1929

Year 1929 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January-February

 * - and the  agree on a plan to preserve.
 * - is established with the mission to train s to assist the.
 * -, a  created by , makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 60 languages, and loved across the world.
 * - First issue of  d'histoire économique et sociale published in by.


 * -, a character created by , makes his debut.
 * - Leon expelled from ; he moves to  in  and applies for sanctuary in  and.
 * - organization is formed.


 * and the sign the.
 * 's Dynamo premieres in.
 * - : Seven s, rivals of, are murdered in.
 * - First are announced.
 * - The is established by Congress.
 * - The is established by Congress.

March-April

 * - Revolt attempt of Generals and  fails in.
 * - is inaugurated as the 31st, succeeding.
 * - A film version of , based on 's novel rather than the musical,  premieres in . The film stars  and . It is critically panned and not successful at the box office.

May-June

 * May - begins investigation of alcohol prohibition in U.S.
 * - founded in.
 * - takes his 4000th  wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton.
 * - A fire at the in  kills 123.
 * - Al Capone and bodyguard were arrested for concealing deadly weapons.
 * - returns a hung parliament yet again - Liberals will determine who has power.
 * In Britain concede power rather than ally with the Liberals.
 * The, making a sovereign state, is ratified
 * - founds new  government.
 * Agreement brokered by US ambassador ends the  in . In, church bells ring for the first time in years
 * First are presented.
 * Agreement brokered by US ambassador ends the  in . In, church bells ring for the first time in years
 * First are presented.

July-August

 * - seizes 12 nude paintings of  from the  gallery on grounds of indecency
 * French prime minister resigns for medical reasons - he is succeeded by
 * The, renouncing as an instrument of , goes into effect (it was first signed in  on ,  by most leading world powers).
 * -  emerges from the  and enters St. Peter's square in a huge procession witnessed by about 250,000 persons, thus ending nearly 60 years of papal self-imprisonment within the Vatican.
 * - The airship  begins a round-the-world flight (will end on ).
 * - The  show  makes its debut starring  and.
 * - The of the, , and  Jewish communities got underway.
 * - The  show  makes its debut starring  and.
 * - The of the, , and  Jewish communities got underway.

September-October
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 * - presents his plan of the United States of Europe.
 * - Steamboat  sinks in, , claiming 136 lives.
 * - Coup ousts in ; new president is
 * - opens Store #1252 in, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 states.
 * - Women are announced to be persons by the in Britain. Canadian women can be appointed to the . Achieved by five Canadian women called the.
 * - Government of falls in France.
 * - The start of the  on the.
 * -  on the.

November-December

 * November - takes out the first patent for colour television.
 * - In, the opens to the public.
 * - The is opened to traffic.
 * - : Off the south coast of in the, a  7.2 submarine  centered on , breaks 12 submarine s and triggers a  that destroys many south coast communities in the  area, killing 28. As of , it is 's most lethal earthquake.
 * - US Admiral becomes the first person to fly over the.
 * - First Lightpoles in London
 * - : US President announces to  that the worst effects of the recent  crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the.
 * - in  demands n
 * - plays  for the first time

Undated

 * The is proposed.
 * Greatest number of fatal in US history.
 * Civil war in.
 * in.
 * founded in Dingwall, Scotland. They initially play in the Highland League.

January-February

 * -, Italian film director (d. )
 * -, General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, third (d. )
 * -, Irish dramatist
 * -, American civil rights leader, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, Canadian chemist, laureate
 * , American wrestling commentator (d. )
 * , American cartoonist and writer
 * , American jazz clarinetist
 * , Swedish sculptor
 * -, Bolivian novelist and dramatist (d. )
 * , German physicist, laureate
 * , English actress
 * , French composer (d. )
 * , Austrian politician
 * -, French actor
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English race car driver (d. )
 * , American rabbi and author (d. )
 * , English actress
 * -, British author
 * -, Chinese actor
 * , American football coach
 * , Canadian-born architect
 * , English actress
 * -, British author
 * -, Chinese actor
 * , American football coach
 * , Canadian-born architect
 * , Canadian-born architect

March-April

 * -, Bulgarian dissident (d. )
 * , Dutch conductor
 * , Catalan composer
 * -, and  (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born sociologist
 * - Sir, British runner
 * , Czech-born author
 * , American football coach (d. )
 * , British actor (d. )
 * , Norwegian physicist, laureate
 * - (Roma Dasgupta), the legendary , is born in Pabna (now in ).
 * , German-born pianist, composer, and conductor
 * , prime minister of Finland (d. )
 * -, Austrian bass-baritone (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Swedish actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, Indian singer (d. )
 * -, a famous , is born in.
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, Indian singer (d. )
 * -, a famous , is born in.

May-June

 * , Belgian actress (d. )
 * , Spanish painter and poet
 * , American linguist
 * -, American chemist, recipient of the
 * -, Japanese actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian author
 * , Canadian hockey player
 * , English actor
 * -, Swiss oboist
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * -, Indian actress (d. )
 * -, American author and architect
 * -, Swiss microbiologist, recipient of the
 * -, Indian actor and politician (d. )
 * -, German entertainer (d. )
 * , English author (d. )
 * , German-born diarist and Holocaust victim (d. )
 * -, English French horn player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian chess player (d. )
 * -, German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and American pragmatism.
 * -, Egyptian singer and actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American graphic designer
 * -, Italian journalist and writer    (note - some sources indicate  as date of birth; d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American graphic designer
 * -, Italian journalist and writer    (note - some sources indicate  as date of birth; d. )

July-August

 * -, American biologist, recipient of the
 * -, First Lady of the Philippines
 * -, baseball player
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German bass-baritone (d. )
 * -, Soviet gymnast
 * , American figure skater
 * , American musician (d. )
 * -, Indian politician
 * -, Bulgarian-born pianist
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, British author
 * -, General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, second (d. )
 * -, British criminal
 * -, Turkish journalist, intellectual and an activist for human rights (d. )
 * , German footballer (d. )
 * , American jazz pianist (d. )
 * -, American poet
 * -, Palestinian leader, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Belgian diamond merchant and financier
 * -, Hungarian conductor (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, Hungarian conductor (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )

September-October

 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive
 * -, American senator (d. )
 * , American comedian and actor
 * , cosmonaut (d. )
 * -, Indian film producer (d. )
 * -, German conductor
 * -, French singer (d. )
 * , General of The Salvation Army
 * , American physicist, laureate
 * -, American comedienne and actress
 * -, British philosopher (d. )
 * , British comedian (d. )
 * , American journalist
 * -, British author (d. )
 * - 1957 murder victum
 * , American psychologist and author
 * , Icelandic-born British television presenter (d. )
 * -, Canadian boxer
 * -, Brazilian actress
 * -, American author
 * -, Soviet footballer (d. )
 * , American composer
 * , Bulgarian writer and playwright (d. )
 * -, American poet
 * -, Russian politician and a former Prime Minister of Russia.
 * , American composer
 * , Bulgarian writer and playwright (d. )
 * -, American poet
 * -, Russian politician and a former Prime Minister of Russia.
 * -, Russian politician and a former Prime Minister of Russia.

November-December

 * , American actress
 * , American physicist, laureate
 * -, American actress
 * -, Austrian-born neuroscientist, recipient of the
 * -, Indian politician
 * -, Hungarian writer, laureate
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actress and Princess of Monaco (d. )
 * -, leader of the
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian medieval scholar (d. )
 * -, American television entertainer
 * -, German-born conductor
 * -, twenty-third
 * -, Canadian actor
 * , British actor
 * , British author
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * -, British radio and television presenter
 * , English journalist and broadcaster (d. )
 * , Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * -, British radio and television presenter
 * , English journalist and broadcaster (d. )
 * , Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * , Canadian hockey player (d. )

January - June

 * -, Grand Duke of Russia (b. )
 * -, American gunfighter (b. )
 * -, French dancer (b. )
 * -, Queen Regent of Spain (b. )
 * -, British singer and actress (b. )
 * -, American runner (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Scottish-American inventor
 * -, American businessman and politician (b. )
 * -, French commander of Allied forces in World War I (b. )
 * -, German automotive pioneer (b. )
 * -, French feminist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet (b. )
 * -, American entrepreneur and founder of the Boy Scouts of America (b. )
 * -, General of The Salvation Army (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )

July - December

 * -, Austrian writer (b. )
 * August -, Canadian feminist writer (b. )
 * -, Norwegian-born economist (b. )
 * -, German-born inventor (b. )
 * -, British suffragist and feminist (b. )
 * - Sir, British diplomat and scholar (b. )
 * -, Slovenian rocket engineer (b. )
 * -, Latvian poet and playwright (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Thai doctor (b. )
 * -, 26th (b. )


 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * , American actress (b. )
 * ,, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American publisher and poet (b. )
 * -, 7th (b. )
 * -, German automobile designer (b. )
 * -, German automobile designer (b. )

Nobel prizes

 * -, Sir
 * -, Sir
 * -, Sir