Historical Events In August - 29

1916  On August - 29 steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown   

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 August - 29 jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank   

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

1919  On this day in history prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars.   

1920  On this day in history the birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician   

1920  On this day in history charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico)   

1921  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on August - 29.   

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  On this day in history hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

1924  German Republic day accepts Dawes plan on August - 29.   

1924  Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes) on August - 29.   

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  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain) on August - 29.   

1926  On August - 29 betty Lynn, American actress   

1927  On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

1928  On August - 29 charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide)   

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1930  On August - 29 marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA)   

1931  On this day in history david Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder   

1932  On this day in history international Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam   

1933  Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt on August - 29.   

1933  On August - 29 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  2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450) on August - 29.   

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  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on August - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1619  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on August - 29.   

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on August - 29.   

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

1123  On August - 29 death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on this day in history.   

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

1523  On this day in history ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  On this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20