Page 6: Historical Events In August - 29

1937  On this day in history phila A's Bob Johnson is 2nd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st)   

1938  The birth of Elliot Gould, American actor on this day in history.   

1939  On August - 29 chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II   

1940  7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567) on August - 29.   

1940  Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 on August - 29.   

1941  On this day in history german Einsatzkommando in Russia kills 1,469 Jewish children   

1941  Henri Louis, French officer/resistance fighter, executed at 40 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history american Jewish conference meets in New York to discuss agenda of Jewish Unity (Rescue vs. Zionist program).   

1943  On August - 29 denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany   

1944  On August - 29 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees   

1945  British liberate Hong Kong from Japan on August - 29.   

1946  J E Feenstra, Nazi military police commandant, executed on this day in history.   

1947  Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier on August - 29.   

1949  USSR explodes its first atomic bomb on this day in history.   

1949  USSR performs first nuclear test on this day in history.   

1950  Intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52 on August - 29.   

1953  On August - 29 uSSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb   

1953  On August - 29 kHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  SF International Airport (SFO) opens on this day in history.   

1956  French govt routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis on August - 29.   

1957  Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957 on this day in history.   

1957  Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24 hr filibuster against civil rights on August - 29.   

1957  On August - 29 uS Senator Strom Thurmond talks nonstop for 24 hours, 18 minutes to filibuster a civil rights bill.   

1958  Air Force Academy opens on this day in history.   

1958  Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo on this day in history.   

1960  Jordan premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack on this day in history.   

1960  Alexander Gauge, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1964  USS Boxer and two LSD's arrived off the coast of Hispaniola to give medical aid and helicopter evacuation services to people in areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic badly damaged by Hurricane Cleo on this day in history.   

1964  On August - 29 walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released   

1965  Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5 on this day in history.   

1965  Gemini V, with astronauts Charles ("Pete") Conrad and Gordon Cooper aboard, splashes down after eight days of orbiting the Earth on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history beatles last public concert, (Candlestick Park, SF)   

1966  The Beatles make what would utimately be their last live performance with a show at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on August - 29.   

1967  Final TV episode of "The Fugitive" 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  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on this day in history.   

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 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 August - 29.   

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on August - 29.   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on this day in history.   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on this day in history.   

1123  Death of King Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 29.