Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown on August - 29.   

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve on August - 29.   

1916  George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination) on this day in history.   

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

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

1920  Charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico) on August - 29.   

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

1922  Emile Habibi, writer on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history the birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director   

1923  Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53) on this day in history.   

1924  German Republic day accepts Dawes plan on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history 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 August - 29.   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on August - 29.   

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

1928  On this day in history richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound)   

1930  On August - 29 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 this day in history.   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on August - 29.   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 29 jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

1933  On this day in history georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1934  On this day in history david H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- )   

1935  On this day in history queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland   

1935  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)   

1434  On this day in history birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  On August - 29 birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)   

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

1609  On August - 29 birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  On August - 29 birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron   

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on August - 29.   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on August - 29.   

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 this day in history death of hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  On this day in history death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on August - 29.   

1442  On this day in history death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  On August - 29 ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 on August - 29.