What Happened In February 1929 In History

Historical Events for February, 1929

• 11th » Kingdom of Italy e.g Fascist Italy and the Holy See e.g Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.
• 26th » President Calvin Coolidge signs an Executive Order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1929

• 2nd » Sheila Matthews Allen, American actress and producer (d. 2013)
• 2nd » George Band, English mountaineer (d. 2011)
• 2nd » Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 3rd » Ken Shipp, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
• 4th » Jerry Adler, American actor, director, and producer
• 4th » Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 1987)
• 4th » Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (d. 2009)
• 5th » Luc Ferrari, French composer (d. 2005)
• 5th » Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician, 23rd Chancellor of Austria (d. 2008)
• 5th » Al Worthington, American baseball player
• 6th » Pierre Brice, French actor
• 6th » Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist, invented the tranquilliser gun (d. 2008)
• 6th » Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan author and critic (d. 2011)
• 6th » Valentin Yanin, Russian historian and author
• 7th » Dave Shepherd, English clarinet player
• 8th » Claude Rich, French actor
• 9th » Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor (d. 2005)
• 9th » Danny Malloy (boxer) called Danny Malloy, Scottish boxer and footballer
• 10th » Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (d. 2004)
• 10th » Jim Whittaker, American mountaineer
• 10th » Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer
• 12th » Donald Kingsbury, American-Canadian mathematician, academic, and author
• 13th » Omar Torrijos, Panamanian commander (d. 1981)
• 14th » Vic Morrow, American actor and director (d. 1982)
• 15th » Graham Hill, English race car driver (d. 1975)
• 15th » Kauko Armas Nieminen, Finnish physicist
• 15th » James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2014)
• 16th » Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
• 16th » Peter Porter (poet) called Peter Porter, Australian poet (d. 2010)
• 17th » Paul Meger, Canadian ice hockey player
• 17th » Chaim Potok, American author (d. 2002)
• 17th » Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English politician (d. 1993)
• 17th » Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer
• 18th » Len Deighton, English historian and author
• 18th » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1968)
• 19th » Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 20th » Amanda Blake, American actress (d. 1989)
• 21st » Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter
• 21st » James Beck, English actor (d. 1973)
• 22nd » James Hong, American actor and director
• 22nd » Rebecca Schull, American actress
• 23rd » Jaan Einasto, Estonian astronomer and physicist
• 23rd » Elston Howard, American baseball player and coach (d. 1980)
• 23rd » Alexy II of Moscow, Estonian-Russian patriarch (d. 2008)
• 24th » Kintaro Ohki, South Korean wrestler (d. 2006)
• 24th » Ludwig Zausinger, German footballer (d. 2013)
• 25th » Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983)
• 25th » Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist (d. 2007)
• 26th » Bjørn Skau, Norwegian politician, Minister of Justice and the Police (Norway) e.g Norwegian Minister of Justice (d. 2013)
• 27th » Bella Flores, Filipino actress (d. 2013)
• 27th » Jack Gibson (rugby league) known as Jack Gibson, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2008)
• 27th » Stefan Kudelski, Polish engineer, invented the Nagra (d. 2013)
• 27th » Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
• 28th » Hayden Fry, American football player and coach
• 28th » Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street and Walt Disney Concert Hall
• 28th » John Montague (poet) named John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic
• 28th » Joseph Rouleau, Canadian opera singer

Famous Deaths for February 1929

• 6th » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
• 12th » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 14th » Thomas Burke (athlete) named Thomas Burke, American sprinter (b. 1875)
• 14th » Frank Gusenberg, American gangster (b. 1892)
• 14th » Peter Gusenberg, American gangster (b. 1889)
• 24th » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
• 28th » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician (b. 1874)

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