Page 10: Historical Events In 1929

Aug 01   Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies in the year 1929.   

Aug 02   In the year 1929 phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR   

Aug 03   In the year 1929 bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

Aug 04   In the year 1929 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich   

Aug 04   In the year 1929 yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

Aug 07   Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms Dutch govt on this day in history.   

Aug 07   On this day in history don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day   

Aug 08   In the year 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins   

Aug 08   In the year 1929 german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight   

Aug 08   On this day in history salem Oregon airport dedicated   

Aug 09   In the year 1929 heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71   

Aug 10   On this day in history aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75   

Aug 10   On this day in history canadian National Railways place in service the first road diesel electric passenger locomotive. This consisted of two units, weighing a total of 335 tons.   

Aug 10   In the year 1929 grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd & last NL win   

Aug 11   In the year 1929 babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)   

Aug 13   In the year 1929 augustyn Bloch, composer   

Aug 14   In the year 1929 hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter   

Aug 14   Jewish Agency for Palestine forms in the year 1929.   

Aug 16   On this day in history bill Evans, US jazz pianist   

Aug 16   In the year 1929 frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70   

Aug 18   Hugues Aufray, French singer on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 in the year 1929.   

Aug 20   1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed on this day in history.   

Aug 20   First airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1929 ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of S Afr Communist Party   

Aug 21   Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1929 otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74   

Aug 23   Arabs attack Jews in Israel on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history 43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)   

Aug 25   Frederick Burton, cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies in the year 1929.   

Aug 25   Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage in the year 1929.   

Aug 26   On this day in history 1st US roller coaster built   

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Jan 01   Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of art Prysock, jazz musician   

Jan 03   Marilyn Lloyd, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- ) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Sergio Leone, Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars) was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer   

Jan 04   Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society) was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 04   Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor was born in the year 1929.   

Jan 02   Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72 in the year 1929.   

Jan 07   Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Heiner Muller, writer, dies in the year 1929.   

Jan 11   Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80   

Jan 14   In the year 1929 cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (b. 1873)