What happened in 1929?
365 recorded events in 1929, including 163 in people, 59 in architecture & engineering and 45 in science & technology. A further 4 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Wall Street Crash
The US stock market crashes, triggering the Great Depression worldwide.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Battle of Sabilla
1929 battle
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Battle of Lahasusu
1929 battle
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Battle of Jabal Shammar
1929 civil conflict in Arabia
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Battle of Tepatitlán
1929 battle
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Second Battle of Guangzhou
Battle fought between the rival armies of the Liangguang region in Southern China as part of the internal conflicts within the Kuomintang leading up to the Central Plains War
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Siege of Naco
Part of the Escobar Rebellion (1929)
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Battle of Hafr al-Batin
1929 military engagement
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Politics & Government 3
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Warsaw Convention
1929 treaty governing commercial aviation liability
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Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War
1929 treaty covering the treatment of prisoners of war during World War II
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Litvinov's Pact
International peace treaty
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People 163
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Marie Hankel died
German poet, writer and Esperantist (1844-1929)
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Carl Benz died
German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)
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Richard Adolf Zsigmondy died
Austrian chemist (1865-1929)
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Robert Ridgway died
American ornithologist (1850-1929)
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III. Basileios died
Orthodox patriarch (1846–1929)
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Liang Chi-chao died
Chinese politician, activist and journalist (1873–1929)
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Séverine died
French anarchist, journalist and feminist (1855–1929)
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Julio Antonio Mella died
Cuban politician (1903-1929)
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Percy Alexander MacMahon died
British mathematician (1854-1929)
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Marie Henri Andoyer died
Astronomer and mathematician (1862–1929)
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Herman Hollerith died
American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）
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Emile Berliner died
German-born American inventor (1851–1929)
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Hans Meyer died
German geographer, explorer, collector and publisher (1858-1929)
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Lillian Harman died
American author
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Allyn Abbott Young died
American economist (1876-1929)
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Jeremiah Whipple Jenks died
(1856-1929) American economist
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Michael Roger Oldfield Thomas died
British mammalogist (1858–1929)
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Wilhelm Maybach died
German engine designer and industrialist (1846–1929)
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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia died
Russian general (1856-1929); son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder and Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg
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Carl Auer von Welsbach died
Austrian scientist and inventor (1858-1929)
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Herman Potočnik died
Slovenian inventor (1892-1929)
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Joseph Valentin Boussinesq died
French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929)
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Karl von den Steinen died
German physician, ethnologist, explorer, ancient Americanist and writer (1855-1929)
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Alexander von Kaulbars died
Baltic German noble, explorer, diplomat, and officer (1844-1929)
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Edvard August Vainio died
Finnish botanist (1853-1929)
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Edward L. Atkinson died
Royal Navy surgeon and Antarctic explorer (1881-1929)
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Carl Ben Eielson died
American aviator and explorer (1897-1929)
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Étienne Aymonier died
French linguist and explorer (1844–1929)
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Theodoric Valeton died
Dutch botanist (1855-1929)
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Georges Lecointe died
Belgian explorer, scientist and naval officer
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Frederick John Jackson died
British ornithologist and colonial administrator
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Clemens Denhardt died
German explorer (1852–1928)
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Conway MacMillan died
American botanist (1867-1929)
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William Leonard Hunt died
Canadian circus performer (1838–1929)
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John William Harshberger died
American botanist (1869-1929)
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Ole Olufsen died
Danish explorer (1865-1929)
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Mabel Bent died
Anglo-Irish explorer, excavator, writer and photographer (1847-1929)
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James Ricalton died
American photographer (1844–1929)
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Herbert Chermside died
British Army general (1850–1929)
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Caspar Whitney died
American sports journalist
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Charles Russell Orcutt died
American botanist and malacologist (1864-1929)
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Samuil Martynovich Dudin died
Russian ethnographer, photographer, artist and explorer
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Ella M. S. Marble died
American journalist, educator, activist, physician.
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Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate died
Artist, philanthropist and advocate for women’s education, co-founder of Brearley School and Barnard College.
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Jef van den Eynde died
Belgian politician (1879-1929)
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Frances E. L. Preston died
African-American activist
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Julia Barnett Rice died
American activist (1860–1929)
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Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi died
Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889-1929)
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Norman Pritchard died
Indian athlete and the first Olympic medal winner from India (1877-1929)
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Arthur Scherbius died
German cryptographer (1878–1929)
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Ray Lankester died
British zoologist (1847-1929)
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Raoul Pictet died
Swiss physicist (1846-1929)
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Agner Krarup Erlang died
Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer (1878–1929)
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Pierre Fatou died
French mathematician and astronomer (1878–1929)
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David Dunbar Buick died
Scottish-American inventor
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Cornelis Lely died
Dutch civil servant and politician (1854-1929)
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Charles Francis Brush died
American businessman (1849–1929)
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Archibald Reiss died
Forensic scientist (1875-1929)
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Franciszek Rychnowski died
Polish engineer (1850–1929)
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Jozef Murgaš died
Slovak entomologist, painter, inventor and roman catholic priest (1864-1929)
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Rodolfo Lanciani died
Italian archaeologist (1845–1929)
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Josef Stenbäck died
Finnish architect and engineer (1854–1929)
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William Henry Perkin died
English organic chemist (1860-1929)
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Traian Lalescu died
Mathematician (1882-1929)
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Karl Heun died
German mathematician (1859-1929)
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Franz Xaver Kugler died
German academic (1862-1929)
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Garrett Putnam Serviss died
American astronomer, and early science fiction writer (1851–1929)
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Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain died
Engineer, entrepreneur, financier, industrialist (1852-1929)
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Nagai Nagayoshi died
Japanese pharmacologist
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Dmitri Konovalov died
Russian and Soviet chemist
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Ray Keech died
Racecar driver (1900–1929)
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Otto Schreier died
Austrian mathematician (1901–1929)
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Alfred Le Chatelier died
French explorer and professor (1855–1929)
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William Cecil Slingsby died
British mountain climber (1849-1929)
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Pete Pearson died
Elephant hunter
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Robert Mallory Berry died
28 Jan 1846 - 19 Apr 1929
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William Orr died
Australian politician
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Caroline Bishop died
English advocate for kindergartens (1846–1929)
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Jeanne Eagels died
American actress (1890–1929)
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Blind Lemon Jefferson died
American blues singer and guitarist (1893–1929)
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Lillie Langtry died
British actress (1853-1929)
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Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva died
Uzbek dancer and honor killing victim
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Paul Leni died
German film director (1885–1929)
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Segundo de Chomón died
Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)
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Olav Aukrust died
Norwegian lyricist (1883–1929)
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Martin Luther King Jr. born
Born in Atlanta. American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968).
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Yasser Arafat born
Born in Cairo. Palestinian political leader (1929-2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004).
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Milan Kundera born
Born in Královo Pole. Franco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist (1929—2023).
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Imre Kertész born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian author (1929–2016).
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Jürgen Habermas born
Born in Düsseldorf. German sociologist and philosopher (1929–2026).
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Imelda Marcos born
Born in Manila. Philippine former First Lady (born 1929).
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis born
Born in Southampton. First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
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Sergio Leone born
Born in Rome. Italian filmmaker (1929–1989).
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Jean Baudrillard born
Born in Reims. French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist (1929–2007).
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Jacques Brel born
Born in Schaerbeek. Belgian singer (1929–1978).
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Ed Asner born
Born in Kansas City. American actor (1929–2021).
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Oriana Fallaci born
Born in Florence. Italian journalist (1929–2006).
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Tigran Petrosian born
Born in Tbilisi. Soviet Armenian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion.
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Hassan II born
Born in Rabat. King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999.
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Bud Spencer born
Born in Naples. Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player.
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Michael Ende born
Born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. German writer (1929–1995).
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Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah born
Born in Kuwait City. Emir of Kuwait (1929–2020).
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Karolos Papoulias born
Born in Ioannina. 6th President of Greece (1929–2021).
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Christa Wolf born
Born in Gorzów Wielkopolski. German novelist and essayist (1929–2011).
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Violeta Chamorro born
Born in Rivas. President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025).
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Alejandro Jodorowsky born
Born in Tocopilla. Chilean-French filmmaker and comics writer.
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Sam Nujoma born
Born in Ongandjera. President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025).
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Evgeny Primakov born
Born in Kyiv. 4th Russian Prime Minister (1929–2015).
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Bob Hawke born
Born in Bordertown. Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019).
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Eric Kandel born
Born in Vienna. American neuropsychiatrist.
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Lennart Meri born
Born in Tallinn. Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; President of Estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006).
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Nargis born
Born in Kolkata. Indian actress (1929-1981).
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Adrienne Rich born
Born in Baltimore. American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012).
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Yayoi Kusama born
Born in Matsumoto. Japanese artist (born 1929).
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Milorad Pavić born
Born in Belgrade. Serbian writer (1929–2009).
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Vasily Shukshin born
Born in Srostki. Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director (1929-1974).
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Alfred Moisiu born
Born in Shkodër. Albanian general and politician; former President of Albania (born 1929).
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Zillur Rahman born
Born in Bhairab Upazila. 19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013).
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Babrak Karmal born
Born in Kabul. 3rd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1929–1996).
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Hafizullah Amin born
Born in Paghman. Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979).
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Hans Magnus Enzensberger born
Born in Kaufbeuren. German writer and editor (1929–2022).
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George Steiner born
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. American writer (1928–2020).
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Omar Torrijos born
Born in Santiago de Veraguas. Panamanian dictator who ruled Panama 1968–1981 (1929–1981).
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Alasdair MacIntyre born
Born in Glasgow. Scottish-American philosopher (1929–2025).
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Kishore Kumar born
Born in Khandwa. Indian singer and actor (1929–1987).
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Shadhli ibn Jadid born
Born in Bouteldja. President of Algeria from 1979 to 1992.
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Ralf Dahrendorf born
Born in Hamburg. German-British sociologist, politician (1929–2009).
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Fazil Iskander born
Born in Sokhumi. Soviet and Russian writer (1929–2016).
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Hugo Claus born
Born in Bruges. Belgian author (1929–2008).
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Richard F. Gordon born
Born in Seattle. American astronaut (1929–2017).
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Ágnes Heller born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian philosopher and academic.
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Fred Sinowatz born
Born in Neufeld an der Leitha. Austrian historian and chancellor (1929-2008).
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Len Deighton born
Born in Marylebone. English writer (1929–2026).
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James McDivitt born
Born in Chicago. American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022).
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante born
Born in Gibara. Cuban writer.
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Bernard Williams born
Born in Westcliff-on-Sea. English moral philosopher (1929–2003).
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Heiner Müller born
Born in Eppendorf. German writer, poet, and theatre director (1929–1995).
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Jaakko Hintikka born
Born in Vantaa. Finnish philosopher and logician.
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Yacine Kateb born
Born in Constantine. Algerian writer (1929-1989).
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Hélène Carrère d'Encausse born
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris. French historian and politician (1929–2023).
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John Julius Norwich born
Born in Oldham. British historian (1929–2018).
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Luis García Meza Tejada born
Born in La Paz. Bolivian dictator (1929-2018).
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José Afonso born
Born in Aveiro. Portuguese singer, composer and politician (1929-1987).
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Cecil Taylor born
Born in New York City. American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018).
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Andre Gunder Frank born
Born in Berlin. German-American economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984 (1929–2005).
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Carlos Lacoste born
Born in Buenos Aires. Argentine politician and admiral (1929-2004).
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Raphael Eitan born
Born in Tel Adashim. Israeli military and politician (1929-2004).
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Judith Jarvis Thomson born
Born in New York City. American philosopher (1929-2020).
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Vyacheslav Ivanov born
Born in Moscow. Soviet linguist (1929-2017).
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Charles Tilly born
Born in Lombard. American sociologist (1929–2008).
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Bob Denard born
Born in Bordeaux. French mercenary (1929–2007).
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Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti born
Born in Cizre. Syrian Sunni Muslim scholar (1929–2013).
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Hubert Dreyfus born
Born in Terre Haute. American philosopher (1929–2017).
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William E. Thornton born
Born in Faison. American astronaut (1929–2021).
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Bazilio Olara-Okello born
Born in Uganda. Ugandan President born in 1929 and died in 1990.
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René Laloux born
Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. Animator, film director, and screenwriter (1929–2004).
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Harry Frankfurt born
Born in Langhorne. American philosopher (1929–2023).
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Walter Kempowski born
Born in Rostock. German writer (1929–2007).
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James H. Billington born
Born in Bryn Mawr. 13th Librarian of Congress (1929–2018).
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Yves Lacoste born
Born in Fez. French geographer and geopolitician (1929-2026).
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Chi Haotian born
Born in Zhaoyuan. Former Minister of National Defense of China.
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Jean-Denis Bredin born
Born in 8th arrondissement of Paris. French Lawyer and writer (1929–2021).
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Ray Lankester died
Died in Chelsea. British zoologist (1847-1929).
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Science & Technology 45
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hôpital Foch
Hospital in Suresnes, France
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Chongqing University
University in Chongqing, China
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Annamalai University
State public university in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Iran University of Science and Technology
University in Tehran, Iran
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Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Chinese research institution
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Federico Santa María Technical University
Chilean university
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Agricultural University of Georgia
Private university
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Kazakh National Agrarian Research University
University in Kazakhstan
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Azerbaijan State Agricultural University
Public university in Azerbaijan
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Academy of Art University
For-profit art school in San Francisco, California, USA
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Francisk Scorina Homiel State University
University in Belarus
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Batumi State Maritime Academy
University in Batumi, Georgia
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Moscow Planetarium
Planetarium, tourist attraction, architectural landmark in Presnensky District, Russia
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Kwasan Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Japan
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Botanical garden in Łódź
Botanical garden in Łódź (Science & Technology).
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Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
Higher education institution for sport and physical education in Warsaw, Poland
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Rostov State Transport University
University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Facility in Guangzhou, China
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Tokyo City University
University in Japan
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New Jersey City University
University in Jersey City, New Jersey
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Azerbaijan Teachers Institute
Organization for training teachers in Azerbaijan
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Far East State Medical University
University in Khabarovsk, Russia
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Jackson Laboratory
American biomedical research institution
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Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
Hospital in Spain
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Lviv National Medical University Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
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Carlow University
Catholic university in Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Atlanta University Center
Educational consortium of HBCUs in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Marist University
University in New York
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Institute of Physics NAS of Ukraine
Research institute in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Canterbury Hospital
Hospital in Australia
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Hospital del Niño
Hospital in Peru
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Des Moines Botanical Center
Botanical garden in downtown Des Moines
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Museo Storico Nazionale dell'Arte Sanitaria
Science museum in Roma
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Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Zoo in Kumamoto, Japan
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Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management
Social and economics higher research institute in Novosibirsk, Russia
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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bryansk State Technical University
Bryansk State Technical University (Science & Technology).
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Michael Garron Hospital
Hospital in Canada
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Nottingham Women's Hospital
Former hospital in England
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Ball Memorial Hospital
Hospital in Indiana, United States
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Uralmekhanobr
Research institute in Russia
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Institut belge des hautes études chinoises
Research institute for Chinese studies, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Yakub Kolas Institute of Linguistics
Yakub Kolas Institute of Linguistics (Science & Technology).
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Athlone District Hospital
Hospital in Botswana
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Ashgabat Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Turkmenistan
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Exploration & Discovery 8
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Kebara Cave
Cave in Israel
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Sulzberger Bay
Bay in Antarctica
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Driny
Cave, national natural monument in Slovakia
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Skhul and Qafzeh hominins
Paleolithic fossils from caves in Israel
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Shukhov Water Tower (Konotop)
Shukhov Water Tower (Konotop) (Exploration & Discovery).
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Grant meteorite
Meteorite
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Poblat ibèric de la Cadira del Bisbe
Premia de Dalt, Maresme
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HL Kurun sinking
1929 maritime incident in Finland
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Congregation Beth Elohim
Reform Jewish congregation located at 274 Garfield Place and Eighth Avenue, in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn
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Union Temple
Synagogue in Brooklyn, New York
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East Midwood Jewish Center
Conservative synagogue
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Synagogue, Enschede
Synagogue, Enschede (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Busko-Zdrój
Synagogue in Busko-Zdrój (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Beth David Synagogue
Reform synagogue in Amenia, New York (state), US
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Santa Maria del Carmelo
Church building in Santa Teresa di Riva, Italy
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Cristo Re Sanctuary
Church building in Sestri Levante, Italy
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Economy & Trade 27
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Wall Street crash of 1929
Major American stock market crash
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Unilever
British multinational consumer goods company
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Grumman
1929-1994 aerospace manufacturer
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Ibanez
Japanese guitar brand
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United Technologies Corporation
Defunct American multinational conglomerate (1929–2020)
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Akai
Hong Kong manufacturer of consumer electronics, founded as Akai Electric Company Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, in 1946
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Curtiss-Wright
Aircraft manufacturer in the United States
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1929 Barcelona International Exposition
International exhibition in Barcelona, Spain
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Kawai Musical Instruments
Musical instrument manufacturer in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Public transport agency in Berlin
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NPO Energomash
Aerospace company in USSR and Russia
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SCA
Swedish pulp and paper company
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Ibero-American Exposition
Exposition of Spain, Portugal and countries of America
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North East Coast Exhibition
1929 exhibition in Newcastle upon Tyne
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Ezaki Glico
Japanese confectionery company
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Cord Automobile
Automobile manufacturer
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Moeve
Spanish multinational oil and gas company
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Rostselmash
Russian company
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Yazaki Corporation
Automotive parts manufacturer
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Vatican Post
Postal service in Vatican City
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Bergdorf Goodman
Department store in New York City, New York, United States
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Thiokol
Former American corporation that manufactured rubber and related chemicals and rockets
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Serco Group
British company based in Hook, Hampshire
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South Indian Bank
Indian private sector banking company
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Cedevita
Croatian limited liability company which produces teas, instant drinks and dietetic products
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Simplot
American agriculture company
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General Foods
Defunct food company
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Disasters & Pandemics 7
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1929 Grand Banks earthquake
November 1929 earthquake of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland
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1929 Murchison earthquake
Earthquake
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1929 Koppeh Dagh earthquake
1929 earthquake centered on the Iran-Turkmenistan border
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1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake
Earthquake
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1929 Cumaná earthquake
Earthquake in Venezuela
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1929 Tasmanian floods
Natural disaster in Tasmania, Australia
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Suşehri–Sivas earthquake of 1929
6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Sivas in central Turkey on May 18, 1929
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Social Movements & Revolutions 6
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1929 Arab riots in Palestine
Series of violent Arab–Jewish clashes in British Mandatory Palestine
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1929 Safed pogrom
During 1929 Palestine riots
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Escobar Rebellion
Conflict in northern Mexico in 1929 during the Maximato
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Red Spears' uprising in Shandong
Chinese peasant rebellion
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Rothbury Riot
1929 Australian civil disorder
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Isaxan Rebellion
1929–1930 rebellion
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Architecture & Engineering 59
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Sausalito Stadium
Stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile
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Victoria Park
Football stadium in Dingwall, Scotland
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Sanford Stadium
Stadium in Athens, Georgia US
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Stadio Tommaso Fattori
Football stadium in L'Aquila, Italy
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Bryant–Denny Stadium
American football stadium in Alabama
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Church of Saint Wenceslaus (Vršovice)
Roman Catholic church in Prague
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Kosinj Bridge
Bridge in Croatia
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Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Belgrade
Church building in Belgrade, Serbia
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City Stadium
Sports stadium in Richmond Virginia, United States
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Frauenfriedenskirche
Church
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Santa Teresa in Panfilo
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Palace of Albéniz
Royal palace in Barcelona Province, Spain
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Løkken Church
Church in Meldal, Norway
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Kinnick Stadium
Stadium in Iowa
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Male stavropegial monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia located near Jordanville, New York
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Edmund Szyc Stadium
Disused stadium in Poznań, Poland
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Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Paradise Theater
Former theater and concert venue in the Bronx, New York City, now a church
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Muurame Church
Church building in Muurame, Finland
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Church of Reconciliation
Church in Leipzig, Germany
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St. Hedwig of Silesia Church
Church in Radoszowy, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Castillo Rospigliosi
Cultural heritage site in Peru
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Church of St. Teresa
Church building in Bukit Merah, Singapore
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Church of the Pilgrims
Church in Washington, D.C.
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Klai Kangwon Palace
Palace
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Genčić`s family house
Building and immovable cultural property in the city municipality of Vračar, Serbia
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Leonel Trindade Municipal Museum
Church building in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Oosterkerk
Church building in Groningen, Netherlands
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Parroquia Maronita de Nuestra Señora del Líbano
Church in Montevideo
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Seamen's Church Institute of Newport
Church building in Newport, United States of America
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St. Matthew's Church
Church building in Central Falls, United States of America
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Central Christian Church
Building in Austin, Travis County, Texas
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Estádio Presidente Antônio Carlos
Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Bassendean Oval
Football oval, in Perth, Western Australia, home ground of the Swan Districts Football Club
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St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church
Church in DC, United States
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Pertunmaa Church
Church building in Pertunmaa, Mäntyharju, Finland
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Berchmanianum
Church in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Longview Community Church-Saint Helen's Addition
Church in Longiew, Washington, U.S.
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Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Church in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Stuart Stadium
Demolished ballpark in Beaumont, Texas
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Holy Name Church
Church in Massachusetts, United States
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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Blessed Sacrament Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Peden Stadium
Football stadium on the campus of Ohio University
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Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist
Church building in Washington, United States of America
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St. Francis Xavier's Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church
New Zealand church
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Hendricks Chapel
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement
Historic Reformed Episcopal Church in Philadelphia
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Our Lady of Solace's Church (Bronx)
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Church in Santa Barbara, California, United States
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First Christian Church
Historic church in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
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Joseph S. Darling Memorial Stadium
High school football stadium in Hampton, Virginia
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Majors Stadium
Former stadium in Greenville, Texas
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Arco Baptist Community Church
Church building located in Arco, Idaho
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Church building in Mississippi, United States of America
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Bayview Bridge
Bridge in Canada
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Sports & Entertainment 27
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1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
International tennis competition
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Civic Opera House
Opera house in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Beacon Theatre
Theater at 2124 Broadway, Manhattan
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Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Amusement park
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Lope de Vega Theatre
Theatre in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
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Edinburgh Playhouse
Theatre and music venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, a former cinema
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Kings Theatre
Performance venue in New York City
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Théâtre Pigalle
Theatre in Paris, 1929–1948
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Loew's Valencia Theatre
Former movie theater in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States
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Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre
Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Regent Theatre
Theatre and cinema in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Mollanepes Theatre
Student theatre in Ashgabat, formerly seat of the Makhtumkuli drama theatre
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Shakhty Drama Theatre
Theatre in Shakhty, Russia
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Casino municipal
Casino municipal (Sports & Entertainment).
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Academic Theatre Abolqasem Lahouti
Theatre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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Fox Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Kaaitheater
Theatre building in Brussels, Belgium
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Capitol Theatre, Perth
Former cinema in Perth, Western Australia
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Majestic Theatre
Theater and movie theater in San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Fox Tucson Theatre
Theater in Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Teatro Augusteo
Theatre and former cinema in Naples, Italy
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44 Union Square
Office building in Manhattan, New York City, USA
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Forum Theatre
Theatre, cinema and music venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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State Academic Puppet Theatre Nizhny Novgorod
Puppet theatre in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Bradford Playhouse
Theatre and former cinema in Bradford, England
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Loew's Jersey Theatre
Theatre and former movie theater in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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Regent Theatre
Theatre and former cinema in Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Empires & Countries 4
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Vatican City founded
Vatican City was founded, with its capital at Vatican City.
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Kingdom of Yugoslavia founded
Kingdom of Yugoslavia was founded, with its capital at Belgrade.
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Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes dissolved
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ceased to exist, having been centered at Belgrade.
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Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont dissolved
Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont ceased to exist, having been centered at Bad Arolsen.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 4 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1929 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1929.
20th century 1
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Ti Memenne of La Gonâve died
Haitian tribal queen
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1920s 3
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Roman Catholic church in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Archwood Congregational Church
Church building in Cleveland, Ohio
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Akron Jewish Center
Synagogue in Akron, Ohio
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