Page 4: Historical Events In December - 29

1900  On December - 29 general Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia   

1900  Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist on this day in history.   

1903  French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader   

1906  Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906) on December - 29.   

1907  James Gardner, designer on December - 29.   

1908  patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville WI on this day in history.   

1908  On December - 29 patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc   

1908  On December - 29 claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy)   

1910  On December - 29 ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

1911  On December - 29 san Francisco Symphony formed   

1911  Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins on December - 29.   

1912  On this day in history peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad)   

1913  On this day in history first movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  On this day in history 1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  On December - 29 laurence Gower, academic   

1915  On this day in history charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead)   

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57 on December - 29.   

1916  Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- )   

1919  On this day in history pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T)   

1920  On December - 29 the netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations   

1920  On this day in history syd Dernley, hangman   

1921  William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM on December - 29.   

1921  On this day in history dobrica Cosic, writer   

1922  On this day in history dutch Constitution proclaimed   

1925  Pete Dye, American golf course architect on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60   

1926  Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index on December - 29.   

1926  Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1927  Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball) on this day in history.   

1928  On December - 29 bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show)   

1929  Police arrest Sukarno & 100s PNI-leaders on December - 29.   

1930  On December - 29 fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.   

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)