Historical Events In December - 29

1930  Willy Giefer, composer on this day in history.   

1931  On December - 29 identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey   

1931  On this day in history barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows)   

1932  Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson) on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 29 yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds   

1933  Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 29 joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered   

1934  Japan renounces the London Naval Treaty of 1930 and the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 on this day in history.   

1934  1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) on December - 29.   

1934  On December - 29 ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere)   

1935  Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate) on this day in history.   

1936  Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history 2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie   

1937  Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service on December - 29.   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress and comedienne   

1937  On this day in history the Irish Republic changes its name to Eire   

1937  On December - 29 mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People)   

1938  On this day in history construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins   

1938  The birth of Jon Voight, American actor on this day in history.   

1938  Jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy) on December - 29.   

1939  First flight of the Consolidated B-24 on December - 29.   

1939  Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- ) on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history germany begins the bombing of London during WWII, damaging many buildings, such as historic St. Mary's Cathedral.   

1940  Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) on December - 29.   

1940  On December - 29 brigitte Kronauer, writer   

1941  On December - 29 ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)   

1942  Jerry Summers, rocker on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 29 frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83   

1943  On this day in history jHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister (19..-94)   

1943  On this day in history william H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75   

1944  Over France RCAF Flight Lt. Dick Audet destroys five German planes in ten minutes on December - 29.   

1944  Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)   

1945  On December - 29 in Ottawa DND releases World War II casualty statistics; 41,371 Canadians in service killed, 43,178 wounded, 10,844 made prisoners of war, 32 missing in action.   

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

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

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on this day in history.   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.   

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

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

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