Page 10: Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies in the year 1929.   

Aug 02   Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR in the year 1929.   

Aug 03   On this day in history bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

Aug 04   In the year 1929 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich   

Aug 04   On this day in history yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

Aug 07   In the year 1929 charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt   

Aug 07   In the year 1929 don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day   

Aug 08   On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins   

Aug 08   In the year 1929 german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight   

Aug 08   Salem Oregon airport dedicated in the year 1929.   

Aug 09   In the year 1929 heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71   

Aug 10   In the year 1929 aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75   

Aug 10   Canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve) on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Augustyn Bloch, composer in the year 1929.   

Aug 14   On this day in history hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter   

Aug 14   Jewish Agency for Palestine forms in the year 1929.   

Aug 16   In the year 1929 bill Evans, US jazz pianist   

Aug 16   Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1929.   

Aug 18   Hugues Aufray, French singer on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed   

Aug 20   In the year 1929 first airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed   

Aug 20   Norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party   

Aug 21   In the year 1929 chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town   

Aug 22   Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Arabs attack Jews in Israel in the year 1929.   

Aug 23   In the year 1929 charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies   

Aug 24   43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62) in the year 1929.   

Aug 25   In the year 1929 frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies   

Aug 25   Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage in the year 1929.   

Aug 26   On this day in history 1st US roller coaster built   

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Jan 01   Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Art Prysock, jazz musician was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   Marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- ) was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars)   

Jan 03   Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society) was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of bobby Tulloch, ornithologist   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor   

Jan 02   Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history heiner Muller, writer, dies   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28   

Jan 13   In the year 1929 wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80   

Jan 14   Cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873)