Page 6: Historical Events In July - 29

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

1945  On July - 29 after delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed & sunk by a Japanese submarine   

1947  ENIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, was turned back on after receiving a memory implant on this day in 1947 on this day in history.   

1947  Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va on July - 29.   

1948  King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London on July - 29.   

1949  Airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends on July - 29.   

1950  Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run on this day in history.   

1952  The first nonstop transpacific flight by a jet on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history uS bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok   

1955  On July - 29 smokey Burgess hits 3 HRS to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5   

1956  On July - 29 jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchors in 7,500 m of water (record)   

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

1956  Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

1958  On July - 29 pres Eisenhower signs NASA & Space Act of 1958   

1958  On July - 29 southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running   

1958  On this day in history charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61   

1960  J Schubart discovers asteroid #2000 Herschel on this day in history.   

1960  On July - 29 suzanne Cundale (nee Finney) born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. And didn't she turn out well!!!   

1960  Richard Simon, co-founder (Simon & Shuster), dies on this day in history.   

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

1963  On this day in history dave Smith, cricketer (2 Tests in 1912 Australian side), dies   

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

1965  Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s on July - 29.   

1966  On July - 29 pal Jardanyi, composer, dies at 44   

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

1967  Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage on July - 29.   

1968  Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption on this day in history.   

1968  On July - 29 pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars   

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

1970  On this day in history john G B Barbirolli, English conductor/composer, dies at 70   

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1166  On July - 29 birth of henry II of Champagne (d. 1197)   

1590  On this day in history birth of gilles Hayne, composer   

1605  On this day in history birth of simon Dach, German poet   

1620  Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philologist/diplomat was born on July - 29.   

1646  On this day in history birth of johann Theile, German composer (Adam & Eve)   

1723  On this day in history birth of christleib Siegmund Binder, composer   

1739  Johannes Ritschel, composer was born on July - 29.   

1755  Franz Gotz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0238  Death of Pupienus, Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

1030  Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad on this day in history.   

1095  Ladislaus I Arpad de Heilige, King of Hungary, dies on July - 29.   

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

1108  On this day in history philip I, co-king of France (1059, 1060-1108), dies at 56   

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  On July - 29 spanish prince of Eboli, dies