What Happened In December 1929 In History

Historical Events for December, 1929

• 24th » Assassination attempt on Argentina e.g Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen.
• 27th » General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union known as Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "Dekulakization e.g liquidation of the kulaks as a class", ostensibly as an effort to spread socialism to the countryside.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1929

• 1st » David Doyle (actor) e.g David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997)
• 2nd » Dan Jenkins, American journalist and author
• 2nd » Leon Litwack, American historian and author
• 3rd » John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (d. 2013)
• 5th » Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (d. 2014)
• 6th » Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor
• 6th » Frank Springer, American illustrator (d. 2009)
• 6th » Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
• 6th » Philippe Bouvard, Franch journalist, television and radio host
• 9th » John Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
• 9th » Bob Hawke, Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia
• 11th » Axel Anderson, German-Puerto Rican actor (d. 2012)
• 12th » Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese pianist and composer (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band)
• 12th » John Osborne, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 13th » Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor, singer, and producer
• 15th » Barry Harris, American pianist and educator
• 16th » Nicholas Courtney, Egyptian-English actor (d. 2011)
• 17th » Jacqueline Hill, English actress (d. 1993)
• 17th » William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
• 18th » Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)
• 18th » Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (d. 2013)
• 19th » Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2011)
• 19th » David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish ceramic designer
• 19th » Gregory Carroll, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Orioles and The Four Buddies) (d. 2013)
• 19th » Howard Sackler, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1982)
• 23rd » Chet Baker, American trumpet player and singer (d. 1988)
• 23rd » Dick Weber, American bowler (d. 2005)
• 24th » Philip Ziegler, English historian and author
• 25th » Stuart Hall (presenter) known as Stuart Hall, English radio and television host
• 25th » Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
• 25th » Chris Kenner, American singer-songwriter (d. 1976)
• 26th » Régine Zylberberg, French singer and actress
• 28th » Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
• 28th » Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)
• 29th » Matt Murphy (blues guitarist) named Matt Murphy, American guitarist (The Blues Brothers)
• 30th » Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, and academic (d. 2004)
• 30th » Barbara Nichols, American actress and singer (d. 1976)
• 31st » Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host

Famous Deaths for December 1929

• 12th » Charles Goodnight, American cattle rancher (b. 1836)
• 17th » Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 20th » Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 8th President of France (b. 1838)
• 29th » Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (b. 1846)

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