Historical Events In December - 29

1900  General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia on December - 29.   

1900  Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist on this day in history.   

1903  French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader   

1906  Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906) on this day in history.   

1907  James Gardner, designer on this day in history.   

1908  patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville WI on December - 29.   

1908  On this day in history patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc   

1908  Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy) on December - 29.   

1910  Ronald Coase, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate on December - 29.   

1911  San Francisco Symphony formed on this day in history.   

1911  Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins on this day in history.   

1912  Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history first movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  On this day in history 1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago   

1913  On December - 29 laurence Gower, academic   

1915  Charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead) on this day in history.   

1915  Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1916  Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on December - 29.   

1917  Tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- ) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T)   

1920  On December - 29 the netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations   

1920  Syd Dernley, hangman on December - 29.   

1921  William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM on this day in history.   

1921  Dobrica Cosic, writer on December - 29.   

1922  On December - 29 dutch Constitution proclaimed   

1925  On December - 29 pete Dye, American golf course architect   

1925  On this day in history félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60   

1926  On this day in history vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index   

1926  On this day in history rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51   

1927  Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball) on December - 29.   

1928  On this day in history bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show)   

1929  On December - 29 police arrest Sukarno & 100s PNI-leaders   

1930  Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans on this day in history.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  On this day in history birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.   

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.   

1634  On December - 29 death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)