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December 29 Events in History - December 29 Birthdays - December 29 Deaths
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December 29, 2006 Ethiopian troops eject the Islamic forces from Mogadishu, Somalia December 29, 1997 Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30 December 29, 1997 Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu December 29, 1997 Orville Lynn Majors, 36, arrested for many deaths under his care December 29, 1997 Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China December 29, 1996 "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City December 29, 1996 "Skylight" closes at Royale Theater New York City after December 29, 1996 "Taking Sides" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City December 29, 1994 B737-400 flies into a mountain at Edremit East Turkey, 54 killed December 29, 1994 Bangladesh government of Zia resigns December 29, 1994 Billionaire J Paul Getty, Jr. marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados December 29, 1994 Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down December 29, 1994 Shane Warne takes a hat-trick vs. England at cricket MCG December 29, 1993 Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment December 29, 1993 Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed) December 29, 1992 Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr. killer) clemency December 29, 1991 "Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 14 performances December 29, 1991 12th United Negro College Fund December 29, 1991 Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crash into mountain at Taipei December 29, 1990 Olympic gymnist Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley December 29, 1989 Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show December 29, 1989 Vaclav Havel becomes president of Czechoslovakia December 29, 1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP December 29, 1988 Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum December 29, 1988 Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes December 29, 1984 5th United Negro College Fund December 29, 1984 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period December 29, 1984 Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parlimetary elections December 29, 1983 Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs. WI December 29, 1983 Graeme Yallop completes 268 vs. Pakistan at cricket MCG December 29, 1983 US announced withdrawal from UNESCO December 29, 1982 Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica December 29, 1982 Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins) December 29, 1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A December 29, 1979 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum December 29, 1978 Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government December 29, 1978 Spain constitution goes into effect December 29, 1978 Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG December 29, 1977 Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage," premieres in New York City December 29, 1975 11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in New York City December 29, 1974 Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in New York City December 29, 1972 Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101 December 29, 1972 Life magazine ceases publication December 29, 1972 Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker vs. Pakistan at MCG December 29, 1969 New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause December 29, 1968 Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game December 29, 1968 Israeli commandos destroy 13 Lebanese airplanes December 29, 1968 New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game December 29, 1967 Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs December 29, 1967 Turkish-Cypriot government forms in Cyprus December 29, 1965 "Thunderball" premieres in US December 29, 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year December 29, 1965 Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You" December 29, 1963 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2) December 29, 1962 Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 years 8 days December 29, 1959 Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in New York City December 29, 1958 Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game December 29, 1958 TV soap "Young Dr. Malone" debuts December 29, 1957 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game December 29, 1957 Singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas December 29, 1955 Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13 December 29, 1954 Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being December 29, 1952 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale in Elmsford, New York December 29, 1951 Flying Enterprise in difficulty in Canal December 29, 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct) December 29, 1949 Hungary nationalized its industries December 29, 1948 Canada recognizes Israel December 29, 1948 US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit December 29, 1947 Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine December 29, 1944 Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced December 29, 1944 Gen Eisenhowers train returns to Versailles December 29, 1940 Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) December 29, 1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 28-14 December 29, 1938 Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins December 29, 1937 2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie December 29, 1937 Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire) December 29, 1937 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ December 29, 1937 Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service December 29, 1934 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) December 29, 1934 Federico Garcia Lorca's "Yerma," premieres in Madrid December 29, 1934 Japan renounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and London Treaty of 1930 December 29, 1933 Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds December 29, 1931 Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey December 29, 1931 Victoria score 7 for 435 in second innings to beat NSW December 29, 1930 Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans December 29, 1929 Police arrest Sukarno and 100s PNI-leaders December 29, 1926 Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index December 29, 1926 Victoria (1107) beat NSW (221 and 230) by an innings 656 runs December 29, 1922 Dutch Constitution proclaimed December 29, 1922 Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage December 29, 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM December 29, 1920 The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations December 29, 1920 Yugoslav government bans Communist Party December 29, 1913 1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago December 29, 1911 Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins December 29, 1911 SF Symphony formed December 29, 1908 Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc December 29, 1906 Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906) December 29, 1903 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari December 29, 1900 General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia December 29, 1899 English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up December 29, 1895 Dr. L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg December 29, 1891 Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) December 29, 1890 US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD December 29, 1885 Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) December 29, 1876 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die December 29, 1876 Frederic A Bartholdi (Statue of Liberty sculptor) weds Jeanne-Emilie December 29, 1867 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York December 29, 1864 Fire Department celebrates 1st annual ball December 29, 1862 Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman December 29, 1862 Bowling ball invented December 29, 1857 Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar December 29, 1852 Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants December 29, 1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) December 29, 1848 Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) December 29, 1845 Texas admitted as 28th state December 29, 1841 King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon December 29, 1837 Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo December 29, 1837 Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine December 29, 1813 British burn Buffalo, New York during War of 1812 December 29, 1782 1st nautical almanac in U.S. published by Samuel Stearns, Boston December 29, 1778 English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia December 29, 1708 Great Alliance occupies Gent December 29, 1705 Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenee," premieres in Paris December 29, 1558 Charles V, German emperor, buried December 29, 1541 Isabella of Poland and King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu December 29, 1539 St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning December 29, 1503 Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France |