Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On August - 29 steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

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

1916  George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination) on August - 29.   

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  On August - 29 jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

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 August - 29.   

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  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on August - 29.   

1922  On this day in history emile Habibi, writer   

1923  On this day in history the birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director   

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

1924  On this day in history german Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

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 August - 29.   

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

1926  On August - 29 betty Lynn, American actress   

1927  On August - 29 marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

1928  On this day in history charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide)   

1928  On August - 29 richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight on August - 29.   

1929  On this day in history thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

1930  On this day in history the last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.   

1930  Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA) on August - 29.   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on this day in history.   

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

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies on August - 29.   

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1387  On this day in history birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)   

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on August - 29.   

1476  On August - 29 birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

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

1609  On this day in history 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 August - 29.   

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  On August - 29 basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies   

1093  On August - 29 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 August - 29.   

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.