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Last updated: 2008 April 30.

1929 January 2 Erich Wichman[n] Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38. [1] US and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls. [1] January 3 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president. [1] Bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century. [1] January 5 Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia. [1] January 6 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia. [1] Nicolas Nikolayevitch grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72. [1] January 7 "Buck Rogers", first sci-fi comic strip, premieres. [1] "Tarzan", one of the first adventure comic strips, first appears. [1] First telephone connection between Netherlands and East Indies. [1] Henry Arthur Jones English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77. [1] January 8 First telephone connection between Netherlands and West-Indies. [1] CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City, New York. [1] January 9 BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru" premieres in New York City, New York. [1] Heiner Müller writer, dies. [1] KDB-AM in Santa Barbara California begins radio transmissions. [1] January 10 Elmer Rice's "Street Scene" premieres in New York City, New York. [1] January 11 Julio Antonio Mella Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28. [1] January 12 Dietrich Schäfer German historian (Mein Leben), dies at 83. [1] Seatrain (railroad cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana. [1] January 13 Humanist Society established, Hollywood California. [1] Wyatt Earp US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80. [1] January 14 Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign. [1] Cornelis W Lely Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74. [1] January 17 Popeye makes first appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theatre". [1] January 18 "New York Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio. [1] Stalin proposes to ban Trotsky from the Politburo. [1] January 19 Acadia National Park, Maine established. [1] January 20 First feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona". [1] January 21 Robert Sherriff's "Journey's End" premieres in London. [1] January 24 Willem Royaards theater director (Adam in Ballingschap), dies. [1] January 25 Bradman scores 340* for New South Wales vs Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours. [1] January 26 Birth of Jules Feiffer New York City, New York, cartoonist (Passionella) author (Little Murders). [1] Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence. [1] January 29 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms. [1] January 31 Erich Maria Remarque publishes "Im West nieces Neues" in Berlin. [1] Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey. [1] February 1 First clean and jerk of 400 pounds (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402.5 pounds. [1] August Otto Halm composer, dies at 59. [1] February 2 Albert Steinrück German actor (Golem), dies at 56. [1] February 3 Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam. [1] February 5 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in San Francisco. [1] Siegfried Ochs composer, dies at 70. [1] February 6 Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night". [1] February 8 KOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions. [1] February 9 A Protocol (Litvinov Pact) renouncing war as an instrument of national policy is signed by the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. [10] February 11 Eugene O'Neill's "Dynamo" premieres in New York City, New York. [1] Vatican City (world's smallest country) made an enclave of Rome. [1] February 12 Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing German para-psychologist, dies at 66. [1] Karst Leemburg wins Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30). [1] February 13 Cruiser Act OKs construction of 19 new cruisers and an aircraft carrier. [1] Vladimir Mayakofsky's "Klop" premieres in Moscow. [1] February 14 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago Illinois, 7 gangsters killed. [1] February 15 Saint Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago). [1] February 16 KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions. [1] February 19 Medical diathermy machine first used, Schenectady New York. [1] February 20 American Samoa organized as a territory of US. [1] February 24 Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager composer, dies at 75. [1] February 26 President Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park. [1] February 27 Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry composer, dies at 65. [1] Russia and US sign trade agreement. [1] Turkey signs Litvinov-pact. [1] February 28 Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54. [1] John Ebenezer West composer, dies at 65. [1] March 2 US Congress creates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. [1] March 4 Charles Curtis (Republican-Kansas) becomes first native American Vice President. [1] Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st President. [1] March 6 Turkey and Bulgaria sign friendship treaty. [1] March 8 US worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia. [1] March 9 Marcel Pagnol's "Marius" premieres in Paris France. [1] March 15 Pine-Top Smith jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24. [1] March 16 WHP-AM in Harrisburg Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions. [1] March 17 General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel. [1] The Mark Strand Theater in New York City premieres the third released Mickey Mouse film Plane Crazy, with a soundtrack. [6] Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid. [1] March 18 Dmitri Shostakovich's "The New Babylon" premieres in Leningrad. [1] March 20 Ferdinand Foch Marshal of France (WWI), dies at 77. [1] March 22 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes. [1] Anton Beer-Walbrun composer, dies at 64. [1] KIT-AM in Yakima Washington begins radio transmissions. [1] USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor. [1] March 23 First telephone installed in White House. [1] March 27 ... Shatunovsky mathematician, dies. [1] March 28 Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador. [1] April 1 Austrian government of Ignaz Seipel falls. [1] Doorne's trailer factory in Einsdhoven Netherlands opens. [1] Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo. [1] Luis Buñuel releases "Un Chien Andalou", 24-minute film. [1] Morehouse College, Spelman College and Atlanta University affiliate to form Atlanta University Center. [1] April 3 Persia agrees to Litvinov Pact. [1] April 4 Karl Friedrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies at age 84. [1] [5] April 5 Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact. [1] April 10 Edmond Thieffry Belgium, WWI pilot, dies at 36. [1] April 11 KLO-AM in Ogden UT begins radio transmissions. [1] Loetafoon celluloid film system demonstrated in Amsterdam. [1] April 15 Antonio Smareglia composer, dies at 74. [1] April 16 Abraham van Stolk Jzn art collector, dies at 57. [1] April 18 Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire. [1] April 22 Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich composer, dies at 86. [1] April 23 Rudolf W Nilsen Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28. [1] April 24 First non-stop England to India flight takes-off. [1] Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark. [1] April 26 First non-stop England to India flight lands. [1] April 30 Earnest Streeruwitz becomes chancellor of Austria. [1] Friedrich Lienhard German publisher (Türmer), dies at 63. [1] May 1 Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race in 14.4 seconds. [1] Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen. [1] Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin. [1] May 3 Prussia bans anti-fascists. [1] May 4 Henry Morton Dunham composer, dies at 75. [1] May 6 New York to San Francisco footrace begins. [1] May 7 Albert Anselmi US gangster, murdered by Al Capone. [1] John Scalise US gangster, murdered by Al Capone. [1] Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta US gangster, murdered by Al Capone. [1] May 8 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway. [1] May 9 WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions. [1] May 11 First regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week). [1] Dr Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Texas. [1] May 12 Pulitzer prize awarded to Julia Peterkin (Scarlet Sister Mary). [1] May 15 Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland Ohio). [1] May 16 First Academy Awards - "Wings", Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor win. [1] Lilli Lehmann soprano, dies. [1] May 19 General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government. [1] May 21 Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, New York City. [1] Sergei Prokoviev's ballet "Prodigal Son" premieres in Paris France. [1] May 28 First all color talking picture "On With the Show" exhibited (New York City). [1] May 31 Atlantic City Convention Center opens. [1] June 3 First trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center (electric light). [1] Border dispute between Peru and Chile resolved. [1] June 4 George Eastman demonstrates first technicolor movie (Rochester New York). [1] June 7 Vatican City becomes a soverign state. [1] June 11 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1147 Stavropolis. [1] June 15 First time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch. [1] June 25 President Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam). [1] June 27 First color TV demo (New York City). [1] June 29 First high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca. [1] July 4 AM radio station WOWO, Indiana's transmitter burns down. [1] July 5 A Deutsch discovers asteroid #1148 Rarahu. [1] WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, one day after transmitter burns down. [1] July 10 US issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency. [1] July 15 First airport hotel opens-Oakland Ca. [1] July 24 New York to San Francisco footrace ends (2.5 months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde. [1] The Treaty of Paris becomes effective, with 31 more countries signing compliance. [10] President Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war. [1] August 8 First airship flight around the Earth flying eastward begins. [1] German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. [1] Salem Oregon airport dedicated. [1] August 11 Babe Ruth becomes first to hit 500 homers. [1] August 19 Sergei P Diaghilev Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57. [1] August 20 First airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed. [1] August 25 Graf Zeppelin passes over San Francisco for Los Angeles after trans-Pacific voyage. [1] August 29 German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight. [1] September 11 San Francisco Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system. [1] September 25 Lieutenant Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight at Mitchell Field in New York, proving that full Instrument Flying from take off to landing is possible. [5] (September 24 [1]) September 30 First manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel). [1] October 3 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia. [1] October 20 Bayshore Highway opens (San Francisco). [1] October 23 The first North American transcontinental air service begins between New York City and Los Angeles, California. [5] October 24 "Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash. [1] October 25 Former Interior Secretary Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe. [1] October 29 "Black Tuesday," Stock Market crashes triggers "Great Depression". [1] October 30 The Stuttgart Cable Car is constructed in Stuttgart, Germany. [5] November 1 Lundy, part of the British Isles, issue their own stamps. [1] November 18 Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places. [1] November 28 Adm Richard E Byrd makes first South Pole flight. [1] November 29 Lieutenant Commander Richard E Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached the vicinity of the South Pole" (He was wrong). [1] December 1 Game of BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe. [1] December 2 First skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien. [1] December 5 First US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, New York City, New York). [1] December 6 Turkey introduces female suffrage. [1] December 13 Knut Algot Hakanson composer, dies at 42. [1] December 14 Alexander Zaimis elected President of Greece. [1] December 15 Walter Mittelholzer flies as first about the Kilimanjaro. [1] December 20 Emile Loubet French premier (1892)/President (1899-1906), dies at 90. [1] Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park. [1] December 21 First US group hospital insurance plan instituted, Dallas Texas. [1] December 29 Police arrest Sukarno and 100s PNI-leaders. [1] December 30 Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream" premieres in New York City, New York. [1] Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates. [1] December 31 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri. [1]