Page 6: Historical Events In July - 29

1944  Allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours on July - 29.   

1945  After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed & sunk by a Japanese submarine on this day in history.   

1947  On July - 29 eNIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, was turned back on after receiving a memory implant on this day in 1947   

1947  On this day in history gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va   

1948  On July - 29 king George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London   

1949  On this day in history airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends   

1950  Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run on July - 29.   

1952  On July - 29 the first nonstop transpacific flight by a jet   

1952  1st nonstop transpacific flight by a jet on this day in history.   

1953  US bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history smokey Burgess hits 3 HRS to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5   

1956  On this day in history jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchors in 7,500 m of water (record)   

1956  On July - 29 11th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Cornelius   

1956  On July - 29 ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83   

1957  International Atomic Energy Agency established by UN on this day in history.   

1957  Jack Paar's Tonight show premiers on July - 29.   

1958  Pres Eisenhower signs NASA & Space Act of 1958 on this day in history.   

1958  Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running on this day in history.   

1958  On July - 29 charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61   

1960  On this day in history j Schubart discovers asteroid #2000 Herschel   

1960  On this day in history suzanne Cundale (nee Finney) born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. And didn't she turn out well!!!   

1960  On this day in history richard Simon, co-founder (Simon & Shuster), dies   

1961  On July - 29 wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory   

1963  Dave Smith, cricketer (2 Tests in 1912 Australian side), dies on July - 29.   

1965  On July - 29 beatles movie "Help" premiers, Queen Elizabeth attends   

1965  On this day in history gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s   

1966  Pal Jardanyi, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 29 explosion & Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134, $100 million in damage   

1967  Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage on this day in history.   

1968  Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption on July - 29.   

1968  Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control on this day in history.   

1969  Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars on this day in history.   

1970  6 days of race rioting in Hartford Ct on this day in history.   

1970  John G B Barbirolli, English conductor/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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1166  Henry II of Champagne (d. 1197) was born on July - 29.   

1590  On July - 29 birth of gilles Hayne, composer   

1605  Simon Dach, German poet was born on July - 29.   

1620  On July - 29 birth of nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philologist/diplomat   

1646  On July - 29 birth of johann Theile, German composer (Adam & Eve)   

1723  Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer was born on July - 29.   

1739  On this day in history birth of johannes Ritschel, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of franz Gotz, composer   

0238  On July - 29 death of pupienus, Roman Emperor   

1030  Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad on July - 29.   

1095  On July - 29 ladislaus I Arpad de Heilige, King of Hungary, dies   

1099  On July - 29 urban II, [Odo van Lagery], French Pope (1088-99), dies   

1108  Philip I, co-king of France (1059, 1060-1108), dies at 56 on July - 29.   

1164  On July - 29 olaf, King of Norway, dies   

1507  Death of Martin Behaim, German-born navigator and geographer (b. 1459) on this day in history.   

1573  Spanish prince of Eboli, dies on July - 29.