What Happened In July 1929 In History

Historical Events for July, 1929

• 23rd » The Italian Fascism or Fascist government in Kingdom of Italy or Italy bans the use of foreign words.
• 24th » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).
• 27th » The Geneva Convention (1929) called Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1929

• 1st » Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
• 1st » Ödön Földessy, Hungarian long jumper
• 2nd » Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (d. 2012)
• 2nd » John A. Cade, American politician (d. 1996)
• 2nd » Daphne Hasenjager, South African sprinter
• 2nd » Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician, 10th First Spouse of the Philippines e.g First Lady of the Philippines
• 3rd » Clément Perron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 3rd » Béatrice Picard, Canadian actress
• 4th » Peter Angelos, American lawyer and businessman
• 4th » Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2011)
• 4th » Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 5th » Katherine Helmond, American actress and director
• 7th » Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (d. 2005)
• 8th » Shirley Ann Grau, American author
• 9th » Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
• 9th » Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolin player (Jim & Jesse)
• 9th » Hassan II of Morocco (d. 1999)
• 10th » Winnie Ewing, Scottish lawyer and politician
• 10th » Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (d. 2004)
• 11th » Danny Flores, singer-songwriter and saxophonist (The Champs) (d. 2006)
• 11th » David Kelly (actor) known as David Kelly, Irish actor (d. 2012)
• 11th » Hermann Prey, German opera singer (d. 1998)
• 13th » Sofia Muratova, Russian gymnast (d. 2006)
• 15th » Charles Anthony (tenor) called Charles Anthony, American tenor (d. 2012)
• 15th » Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-French guitarist (d. 2001)
• 16th » Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (d. 1984)
• 16th » Sheri S. Tepper, American author
• 17th » Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician and academic
• 18th » Dick Button, American figure skater and actor
• 20th » Hazel Hawke, Australian wife of Bob Hawke (d. 2013)
• 20th » Mike Ilitch, American businessman, co-founded Little Caesars
• 20th » Rajendra Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor and producer (d. 1999)
• 21st » Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
• 22nd » John Barber (racing driver) e.g John Barber, English race car driver
• 22nd » Leonid Stolovich, Russian-Estonian philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Danny Barcelona, American drummer (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Lateef Jakande, Nigerian journalist and politician, 5th Governor of Lagos State
• 24th » Alfred Binns, Jamaican cricketer
• 25th » Judd Buchanan, Canadian politician
• 25th » Somnath Chatterjee, Indian politician, 14th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• 25th » Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1995)
• 26th » Marc Lalonde, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 26th » Joe Jackson (manager) or Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of the Jackson family
• 26th » Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist (d. 2012)
• 27th » Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and philosopher (d. 2007)
• 27th » Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Moonglows and New Birth (band) named New Birth) (d. 2010)
• 27th » Jack Higgins, English author and academic
• 27th » Marc Wilkinson, French-Australian composer and conductor
• 28th » Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th List of First Ladies of the United States or First Lady of the United States (d. 1994)
• 30th » Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer
• 31st » Lynne Reid Banks, English author
• 31st » Gilles Carle, Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 31st » Don Murray (actor) named Don Murray, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Lynne Reid Banks, English author
• 31st » José Santamaría, Uruguayan footballer and manager

Famous Deaths for July 1929

• 2nd » Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1893)
• 5th » Henry Lincoln Johnson, American sergeant (b. 1897)
• 11th » Billy Mosforth, English footballer (b. 1857)
• 15th » Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)

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