Page 5: Historical Events In December - 29

1930  Willy Giefer, composer on December - 29.   

1931  Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey on December - 29.   

1931  Barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows) on December - 29.   

1932  On December - 29 inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson)   

1933  On December - 29 yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds   

1933  Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 29 joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered   

1934  Japan renounces the London Naval Treaty of 1930 and the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 on this day in history.   

1934  1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) on December - 29.   

1934  Ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere) on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 29 tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate)   

1936  Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers) on December - 29.   

1937  On December - 29 2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie   

1937  On this day in history pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service   

1937  The birth of Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress and comedienne on this day in history.   

1937  The Irish Republic changes its name to Eire on December - 29.   

1937  On December - 29 mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People)   

1938  On this day in history construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins   

1938  The birth of Jon Voight, American actor on this day in history.   

1938  On December - 29 jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy)   

1939  First flight of the Consolidated B-24 on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 29 maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- )   

1940  Germany begins the bombing of London during WWII, damaging many buildings, such as historic St. Mary's Cathedral on December - 29.   

1940  On this day in history germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II)   

1940  Brigitte Kronauer, writer on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 29 ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)   

1942  On this day in history jerry Summers, rocker   

1942  On this day in history frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83   

1943  On December - 29 jHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister (19..-94)   

1943  William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 29 over France RCAF Flight Lt. Dick Audet destroys five German planes in ten minutes.   

1944  On December - 29 belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced   

1944  On this day in history rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)   

1945  In Ottawa DND releases World War II casualty statistics; 41,371 Canadians in service killed, 43,178 wounded, 10,844 made prisoners of war, 32 missing in action on December - 29.   

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1563  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

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

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

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history 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  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.