Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown on August - 29.   

1916  On August - 29 congress creates US Naval reserve   

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

1917  Isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 29 bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive   

1918  On this day in history jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

1918  On this day in history max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51   

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

1920  On August - 29 the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician   

1920  On this day in history charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico)   

1921  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 29 emile Habibi, writer   

1923  The birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 29 hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

1924  German Republic day accepts Dawes plan on August - 29.   

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

1925  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 on this day in history.   

1925  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain) on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 29 betty Lynn, American actress   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.   

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) on this day in history.   

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

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight on this day in history.   

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  On August - 29 david Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder   

1932  On August - 29 international Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam   

1933  On August - 29 jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

1933  On this day in history georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1934  David H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- ) on this day in history.   

1935  Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 29 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)   

1935  On August - 29 astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies   

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

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

1476  On this day in history birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 29 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  On this day in history death of john the Baptist, beheaded   

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

1093  On August - 29 death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

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 this day in history death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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