Page 7: Historical Events In August - 29

1968  On this day in history victor Sutherland, dies at 79   

1970  On this day in history black Panthers confront cops in Phila (1 cop killed)   

1970  On August - 29 mary Clare, dies at 76   

1971  On this day in history hank Aaron becomes the first player in baseball's National League to drive in 100+ runs in 11 seasons.   

1972  Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38   

1975  On this day in history star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky   

1975  Eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18   

1977  Lou Brock breaks Ty Cobb's record by stealing the 893rd base of his baseball career on this day in history.   

1977  Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 29 mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84   

1981  On August - 29 lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89   

1982  On August - 29 ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday   

1983  On this day in history simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61   

1985  On this day in history atlantis moves to launch pad for the 51-J mission   

1985  On this day in history alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87   

1986  On August - 29 ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies   

1987  On this day in history academy Award-winner Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, AZ, at age 63.   

1987  On August - 29 lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63   

1988  USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir on this day in history.   

1989  Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico a 6.7 quake was felt along the coast of Jalisco. Also felt at Guadalajara and in the southern part of the Mexico City area on this day in history.   

1990  C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq   

1990  Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1991  John F Kennedy Jr wins his first law case on August - 29.   

1991  On this day in history the Communist Party ends 75 years of power in the USSR.   

1991  On August - 29 the Soviet Communist Party was formally suspended as leader of USSR   

1991  On this day in history dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies   

1992  Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88 on August - 29.   

1993  On August - 29 dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56   

1994  The Windsor and Hantsport Railway commences operation in Nova Scotia on August - 29.   

1994  On this day in history arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90   

1995  Frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David & Lisa), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

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

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

1632  On August - 29 birth of john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on this day in history.   

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

1395  On August - 29 death of duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)   

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

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 this day in history.