Page 5: Historical Events In August - 29

1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history congress creates US Naval reserve   

1916  George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination) on August - 29.   

1917  On this day in history isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family)   

1918  Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive on August - 29.   

1918  Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51   

1919  On this day in history 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  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 on August - 29.   

1922  Emile Habibi, writer on August - 29.   

1923  The birth of Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1925  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress on August - 29.   

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

1928  On this day in history charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide)   

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

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

1929  Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound) on August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1934  David H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- ) on this day in history.   

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

1935  2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on this day in history.   

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on this day in history.   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On August - 29 birth of bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)   

1609  On this day in history birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on August - 29.   

1628  On August - 29 birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.   

1123  Death of King Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088) on August - 29.   

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

1442  Death of John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389) on this day in history.   

1523  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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