John Barrymore, US actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history confederacy of Algiers (Churchill-Marshall-Eisenhower)
1943 On this day in history meat & cheese rationed in US
1943 Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer, dies at 72 on May - 29.
1944 British troops occupy Aprilia Italy on May - 29.
1945 US first Marine division conquerors Shuri-castle Okinawa on this day in history.
1945 US 1st Marine division conquerors Shuri-castle Okinawa on this day in history.
1946 On May - 29 kVP wins Provincial National election in Netherlands
1948 On this day in history may Whitty, actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82
1949 Candid Camera, TV comedy Variety, moves to NBC on May - 29.
1951 The first North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair on May - 29.
1951 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair on this day in history.
1951 Dimitrios Levidis, composer, dies at 66 on May - 29.
1952 2nd Round Conference between Dutch Antilles & Suriname ends on May - 29.
1953 On this day in history the first two individuals to reach the top of Everest were Tensing Norkay of Nepal and Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand reached the summit on 1953
1953 On this day in history edmund P Hillary & Tensing Norkay are 1st to reach summit of Everest
1954 Kirk & Anne Douglas married on this day in history.
1955 On May - 29 jordan government of Tewfik Abdul Huda resigns
1955 Daniel G van Beuningen, art collector, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history arnold Schinberg's "Modern Psalm," premieres
1956 Albert H Edelkoort, theologist (Christusverwachting), dies at 65 on this day in history.
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