Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On this day in history steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

1916  On this day in history congress creates US Naval reserve   

1916  On August - 29 george Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination)   

1917  On August - 29 isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family)   

1918  On August - 29 bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive   

1918  On this day in history jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

1918  Max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1919  Prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars on August - 29.   

1920  On August - 29 the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician   

1920  Charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico) on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 29 joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83   

1922  Emile Habibi, writer on August - 29.   

1923  The birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director on August - 29.   

1923  Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53) on August - 29.   

1924  On this day in history german Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

1924  On August - 29 dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)   

1925  On August - 29 after a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth & slaps a $5,000 fine on him   

1925  On August - 29 donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain)   

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 29 marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide) on August - 29.   

1928  On August - 29 richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72   

1929  On this day in history german airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight   

1929  On August - 29 thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

1930  On this day in history the last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.   

1930  Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA) on August - 29.   

1931  On August - 29 david Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on August - 29.   

1933  On this day in history jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

1933  On August - 29 georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1934  On August - 29 david H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- )   

1935  Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 29 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)   

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies 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  On this day in history birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on August - 29.   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on August - 29.   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  On August - 29 death of john the Baptist, beheaded   

0886  On August - 29 basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies   

1093  On August - 29 death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

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

1395  On this day in history 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  On this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20