December 29th : History of Events, Birthdays, Deaths

December 29th Events in History
2006	Ethiopian troops eject the Islamic forces from Mogadishu, Somalia
1997	Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30
1997	Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
1997	Orville Lynn Majors, 36, arrested for many deaths under his care
1997	Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China
1996	Dreams and Nightmares closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City
1996	Skylight closes at Royale Theater New York City after
1996	Taking Sides closes at Atkinson Theater New York City
1994	B737-400 flies into a mountain at Edremit East Turkey, 54 killed
1994	Bangladesh government of Zia resigns
1994	Billionaire J Paul Getty, Jr. marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados
1994	Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down
1994	Shane Warne takes a hat-trick vs. England at cricket MCG
1993	Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment
1993	Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed)
1992	Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr. killer) clemency
1991	Christmas Carol closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 14 performances
1991	12th United Negro College Fund
1991	Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crash into mountain at Taipei
1990	Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley
1989	Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show
1989	Vaclav Havel becomes president of Czechoslovakia
1989	Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP
1988	Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
1988	Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes
1984	5th United Negro College Fund
1984	Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
1984	Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parlimetary elections
1983	Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs. WI
1983	Graeme Yallop completes 268 vs. Pakistan at cricket MCG
1983	U.S. announced withdrawal from UNESCO
1982	Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
1982	Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins)
1980	Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A
1979	Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
1978	Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government
1978	Spain constitution goes into effect
1978	Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG
1977	Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage," premieres in New York City
1975	11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in New York City
1974	Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in New York City
1972	Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101
1972	Life magazine ceases publication
1972	Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker vs. Pakistan at MCG
1969	New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause
1968	Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game
1968	Israeli commandos destroy 13 Lebanese airplanes
1968	New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game
1967	Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs
1967	Turkish-Cypriot government forms in Cyprus
1965	Thunderball premieres in US
1965	CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
1965	Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You"
1963	52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide(3-2)
1962	Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 years 8 days
1959	Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in New York City
1958	Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game
1958	TV soap "Young Dr. Malone" debuts
1957	Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game
1957	Singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas
1955	Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13
1954	Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being
1952	1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale in Elmsford, New York
1951	Flying Enterprise in difficulty in Canal
1949	1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct)
1949	Hungary nationalized its industries
1948	Canada recognizes Israel
1948	U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit
1947	Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine
1944	Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced
1944	General Eisenhowers train returns to Versailles
1940	Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II)
1940	NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 28-14
1938	Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins
1937	2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie
1937	Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire)
1937	Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
1937	Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service
1934	1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG)
1934	Federico Garcia Lorca's "Yerma," premieres in Madrid
1934	Japan renounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and London Treaty of 1930
1933	Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds
1931	Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey
1931	Victoria score 7 for 435 in second innings to beat NSW
1930	Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans
1929	Police arrest Sukarno and 100s PNI-leaders
1926	Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index
1926	Victoria (1107) beat NSW (221 and 230) by an innings 656 runs
1922	Dutch Constitution proclaimed
1922	Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage
1921	William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
1920	The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations
1920	Yugoslav government bans Communist Party
1913	1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago
1911	Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins
1911	SF Symphony formed
1908	Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc
1906	Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906)
1903	French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari
1900	General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia
1899	English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up
1895	Dr. L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg
1891	Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)
1890	U.S. 7th Cavalry massacre about 300 captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
1885	Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)
1876	11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die
1876	Frederic A Bartholdi (Statue of Liberty sculptor) weds Jeanne-Emilie
1867	1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York
1864	Fire Department celebrates 1st annual ball
1862	Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat General Sherman
1862	Bowling ball invented
1857	Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar
1852	Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants
1851	1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)
1848	Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)
1845	Texas admitted as 28th state
1841	King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon
1837	Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo
1837	Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine
1813	British burn Buffalo, New York during War of 1812
1782	1st nautical almanac in U.S. published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1778	English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
1708	Great Alliance occupies Gent
1705	Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenee," premieres in Paris
1558	Charles V, German emperor, buried
1541	Isabella of Poland and King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu
1539	St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning
1503	Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
December 29th Birthdays in History
1985	Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley
1978	LaToya London, American Musician
1975	Kalin Olson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, playmate, Aug 1997
1974	Brad Hodge, cricketer, promising Victorian middle-order batsman
1974	James Darling, linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
1974	Tom Knight, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals
1973	Tomas Perez, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1972	Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996
1972	Malcolm Seabron, NFL wide receiver for the Houston Oilers
1972	Melissa Hall, Miss USA-Minnesota 1997
1972	Randy Neal, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals
1972	Jude Law, born in Lewisham, England, actor, producer, director, Academy Award nominee for movie 'Cold Mountain'
1971	Jay Fiedler, NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
1971	Jay Fiedler, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971	Margot Thien, SD California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1971	Mark Montreuil, NFL cornerback for the San Diego Chargers
1971	Toby Mills, WLAF corner for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1970	Yaroslav Ihorovych Pustovyi, Kostroma Ukraine, cosmonaut
1968	Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren
1968	Darren Perry, NFL free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1968	James Mouton, born in Denver, Colorado, outfielder for the Houston Astros
1968	James Mouton, outfielder for the Houston Astros
1967	Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills
1967	Jason Gould, son of Elliot Gould/Barbra Streisand, Prince of Tides
1967	Kevin Toth, born in Cleveland, Ohio, shot putter
1967	Tony Tolbert, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
1967	Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian Journalist
1966	Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open
1966	Drew Hartt, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Desert Tour
1965	David Delfino, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998
1964	Craig Grebeck, Cerritos California, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1964	Kimberly Russell, actress, Sarah-Head of the Class
1962	Devon White, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1961	Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer
1960	Dave Gilbert, cricketer, Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86
1960	David Boon, cricketer, short backward square from Tasmania
1960	Dave Pelzer, American Writer
1959	Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol
1959	Paula Poundstone, comedienne, Emmy Awards
1959	Patricia Clarkson, American Actress
1958	Curt Allen Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, PGA golfer, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic
1956	Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger, Josephine
1955	Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer, Doe Maar-Bomb
1955	Neil Giraldo, rocker, Pat Benatar Band
1954	Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold
1954	Roger Voudouris, Sacramento California, rock vocalist
1953	Kate Schmidt, U.S. javelin thrower 1972 Olympics bronze
1952	Gelsey Kirkland, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ballerina/druggie, Nutcracker
1952	Nikolai Andrianov, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics
1951	Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator
1951	Yvonne Elliman, U.S. actress and singer, I Don't Know How to Love Him
1950	Jon Polito, Philadelphia, actor, Fire With Fire, Homicide
1949	Syed Kirmani, cricketer, Indian keeper after Engineer
1947	Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP
1947	Ted Danson, born in San Diego California, actor, Sam Malone-Cheers, 3 Men and a Baby
1946	Laffit Pincay, Jr., jockey, Kentucky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982 - 1984, Swale
1946	Marianne Faithfull, born in Hampstead, England, vocalist, Money
1946	Paul S. Trible, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, Senator-R-Virginia 1983 - 1989
1945	Adje Roland, Dutch disc-jockey
1944	Rodney Redmond, New Zealand cricket, opener scored century in Test vs. Pak 1973
1943	JHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister, 19..-94
1941	Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin
1940	Brigitte Kronauer, writer
1940	Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer, Texas
1940	Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist, Come off that Roof
1939	Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives, 1978-
1938	Jon Voight, born in Yonkers, New York, actor, Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy
1938	Wayne Huizenga, CEO, Waste Management, Blockbuster, Miami Dolphins
1937	Mary Tyler Moore, born in Brooklyn, actress, Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People
1936	Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers
1936	Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky, composer
1935	Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire, Harrogate
1934	Ed Flanders, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Dr. Westphall-St. Elsewhere
1934	Tom Jarriel, LaGrange, Georgia, newscaster, ABC Weekend News, 20/20
1933	Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist
1932	Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress, Gretchen-Benson
1931	Barbara Steele, England, actress, Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows
1928	Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor, Val Doonican Show
1927	Jim Simpson, Washington D.C., sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball
1922	William Gaddis, American Novelist
1921	Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation'
1920	Syd Dernley, hangman
1920	Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress, Way We Were, Welcome to LA
1920	Josefa Iloilo, Statesman
1919	Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist and writer, De dei is forroun/Havank-T
1919	Roman Vlad, composer
1919	Jim Murray, American Journalist
1919	James Patrick Murray, American Journalist
1917	Tom Bradley, Mayor-D-LA, 1973-
1915	Charles L[eonard] Harness, U.S., sci-fi author, Paradox Men, Wolfhead
1915	John P. W. Meefout, Dutch sculptor, Laying Woman
1915	Robert Ruark, U.S. writer, Something of Value
1913	Laurence Gower, academic
1912	Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer, Triad
1908	Claire Dodd, AR, actress, Ex-Lady, In the Navy
1908	Gerben Sonderman, Dutch test pilot, Fokker
1907	James Gardner, designer
1903	Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader
1900	Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist
1898	Jeanne Leleu, composer
1897	Hermann Heiss, composer
1896	David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist, Lib of Chile
1892	Emory Parnell, St. Paul Minnesota, actress, Rocket Man, County Fair
1890	Jozef Cantre, Flemish sculptor/wood carver
1888	Joseph Beran, Czechoslovakian archbishop of Prague/cardinal
1887	Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer
1880	Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer
1879	Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen, WW I
1878	Felix M Abel, French bible scholar, Jerusalem Nouvelle
1876	Pablo Casals, born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain, cellist, conductor and composer
1869	Bill Howell, cricketer, Australian bowler at turn of century
1866	Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament, 1905-19
1859	Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico, 1915-20
1856	Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician, Stieltjes integral
1850	Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer
1843	Elisabeth OL, queen of Romania/poet, Rumanische Dichtungen
1843	Carmen Sylva, Romanian Royalty
1833	John James Ingalls, Rep-Ks
1831	Adam Badeau, Brigadier General Union volunteers
1813	Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer
1809	Albert Pike, Brigadier General Confederate Army
1809	William Ewart Gladstone, Lib, British Prime Minister, 1868-74, '80-86, '92-94
1809	William Gladstone, British Leader
1808	Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Unionist, 17th President, 1865-69
1808	Gyorgy Apponyi, Hungarian Parliament member
1800	Charles Goodyear, inventor, vulcanization process for rubber
1792	Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe
1776	Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
1767	Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer
1743	Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer
1721	Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
1709	Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great
1678	Gotthard Wagner, composer
1586	Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
1563	Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer
December 29th Deaths in History
2003	Earl Hindman, voice with hat, Home Improvement, dies at 61
1997	Robert Steel, academic, dies at 82
1996	Alma Birk, journalist/politician, dies at 77
1996	Daniel Raphaeautl Mayer, journalist/resistance leader, dies at 86
1996	Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90
1996	Oswald Szemerenyi, philologist, dies at 83
1996	Peggy (Margaret McCrorie) Herbison, politician, dies at 89
1996	Robert J. Morris, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, dies at 81
1996	Willaim Brown, British TV executive, dies at 67
1996	William Thomas Pennar Davies, poet author/theologian, dies at 85
1995	Hope Clara Chenhalls, food inspector, dies at 85
1995	Louise Chaplin, actress, dies at 87
1995	Madeleine Barot, resistance heroine, dies at 86
1995	Nello Celio, president of Switzerland (1972), dies at 81
1994	Eugene Tanner, Jr., singer, dies at 58
1994	Frank Thring, Australian actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur), dies at 68
1992	LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87
1992	Vivienne Segal, U.S. actress (Broadway, Pal Joey), dies at 95
1991	Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64
1986	Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54
1986	John Antill, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, dies at 82
1986	[Maurice] Harold MacMillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1957 - 1963, dies at 92
1986	Harold MacMillan, English Politician
1984	Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84
1982	Sol C Siegel, U.S. film producer (High Society), dies at 79
1981	Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41
1980	Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67
1980	Tim Hardin, U.S. singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39
1976	Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter, 2 Silver Medals 1976 Olympics, dies at 22
1972	Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83
1972	Joseph Cornell, American Sculptor
1971	Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87
1970	John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58
1967	Paul Whiteman, U.S. orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77
1965	Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79
1964	Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats), dies at 63
1964	Miroslav Krejci, composer, dies at 73
1959	Robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56
1958	Doris Humphrey, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63
1956	Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73
1952	Beryl Rubinstein, composer, dies at 54
1947	Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78
1943	William H Singer, U.S. painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75
1942	Frank D. Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83
1937	Don Marquis, American Poet
1933	Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered
1926	Rainer Maria Rilke, poet, wrote, 'The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge', 'Letters to a Young Poet', dies at 51
1925	Felix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60
1919	William Osler, Canadian Scientist
1916	Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45
1915	Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57
1898	Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74
1894	Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64
1894	Christina Rossetti, British Poet
1891	Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68
1890	Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee
1877	Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curaeao (Affair-S), dies
1876	Titus Salt, English Businessman
1871	Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71
1847	William Crotch, composer, dies at 72
1836	Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83
1835	Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29
1825	Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies
1825	Jacques-Louis David, French painter (Death of Marat), dies at 77
1822	Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67
1821	Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Netherlands general, dies at 61
1815	Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris
1785	Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
1731	J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46
1703	Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39
1689	Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
1689	Thomas Sydenham, English Scientist
1630	Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51
1619	Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies
1558	Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
1170	Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II
1141	Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed

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