What Happened In May 1929 In History

Historical Events for May, 1929

• 14th » Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class cricket called first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that number.
• 15th » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
• 16th » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards are awarded.
• 31st » The first talking Mickey Mouse cartoon, "The Karnival Kid", is released.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1929

• 1st » Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (d. 2009)
• 1st » Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1st » Mikhail Krivonosov, Russian hammer thrower (d. 1995)
• 1st » Sonny Ramadhin, Trinidadian cricketer
• 2nd » Édouard Balladur, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France
• 2nd » James Dillion, American discus thrower (d. 2010)
• 2nd » Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 4th » Ronald Golias, Brazilian actor (d. 2005)
• 4th » Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-English actress and singer (d. 1993)
• 4th » Sydney Lamb, American linguist and academic
• 5th » Ilene Woods, American actress and singer (d. 2010)
• 6th » Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic
• 6th » Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
• 6th » John Taylor (Bishop of St Albans) or John Taylor, English bishop and theologian
• 7th » Babe Parilli, American football player and coach
• 7th » Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2011)
• 8th » Claude Castonguay, Canadian banker and politician
• 8th » Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 8th » Girija Devi, Indian singer
• 9th » Anthony Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Berwick, English judge
• 10th » Audun Boysen, Norwegian runner (d. 2000)
• 10th » Antonine Maillet, Canadian author and playwright
• 11th » Stan Kane, Scottish-Canadian actor and singer
• 11th » Fernand Lindsay, Canadian organist and educator (d. 2009)
• 12th » Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st List of Presidents of Namibia known as President of Namibia
• 12th » Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player
• 14th » Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (d. 2013)
• 14th » Henry McGee, English actor (d. 2006)
• 14th » Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 15th » George Selden (author) called George Selden, American author (d. 1989)
• 16th » John Conyers, American lawyer and politician
• 16th » Claude Morin (PQ politician) or Claude Morin, Canadian politician
• 16th » Adrienne Rich, American poet and author (d. 2012)
• 18th » Jack Sanford, American baseball player (d. 2000)
• 18th » Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley named Norman St John-Stevas, British politician (d. 2012)
• 19th » Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
• 19th » John Stroger, American politician (d. 2008)
• 20th » Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian general and engineer (d. 1973)
• 20th » Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician
• 21st » Larance Marable, American drummer (d. 2012)
• 23rd » Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (d. 1982)
• 25th » Warren Frost, American actor
• 25th » Ann Robinson, American actress
• 25th » Beverly Sills, American soprano (d. 2007)
• 26th » J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic
• 26th » John Jackson (businessman) known as John Jackson, English lawyer and businessman
• 26th » Catherine Sauvage, French singer and actress (d. 1998)
• 28th » Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
• 29th » Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic
• 29th » Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 29th » Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 30th » Georges Gilson, French bishop
• 31st » Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for May 1929

• 2nd » Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general (b. 1879)
• 11th » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
• 21st » Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1847)

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