Page 4: Historical Events In December - 29

1900  General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia on this day in history.   

1900  On December - 29 willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist   

1903  On this day in history french Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari   

1903  Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader on December - 29.   

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

1907  On December - 29 james Gardner, designer   

1908  patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville WI on December - 29.   

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

1908  Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy) on December - 29.   

1910  On this day in history ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

1911  On this day in history san Francisco Symphony formed   

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

1912  Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) on this day in history.   

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

1913  1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago on December - 29.   

1913  Laurence Gower, academic on December - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

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

1919  On December - 29 pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T)   

1920  The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations on December - 29.   

1920  Syd Dernley, hangman on this day in history.   

1921  William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history dobrica Cosic, writer   

1922  On this day in history dutch Constitution proclaimed   

1925  On this day in history pete Dye, American golf course architect   

1925  Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index   

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

1927  On December - 29 jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)   

1928  Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show) on December - 29.   

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

1930  On this day in history 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  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

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

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.   

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 December - 29 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 this day in history 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)