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01/29/1903
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Dutch railroad workers strike
Type: Event
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01/29/1903
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Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist
Type: Birth
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01/29/1904
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1st athletic letters given (Univ of Chicago football team)
Type: Event
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01/29/1905
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Barnett Newmann, US painter (postpainterly abstraction)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1906
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Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km
Type: Event
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01/29/1906
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Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1906
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Joe Primeau, NHL center
Type: Birth
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01/29/1906
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Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies
Type: Death
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01/29/1908
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, at Cornell University, incorporates
Type: Event
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01/29/1908
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Adam Clayton Powell, (Rep-D-NY, 1945-70)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1909
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Alan Marshal, Sydney Aust, actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1909
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Tonypandy, Viscount
Type: Birth
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01/29/1910
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Henri Queff‚lec, French writer (Au bout du monde)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1910
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Paul Hodder-Williams, publisher
Type: Birth
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01/29/1910
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Edouard Rod, French/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52
Type: Death
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01/29/1911
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Bernard Herrmann, NYC, composes film music
Type: Birth
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01/29/1911
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George Burns, British major-general
Type: Birth
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01/29/1912
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Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA
Type: Event
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01/29/1912
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"Professor" Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1912
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Jacob "Jaap" Balk, journalist (AH, Onder de Keizerskroon)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1912
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Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54
Type: Death
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01/29/1913
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates
Type: Event
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01/29/1915
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Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author
Type: Birth
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01/29/1915
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Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet/WWII resistance fighter (Skoven)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1915
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Victor Mature, Louisville KY, actor (1 Million BC, Samson and Delilah)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1916
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1st bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place
Type: Event
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01/29/1916
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Barbara Skelton, writer
Type: Birth
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01/29/1916
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Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62
Type: Death
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01/29/1917
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English submarine K13 leaves Gaire Loch
Type: Event
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01/29/1917
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John Raitt, Santa Ana Calif, actor/singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1917
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Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75
Type: Death
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01/29/1918
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John Forsythe, NJ, actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1918
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William Rigney, baseball manager (SF Giants)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1919
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Secretary of state proclaims 18th amendment (prohibition)
Type: Event
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01/29/1919
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Norman F Simpson, British playwright (One Way Pendulum)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1920
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Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with KC Slide Co
Type: Event
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01/29/1920
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Alec Coppen, psychiatrist
Type: Birth
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01/29/1921
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Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon
Type: Event
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01/29/1921
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Billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for Eng including a century), dies
Type: Death
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01/29/1922
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Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved
Type: Event
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01/29/1923
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1st flight of autogiro (Juan de la Cierva, Madrid Spain)
Type: Event
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01/29/1923
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Paddy Chayevsky, [Sydney], US, dramatist (Marty, Hospital)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1924
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Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland
Type: Event
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01/29/1924
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Brian Trubshaw, British test pilot
Type: Birth
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01/29/1924
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Gregson, Lord
Type: Birth
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01/29/1924
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Luigi Nono, Venice Italy, composer (Canonic Variations)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1924
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Joseph Ludwig, composer, dies at 79
Type: Death
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01/29/1925
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British Liberals choose David Lloyd George as party leader
Type: Event
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01/29/1925
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Anthony George, Endicott NY, actor (Untouchables, Checkmate)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1925
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Lane of Horsell, Lord
Type: Birth
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