Historical events in 1929

328 historical records

January 192922 historical events

1929, January 1st ยท Palestine ยท Jura ยท Politics ยท Hamas ยท Ahmed Yassin

Birth of Ahmed Yassin

Birth of Ahmed Yassin in the British Mandate of Palestine

1929, January 1st ยท Switzerland ยท Bern ยท Government ยท Government of Switzerland ยท Robert Haab

President of Switzerland

Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.

1929, January 6th ยท Germany ยท Politics ยท NSDAP ยท Heinrich Himmler

Reichsfuhrer

Appointed Reichshuhrer of the SS, it numbers 200 men. Appointed by Hitler to build up a personal bodyguard

1929, January 6th ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Heinrich Himmler

Reichsfuhrer

Heinrich Himmler becomes Reichsfuhrer-SS and referred to himself by his title instead of his regular SS rank, this sets the precedent for the Commanding General of the SS to be called Reichsfuhrer-SS

1929, January 6th ยท Yugoslavia ยท Belgrade ยท Government ยท Government of Yugoslavia ยท Alexander

Constitution of Yugoslavia

Establishes a royal dictatorship. Adopts the name of Yugoslavia. Abolishes the constitution of 1921

1929, January 6th ยท Yugoslavia ยท Belgrade ยท House ยท House of Serbia ยท Alexander

Succession

Succeeds as King of Yugoslavia

1929, January 10th ยท Belgium ยท Arts ยท Cartoons ยท Georges Remi Sie

Tintin

Creates Tintin & his dog Snowy

1929, January 14th ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท Government ยท Government of Afghanistan ยท Amanullah Khan

Abdication

Amanullah abdicates as rebel forces threaten Kabul.

1929, January 14th ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท Government ยท Government of Afghanistan ยท Inayatullah Khan

Succession

Inayatullah Khan succeeds Amanullah during the collapse of the royal government.

1929, January 15th ยท United States of America ยท Atlanta ยท Politics ยท Civil Rights ยท Martin Luther King

Birth of Martin Luther King

Birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., born to teacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael Luther King

1929, January 16th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Exile of Joseph Stalin

Stalins proposal to exile Trotsky from Russia is accepted by the Politburo

1929, January 17th ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท Government ยท Government of Afghanistan ยท Habibullah Kalakani

Capture of Kabul

Habibullah Kalakani captures Kabul and takes power from the Barakzai monarchy.

1929, January 17th ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท Government ยท Government of Afghanistan ยท Inayatullah Khan

Abdication

Inayatullah abdicates after only three days as rebel forces enter Kabul.

1929, January 21st ยท Yugoslavia ยท Government ยท Government of Yugoslavia ยท Alexander

Dissolution

The Croat Party is dissolved

1929, January 25th ยท Russia ยท Europe ยท Politics ยท Cold War ยท Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Political Lectures

Kerensky records his position on political lectures in exile.

1929, January 28th ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท Government ยท Government of Spain ยท Jose Primo de Rivera

Resignation of Jose Primo de Rivera

Resignation of Jose Primo de Rivera

1929, January 30th ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Pandora's Box

Directs Pandora's Box starring Louise Brooks.

1929, January 31st ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leon Trotsky

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky is expelled from Russia

1929, January 31st ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Exile of Joseph Stalin

Has Trotsky exiled to Turkey. Exiles Trotsky & Zinoviev, marks the end of legal opposition in the party. Exiles Trotsky & Zinoviev marking the end of legal opposition in the party

1929, January ยท China ยท Changsha ยท Warfare ยท Civil War ยท Dehuai Peng

Capture of Changsha

Drives Ho out of Changsha

1929, January ยท China ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Dehuai Peng

Commander of 5th Army

Appointed Commander of the 5th Army

1929, January ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Opposition

The word "opposition" is no longer used

February 192916 historical events

1929, February 1st ยท Czech Republic ยท Prague ยท Government ยท Government of Czechoslovakia ยท Antonin Svehla

Third Svehla Government

The Third Svehla Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

1929, February 1st ยท Czech Republic ยท Prague ยท Government ยท Government of Czechoslovakia ยท Frantisek Udrzal

First Udrzal Government

Begins the First Udrzal Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

1929, February 8th ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Kellogg Briand Acceptance

Germany accepts the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

1929, February 8th ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Pact between Kellogg-Briand Signatory Nations

Germany accepts the Kellog-Briand Pact

1929, February 9th ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Litvinov Protocol

Litvinov Protocol between Russia, Estonia, Latvia & Poland renouncing war

1929, February 9th ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Litvinov Protocol

The Litvinov Protocol links Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Poland in a commitment renouncing war.

1929, February 9th ยท Poland ยท Government ยท Government of Poland ยท Kazimierz Bartel

Litvinov Protocol

Litvinov Protocol between Russia, Estonia, Latvia & Poland renouncing war

1929, February 9th ยท Poland ยท Government ยท Government of Poland ยท Kazimierz Bartel

Litvinov Protocol

The Litvinov Protocol, a non-aggression pact between Russia, Romania, Poland Lithuania and Estonia

1929, February 9th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Maxim Maximovich Litvinov

Litvinov Protocol

Signed by the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, Latvia and Estonia, in which those countries promise not to use force to settle their disputes (this was seen as an Eastern Kellogg-Briand Pact)

1929, February 9th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Maxim Maximovich Litvinov

Litvinov Protocol

Litvinov Protocol between Russia, Estonia, Latvia & Poland renouncing war

1929, February 9th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Litvinov Protocol

The Litinow Pprotocol, a non-aggression pact between Russia, Romania, Poland Lithuania and Estonia

1929, February 11th ยท Italy ยท Government ยท Nazionale Falange ยท Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Treaty of Italy-Pope

Mussolini signs a Treaty with the Pope

1929, February 11th ยท Italy ยท Vatican ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Pius XI

Treaty of Lateran Treaty

The Italian Government recognizes the Catholic Church. Signs a Treaty with Mussolini establishing the Vatican City

1929, February 14th ยท Poland ยท Government ยท Government of Poland ยท Kazimierz Bartlel

Prime Minister of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland

1929, February 21st ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leon Trotsky

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky is refused political asylum in France

1929, February 27th ยท Turkey ยท Government ยท Government of Turkey ยท Maustafa Kemal Ataturk

Litvinov Protocol

Turkey signs the Litvinov Protocol

March 192910 historical events

1929, March 3rd ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Charles Gates Dawes

Term

Leaves the vice presidency at the end of Coolidge's administration.

1929, March 6th ยท Turkey ยท Government ยท Government of Turkey ยท Maustafa Kemal Ataturk

Alliance Turkey and Bulgaria

Turkey signs a Treaty with Bulgaria

1929, March 6th ยท Turkey ยท Government ยท Government of Turkey ยท Maustafa Kemal Ataturk

Treaty of Friendship

The Bulgarian-Turkish Treaty of Friendship

1929, March 12th ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Joe May

Asphalt

Directs Asphalt, a late silent film of the Weimar period.

1929, March 20th ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Ferdinand Foch

Death of Ferdinand Foch

Death of Ferdinand Foch

1929, March 24th ยท Italy ยท Government ยท Nazionale Falange ยท Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Constitution of Italy

The Fascists claim electoral victory

1929, March 24th ยท Italy ยท Government ยท Nazionale Falange ยท Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Election

The Fascists claim electoral victory

1929, March 30th ยท Saudi Arabia ยท Sabilla ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud

Battle of Sabilla

Defeats the rebellious Ikhwan and secures central royal authority.

1929, March 30th ยท Saudi Arabia ยท Sabilla ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Battle of Sabilla

Supports government forces during the campaign against the Ikhwan rebellion.

1929, March ยท Vietnam ยท Politics ยท Communist Party of Indochina ยท Ho Chi-Minh

Communist Party of Indochina

In March 1929, some radical members of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League form the first communist cell in French Indochina

April 19296 historical events

1929, April 11th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leon Trotsky

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky is refused political asylum in Germany

1929, April 27th ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Jack Smith

Smith Scores in FA Cup Final Defeat

Smith represents Portsmouth in their first FA Cup final, although Bolton Wanderers win 2โ€“0 at Wembley.

1929, April 27th ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Jack Tinn

Tinn Oversees First Portsmouth Cup Final

Tinn manages Portsmouth during the club's first appearance in the FA Cup final, where Bolton Wanderers deny them the trophy.

1929, April 30th ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Government ยท Government of Austria ยท Ernst Streeruwitz

Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of Austria

1929, April 30th ยท Denmark ยท Copenhagen ยท Government ยท Government of Denmark ยท Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Madsen-Mygdal Government

The Madsen-Mygdal Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.

1929, April 30th ยท Denmark ยท Copenhagen ยท Government ยท Government of Denmark ยท Thorvald Stauning

Second Stauning Premiership

Begins the Second Stauning Premiership in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.

May 19294 historical events

1929, May 1st ยท Germany ยท Hamburg ยท Arts ยท Economics ยท Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf

Birth of Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf

Birth of Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf

1929, May 29th ยท Great Britain ยท Newcastle upon Tyne ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Peter Ware Higgs

Birth

Is born in Newcastle upon Tyne to a Scottish mother and an English father who worked as a BBC sound engineer.

1929, May 30th ยท Great Britain ยท Ebbw Vale ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท Aneurin Bevan

Ebbw Vale Election

Wins Ebbw Vale for Labour at the general election.

1929, May 30th ยท Venezuela ยท Caracas ยท Government ยท Government of Venezuela ยท Juan Bautista Perez

President of Venezuela

Appointed acting President of Venezuela

June 192914 historical events

1929, June 3rd ยท Chile ยท Lima ยท Government ยท Government of Chile ยท Carlos Ibanez del Campo

Treaty of Lima

Signs the treaty resolving the Tacna and Arica territorial dispute with Peru.

1929, June 5th ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Margaret Bondfield

1st Woman Cabinet Member

1st Woman member of cabinet in Britain

1929, June 5th ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Margaret Bondfield

Cabinet

Appointed Member of cabinet

1929, June 5th ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Government

MacDonald forms the new Labour Government

1929, June 5th ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1929, June 7th ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Arthur Greenwood

Minister of Health

Is appointed Minister of Health in Ramsay MacDonaldโ€™s second Labour government.

1929, June 7th ยท United States of America ยท Politics ยท Democratic Party ยท Owen Young

Allied Reparations Committee

The Reparations Committee, is appointed by the Allied Reparation Committee, meets in the first half of 1929, and submits its first report

1929, June 7th ยท United States of America ยท Warfare ยท World War, 1st ยท Owen Young

Young Plan

The Reparations Committee, is appointed by the Allied Reparation Committee, meets in the first half of 1929, and submits its first report

1929, June 8th ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Arthur Henderson

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

1929, June 28th ยท United States of America ยท Berlin ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein

Max Planck Medal

Receives the inaugural Max Planck Medal for outstanding achievement in theoretical physics.

1929, June 30th ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Election

Labour wins 37.1% of votes cast & 287 MPs

1929, June 30th ยท Spain ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Roma Forns

First Spanish League Title

Coaches Barcelona to the inaugural Spanish league championship.

1929, June ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Stanley Baldwin Bewdley, 1st

Election

Campaigns on an economic policy of "Safety First"

1929, June ยท United States of America ยท London ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Charles Gates Dawes

Court of St James

Begins service as ambassador to Great Britain.

July 19297 historical events

1929, July 1st ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Elzie Segar

Popeye

The cartoon of Popeye is created

1929, July 11th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leon Trotsky

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky is refused political asylum in Britain

1929, July 15th ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Arthur Greenwood

Housing Contributions

Presents or defends government proposals affecting housing contributions as Minister of Health.

1929, July 22nd ยท Japan ยท Tokyo ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Hamaguchi Osachi

Break in Diplomatic Relations with China

Japan severs relations with China

1929, July ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Hamaguchi Osachi

Economy of Japan

The US stock market crash is followed by a depression

1929, July ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Hamaguchi Osachi

Prime Minister of Japan

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

1929, July ยท Japan ยท Tokyo ยท Politics ยท Minseito Party ยท Hamaguchi Osachi

Party Leader

Appointed Party Leader of the Minseito Party

August 19297 historical events

1929, August 16th ยท Finland ยท Helsinki ยท Government ยท Government of Finland ยท Kyรถsti Kallio

Prime Minister

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

1929, August 16th ยท Finland ยท Helsinki ยท Government ยท Government of Finland ยท Oskari Mantere

Government Ends

His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.

1929, August 19th ยท Russia ยท Arts ยท Ballet ยท Serge Diagilev

Death of Serge Diagilev

Death of Sergei Diagilev

1929, August 24th ยท Palestine ยท Cairo ยท Politics ยท PLO ยท Yasser Arafat

Birth of Yasser Arafat

Birth of Yasser Arafat

1929, August 31st ยท Great Britain ยท Palestine ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Reballion of Rebels in Palestine

British troops restore order in Palestine

1929, August 31st ยท United States of America ยท Hague ยท Politics ยท Democratic Party ยท Owen Young

Conference of Hague

The Young Plan meets with great objections from the United Kingdom but, after a first Hague Conference, the plan is finalized

1929, August 31st ยท United States of America ยท Warfare ยท World War, 1st ยท Owen Young

Young Plan

The Young Plan meets with great objections from the United Kingdom but, after a first Hague Conference, the plan is finalized

September 19293 historical events

1929, September 3rd ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

After a six-year run when the world saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average increase in value fivefold, prices peaked at 381.17 on September 3, 1929, the market then fell sharply for a month, losing 17% of its value on the initial leg down

1929, September 11th ยท South Africa ยท Government ยท Government of South Africa ยท James Hertzog

Portuguese Treaty

Portuguese Treaty with South Africa regulates transport & labour recruitment

1929, September ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Fritz Erich von Manstein

Truppenamt Operations Branch

Manstein moved into the operations branch of the Truppenamt, the Reichswehr organisation that performed general-staff functions. His work involved military planning despite the restrictions imposed on Germany after the First World War.

October 192931 historical events

1929, October 1st ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Instructor

Appointed Instructor to the Infantry School in Dresden

1929, October 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Passfield White Paper

The Passfield White Paper limits official Jewish immigration into Palestine. Issues the Passfield White Paper revising the Governments policy in Palestine, previously set by the Churchill White Paper of 1922

1929, October 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Passfield White Paper

The Passfield White Paper states that the British intend to fulfill their mandate obligations to both Arabs and Jews, and they would resolve any conflicts that might surface as a result of their respective needs.

1929, October 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Passfield White Paper

The Passfield White Paper states that the development of a Jewish National Home in Palestine is a consideration, which would enjoy continued support, but it was not central to mandate governance.

1929, October 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Rule of Palestine

Issues the Passfield White Paper revising the Governments policy in Palestine, previously set by the Churchill White Paper of 1922.

1929, October 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Rule of Palestine

The Passfield White Paper states that the British intend to fulfill their mandate obligations to both Arabs and Jews, and they would resolve any conflicts that might surface as a result of their respective needs.

1929, October 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Rule of Palestine

The Passfield White Paper states that the development of a Jewish National Home in Palestine is a consideration, which would enjoy continued support, but it was not central to mandate governance.

1929, October 3rd ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Death of Gustav Stressman

Death of Gustav Stressman

1929, October 3rd ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Death of Stresemann

Dies in Berlin on 3 October 1929.

1929, October 3rd ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations

Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations

1929, October 3rd ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations

Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations

1929, October 13th ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท Government ยท Government of Afghanistan ยท Mohammad Nadir Shah

Capture of Kabul

Nadir Khan's forces capture Kabul and overthrow Habibullah Kalakani.

1929, October 15th ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท Government ยท Government of Afghanistan ยท Mohammad Nadir Shah

King of Afghanistan

A tribal assembly proclaims Mohammad Nadir Shah king of Afghanistan.

1929, October 15th ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Fritz Lang

Woman in the Moon

Directs Frau im Mond, an influential German science fiction film.

1929, October 15th ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Diary of a Lost Girl

Directs Diary of a Lost Girl starring Louise Brooks.

1929, October 25th ยท Great Britain ยท Bedford ยท Arts ยท Drama ยท Ronald William George Barker

Birth of Ronald William George Barker

Birth of Ronald William George Barker

1929, October 25th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Black Friday

Black Friday on the stock exchance of New York starts the world economic crisis

1929, October 25th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Black Thursday

The decline then accelerates into the so-called "Black Thursday", October 24, 1929. A record number of 12.9 million shares were traded on that day

1929, October 25th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Economy of USA

Black Friday on the stock exchance of New York starts the world economic crisis

1929, October 25th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

The October 1929 crash came during a period of declining real estate values in the United States (which peaked in 1925) near the beginning of a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, a period of economic decline in the industrialized nations. The decline then accelerates into the so-called "Black Thursday", October 24, 1929. A record number of 12.9 million shares were traded on that day

1929, October 28th ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Economy ยท Stock Market ยท Roy Archibald Young

Federal Reserve Response to Stock Market Crash

During the severe stock-market break, the Federal Reserve System works to preserve financial liquidity as the New York Reserve Bank uses open-market operations and the discount window to meet extraordinary demands for funds.

1929, October 28th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Black Monday

The first "Black Monday", more investors decide to get out of the market, and the slide continues with a record loss in the Dow for the day of 13%

1929, October 28th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

The first "Black Monday", more investors decide to get out of the market, and the slide continues with a record loss in the Dow for the day of 13%

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท New York ยท Economy ยท Stock Market ยท Herbert Clark Hoover

Black Tuesday

Share prices collapse amid record selling during the Wall Street crash.

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Black Tuesday

The market loses $14 billion in one day, bringing the loss for the week to $30 billion, ten times more than the annual budget of the federal Government, far more than the U.S. had spent in all of World War I. "Black Tuesday", about 16 million shares are traded, he volume on stocks traded is a record that was not to be broken for nearly 40 years

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Economy of USA

The market loses $14 billion in one day, bringing the loss for the week to $30 billion, ten times more than the annual budget of the federal Government, far more than the U.S. had spent in all of World War I. The market bottoms out at 41.22 on July 8 1932, concluding a shattering 89% decline from the peak

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

"Black Tuesday", about 16 million shares are traded, he volume on stocks traded is a record that was not to be broken for nearly 40 years.

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

Had spent in all of World War I.

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

The market bottoms out at 41.22 on July 8 1932, concluding a shattering 89% decline from the peak.

1929, October 29th ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Wall Street Crash

The market loses $14 billion in one day, bringing the loss for the week to $30 billion, ten times more than the annual budget of the federal Government, far more than the U.S.

1929, October ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Hoover

Dollar Gold Parity Maintained

After the stock-market crash, the United States continues redeeming dollars at the statutory gold price despite growing domestic and international financial strain.

November 19294 historical events

1929, November 12th ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Grace Patricia Kelly

Birth of Grace Patricia Kelly

Birth of Grace Patricia Kelly

1929, November 17th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Nikolai Bukharin

Dismissal

Dismissed from the Politburo

1929, November 21st ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Arthur Greenwood

Appointed Guardians

Answers Commons questions on payments and administration concerning appointed Poor Law guardians.

1929, November 29th ยท United States of America ยท South Pole ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Richard Evelyn Byrd

South Pole Flight

Makes the first flight over the South Pole with pilot Bernt Balchen and crew

December 19299 historical events

1929, December 7th ยท Czech Republic ยท Prague ยท Government ยท Government of Czechoslovakia ยท Frantisek Udrzal

First Udrzal Government

The First Udrzal Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

1929, December 7th ยท Czech Republic ยท Prague ยท Government ยท Government of Czechoslovakia ยท Frantisek Udrzal

Second Udrzal Government

Begins the Second Udrzal Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

1929, December 10th ยท Germany ยท Stockholm ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Thomas Mann

Nobel Prize in Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, principally for the novel Buddenbrooks.

1929, December 12th ยท Ireland ยท Rome ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Joseph MacRory

Created Cardinal

MacRory is named a cardinal and assigned the titular church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina.

1929, December 17th ยท Turkey ยท Government ยท Government of Turkey ยท Maustafa Kemal Ataturk

Alliance Turkey and Russia

Turkey renews its alliance with Russia but continues to suppress communism

1929, December 28th ยท India ยท Lahore ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Jawaharlal Nehru

Independence of India

The Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of Indian National Congress

1929, December 28th ยท India ยท Lahore ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Jawaharlal Nehru

Indian National Congress

The Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of Indian National Congress

1929, December 29th ยท Poland ยท Government ยท Government of Poland ยท Kazimierz Bartel

Prime Minister of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd term

1929, December ยท United States of America ยท Berlin ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein

Space and Ether Harnack House Lecture

Lectures at Harnack House on the problem of space and ether, revisiting how relativity changes the physical interpretation of spacetime and field structure.

1929 ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท House ยท House of Afghanistan ยท Inayat Allah

Succession

Succeeds as Shah of Afghanistan

1929 ยท Afghanistan ยท Kabul ยท House ยท House of Afghanistan ยท Nadir

Succession

Succeeds as Shah of Afghanistan

1929 ยท Argentina ยท Buenos Aires ยท Government ยท Government of Argentina ยท Hipolito Yrigoyen

Gold Standard

Argentina suspends gold conversion as export earnings and foreign reserves contract.

1929 ยท Australia ยท Melbourne ยท Government ยท Government of Australia ยท Stanley Melbourne Bruce

Gold Parity Defence

Australian banks and the Commonwealth Bank attempt to preserve parity with sterling as falling export earnings place increasing pressure on the gold-standard exchange rate.

1929 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Government ยท Government of Austria ยท Johan Schobar

Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 2nd term

1929 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Mathematics ยท Kurt Godel

Completeness Theorem

Proves that every logically valid first-order formula is formally derivable.

1929 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Mathematics ยท Kurt Godel

Completeness of First-Order Logic

Establishes completeness for the standard proof system of first-order logic.

1929 ยท Austria ยท Berlin ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger

Wave Mechanics Recognition

Continues receiving international recognition for wave mechanics as his formulation becomes a standard foundation of quantum theory.

1929 ยท Bulgaria ยท Government ยท Government of Bulgaria ยท Vasil Radoslavov

Death of Vasil Radoslavov

Death of Vasil Radoslavov

1929 ยท Bulgaria ยท Berlin ยท Politics ยท Communist Party ยท Georgi Mikhailovich Dimitrov

Comintern

Appointed Head of the European section of the Comintern in Berlin

1929 ยท China ยท Shanghai ยท Politics ยท Chinese Communist Party ยท Zhou Enlai

Underground Party Work

Directs clandestine Communist organisation while operating under Nationalist repression in Shanghai.

1929 ยท China ยท Chiangshi ยท Warfare ยท Civil War ยท Mao Tse-Tung

Invasion of Chiangshi

Mao & his troops invade Chiangshi

1929 ยท China ยท Fu-chien ยท Warfare ยท Civil War ยท Mao Tse-Tung

Invasion of Fu-chien

Mao & his troops invade Fu-chien

1929 ยท Czech Republic ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Karel Kapek

Tales From One Pocket

Publication of "Tales From the Other Pocket". Publication of "Tales From One Pocket"

1929 ยท Czech Republic ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Karel Kapek

Tales From the Other Pocket

Publication of "Tales From the Other Pocket". Publication of "Tales From One Pocket"

1929 ยท Denmark ยท Government ยท Government of Denmark ยท Peter Rochegune Munch

Foreign Secretary of Denmark

Appointed Foreign Minister

1929 ยท Denmark ยท Government ยท Government of Denmark ยท Carl Theodor Zahle

Minister of Justice

Appointed Minister of Justice, 2nd term

1929 ยท Denmark ยท Government ยท Government of Denmark ยท Thorvald Stauning

Prime Minister of Denmark

Appointed Prime Minister of Denmark, 2nd term

1929 ยท Denmark ยท Copenhagen ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Henrik Carl Peter Dam

Coagulation Deficiency Observation

Observes abnormal bleeding in chickens maintained on a restricted diet.

1929 ยท Denmark ยท Copenhagen ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Henrik Carl Peter Dam

Vitamin K Research Begins

Begins investigations leading to identification of a fat-soluble coagulation factor.

1929 ยท Denmark ยท Copenhagen ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Niels Henrik David Bohr

Copenhagen Physics Conferences Established

Institutionalises recurring Copenhagen conferences that bring leading and younger physicists together for informal discussion of unresolved problems in quantum and atomic physics.

1929 ยท Estonia ยท Government ยท Government of Estonia ยท Lennart Meri

Birth of Lennart Meri

Birth of Lennart Meri

1929 ยท Finland ยท Arts ยท Architecture ยท Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto

Paimio Sanatorium

Completion of the Paimio Sanatorium

1929 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair

Hospital Experience

Experiences illness and poverty later used in essays and books.

1929 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair

Hotel Work

Works in Paris hotel kitchens and restaurants.

1929 ยท France ยท Madrid ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Corbin

Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador of Spain

1929 ยท France ยท Government ยท Socialist Party ยท Aristide Briand

Diplomatic Proposal

Stressman promises not to send German troops into the Rhineland and accepts that Alsace-Lorraine is permantely part of France. Germany refuses to guarantee its eastern frontiers & France seeks to give Poland and Czechoslovakia the security they required by signing treaties with them. Aristide Briand of France proposes a plan for the United States of Europe

1929 ยท France ยท Alsace ยท Government ยท Socialist Party ยท Aristide Briand

Rule of Alsace-Lorraine

Stressman promises not to send German troops into the Rhineland and accepts that Alsace-Lorraine is permantely part of France

1929 ยท France ยท Government ยท Socialist Party ยท Aristide Briand

United States of Europe

Aristide Briand of France proposes a plan for the United States of Europe

1929 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Jean-Paul Sartre

Agregation in Philosophy

Sartre places first in the philosophy agregation and meets Simone de Beauvoir.

1929 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Simone de Beauvoir

Agregation in Philosophy

Beauvoir places second in the philosophy agregation and begins her lifelong partnership with Sartre.

1929 ยท France ยท Stockholm ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Louis de Broglie

Nobel Prize

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the wave nature of electrons and establishing the concept of matter waves.

1929 ยท France ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Jules Rimet

World Cup

Passes a vote to initiate the World Cup.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Erich Kastner

Emil and the Detectives

Publication of "Emil & the Detectives"

1929 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Thomas Mann

Die Zauberburg

Publication of "Die Zauberburg"

1929 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Thomas Mann

Nobel Prize

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

1929 ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Government ยท Government of Germany ยท Rudolph Hess

Brown House

Raises funds to enable the NSDAP to move its HQ to the Briennerstrasse in Munich

1929 ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Government ยท Government of Germany ยท Rudolph Hess

NSDAP

Raises funds to enable the NSDAP to move its HQ to the Briennerstrasse in Munich

1929 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Alsace Lorraine Acceptance

Accepts that Alsace-Lorraine is permanently part of France.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Diplomatic Proposal

Stressman promises not to send German troops into the Rhineland and accepts that Alsace-Lorraine is permantely part of France. Stresemann proposes that France, Germany and Belgium should recognize as permanent their frontiers that were agreed at Versallies

1929 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Permanent Western Frontiers

Proposes permanent recognition of the frontiers agreed between France, Germany and Belgium.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Rhineland Troop Pledge

Promises not to send German troops into the Rhineland.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Treaty of Versallies

Stresemann proposes that France, Germany and Belgium should recognize as permanent their frontiers that were agreed at Versallies

1929 ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Treaty of Young Plan

Accepts the Young Plan

1929 ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Gustav Stressman

Young Plan Acceptance

Accepts the Young Plan.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Weimar Republic ยท Karl Joseph Wirth

Minister of Occupied Provinces

Appointed Minister of the occupied provinces

1929 ยท Germany ยท Marburg ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Hans-Georg Gadamer

Marburg Habilitation

Gadamer completes his habilitation at Marburg and qualifies for university teaching.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Davos ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Ernst Cassirer

Davos Debate

Cassirer debates Martin Heidegger at the international university courses in Davos.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Bonn ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Martin Heidegger

Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics

Heidegger publishes Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Humanities ยท Social Science ยท Herbert Marcuse

Essay on Concrete Philosophy

Marcuse developed an account of concrete philosophy that linked philosophical interpretation to historically situated human existence.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Politics ยท Catholic Centre Party ยท Heinrich Bruening

Party Leader

Appointed Party Leader of the Catholic Centre Party

1929 ยท Germany ยท Politics ยท NSDAP ยท Paul Joseph Goebbels

Propaganda

Appointed Leader of the Reich propaganda of the Nazi Party by Hitler

1929 ยท Germany ยท Politics ยท NSDAP ยท Martin Bormann

Marriage

Marries Gerda, the marriage is witnessed by Adolf Hitler

1929 ยท Germany ยท Leipzig ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Friedrich Hund

Leipzig Appointment

Joins Leipzig University as professor of mathematical physics.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Alfred Jodl

Battery Command Interruption to Staff Service

Jodl temporarily leaves divisional staff work for a period of battery command.

1929 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Werner von Blomberg

Commander of East Prussia

Appointed Commander of East Prussia

1929 ยท Germany ยท Konigsberg ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Werner von Blomberg

Commander of Wehrkreis

Appointed Commander of the Wehrkreis, Konigsberg HQ east Prussia

1929 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Ferdinand von Bredow

Abwehr

Appointed head of the German armed forces intelligence

1929 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Infantry Attacks

Publication of "Infantry Attacks", brings Rommel into direct contact with Hitler

1929 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Infantry

Publication of "Infantry Attacks", brings Rommel into direct contact with Hitler

1929 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Max von Baden

Death of Max von Baden

Death of Max von Baden

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel

Liberty

Stars in, Liberty. Stars in, Big Business. Laurel and Hardy successfully make the transition to talking films with the short Unaccustomed As We Are in 1929

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Alfred Hitchcock

Blackmail

Directs Blackmail in both silent and sound versions, helping establish the early British talking-picture thriller.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Drama ยท Noel Coward

Drama

Drama, "Bitter Sweet"

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Robert Graves

Goodbye To All That

Publication of "Goodbye To All That"

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Virginia Woolf

A Room of Ones Own

Publication of "A Room of Ones Own"

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท William Joynson Hicks

Public Works

Anounces a public works scheme

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Stockton ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Maurice Harold MacMillan Stockton, 1st

Election

Loses Stockton at the general election by 2,389 votes

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Stanley Baldwin Bewdley, 1st

Election

Campaigns on an economic policy of "Safety First". The Conservatives win 38.1% of votes cast & 260 MPs but are defeated by Labour. Goes to the country amidst high unemployment & industrial unrest. Decides to go to the country on a policy of "safety first"

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Belgrade ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Nevile Meyrick Henderson

Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador of Yugoslavia

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Albert Alexander

First Lord of Admiralty

Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Arthur Henderson

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Ebbw Vale ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Aneurin Bevan

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale, 1929-60

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Agreement on Complete parity in all naval vessels

The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท James Ramsey MacDonald

Armament

The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Passfield ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Peerage

Created Baron Passfield, 1st, of Passfield Corner in the County of Southampton

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Herbert Morrison Lambeth, 1st

Minister of Transport

Appointed Minister of Transport

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Herbert Morrison Lambeth, 1st

Reform of Government

Founds the London Passenger Transport Board

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Secretary of State for Dominions

Appointed Secretary for the Dominions

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Sidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Arthur Greenwood

Poor Law Hospital Reform

Prepares the Ministry of Health for the transfer of Poor Law medical institutions to local authorities under the Local Government Act 1929.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท Philip Snowden Snowden, 1st

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท John Robert Clynes

Home Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Home Secretary

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Ahvaz ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท John Cadman

Haft Kel Pipeline Completed

A pipeline from Haft Kel is connected near Ahvaz to the main route carrying crude toward Abadan.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Humanities ยท Social Science ยท Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

The Aftermath Published

Churchill published The Aftermath, a volume of The World Crisis dealing with the consequences of the First World War.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Conservative Party ยท Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st

Opposition

Retains his seat as the Conservatives move into opposition after the election

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Oldham ยท Politics ยท Conservative Party ยท Alfred Duff Cooper Norwich, 1st

Member of Parliament

Fails to get re-elected for his Oldham seat

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท Aneurin Bevan

Maiden Parliament

Enters Parliament as a young left-wing Labour MP.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Oxford ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท Richard Howard Stafford Crossman

First Class Degree

Graduates from Oxford with first-class honours.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Bradford ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท Denis Winston Healey

Bradford Grammar School

Healey attends Bradford Grammar School before winning his Oxford scholarship.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท Clement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท John Maynard Keynes

State Intervention

Questions the free economy & supports Lloyd George for Government sponsored works. Proposes full employment, lower interest rates & higher investment

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท David Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st

Election

Heavily defeated despite leading a reunited Liberal Party

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Stockholm ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Frederick Gowland Hopkins

Nobel Prize

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering growth-stimulating vitamins.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Leicester ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Arthur Chandler

Leicester League Runners Up Scoring Campaign

Chandler spearheads Leicester City's attack during the 1928-29 First Division season, when the club finishes second behind Sheffield Wednesday by a single point.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Cliff Bastin

Transfer to Arsenal

Joins Arsenal from Exeter City and develops into one of the club's most prolific pre-war goalscorers.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Leicester ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Hugh Adcock

Near Miss in First Division Title Race

Adcock contributes to Leicester City's highest historical top-flight league finish as the Foxes narrowly miss the championship in the 1928-29 season.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Brentford ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Jack Holliday

Early Brentford Goalscoring Career

Holliday became one of Brentford's prolific early forwards, supplying goals that helped shape the club's growing ambitions.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Charlton ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Alex MacFarlane

Third Division South Championship

MacFarlane guides Charlton Athletic to the Third Division South title, lifting the club into the Second Division.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Hugh Dowding Bentley Priory

Air Vice Marshal

Appointed Air Vice Marshal

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Robert Baden-Powell Baden-Powell, 1st

Peerage

Created Baron Baden-Powell, 1st

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท War Office ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st

Infantry Training Manual Work Begins

Joins War Office work on revising infantry training doctrine and battlefield methods.

1929 ยท Greece ยท Government ยท Government of Greece ยท Alexandros Zaimis

President of Greece

Alexandros Zaimis is elected President of the Second Hellenic Republic.

1929 ยท India ยท Politics ยท India League ยท Vengalil Krishan Krishna Menon

Secretary of India League

Appointed Secretary of the India League

1929 ยท India ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Jawaharlal Nehru

President of India

Appointed President of the Indian National Congress

1929 ยท Indonesia ยท Politics ยท PNI ยท Achmed Sukarno

Arrest of Achmed Sukarno

Arrested by the Dutch

1929 ยท Israel ยท Politics ยท WZO ยท Chaim Azriel Weizmann

President of Israel

Appointed President of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, 1st term

1929 ยท Italy ยท Rome ยท Government ยท Nazionale Falange ยท Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Treaty of Versailles

Denounces the Treaty of Versailles

1929 ยท Italy ยท Vatican City ยท House ยท House of Italy ยท Victor Emmanuel III

Concordat

Agrees to the Vatican Concordat & recognizes the sovereignty of the Vatican City

1929 ยท Italy ยท Vatican City ยท House ยท House of Italy ยท Victor Emmanuel III

Independence of Italy

Agrees to the Vatican Concordat & recognizes the sovereignty of the Vatican City

1929 ยท Italy ยท Vatican City ยท House ยท House of Italy ยท Victor Emmanuel III

Independence of Vatican City

Agrees to the Vatican Concordat & recognizes the sovereignty of the Vatican City

1929 ยท Italy ยท Vatican ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Pius XII

Cardinal

Appointed Cardinal

1929 ยท Italy ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Pius XII

Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State to the Holy See

1929 ยท Italy ยท Rome ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Enrico Fermi

Royal Academy of Italy Membership

Is elected to the Royal Academy of Italy, receiving national recognition for his rapidly growing scientific reputation.

1929 ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Kijuro Shidehara

Foreign Secretary of Japan

Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term

1929 ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Makoto Saito

Governor

Appointed Governor General of Korea, 2nd term

1929 ยท Japan ยท London ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Hamaguchi Osachi

Treaty of Four Power Naval

The Navy is unhappy & appeals to the Emperor but the Treaty is ratified in the Diet. The 4 powers meet in London & extend the original 4 Power Navy Treaty. Japan accepts limits of 10:10:6 cruisers & 10:10:7 destroyers. Japan accepts equal submarines with the US

1929 ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Hirohito

Treaty of Four Power Naval

The Navy appeals to the Emperor but the Treaty is ratified in the Diet

1929 ยท Japan ยท Politics ยท Seiyukai Party ยท Tsuyoshi Inukai

President of Japan

Appointed President of the Seiyukai Party

1929 ยท Japan ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Tomoyuki Yamashita

Colonel

Appointed Colonel

1929 ยท Japan ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Sadao Araki

Commander of 6th Division

Appointed Commander 6th Division

1929 ยท Japan ยท London ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Hamaguchi Osachi

Treaty of Four Power Naval

The Navy is unhappy & appeals to the Emperor but the Treaty is ratified in the Diet

1929 ยท Jordan ยท Amman ยท House ยท House of Jordan ยท Abdullah I

First Legislative Council

Transjordan elected its first Legislative Council, creating a representative chamber alongside Abdullah's executive administration.

1929 ยท Jordan ยท Amman ยท Warfare ยท League of Nations ยท Abdullah Hussein Abdullah I

Transjordan Mandate

Elections were held for Transjordanโ€™s first legislative council under the framework created by the Organic Law. The body introduced an elected component into government while executive authority remained concentrated in the emirate.

1929 ยท Jordan ยท Amman ยท Warfare ยท League of Nations ยท Abdullah Hussein Abdullah I

Transjordan Mandate

The new legislative council began participating in discussion of public legislation and government business. Its limited authority illustrated both the advance of institutional politics and the continuing dominance of the executive.

1929 ยท Mexico ยท Mexico City ยท Politics ยท PNR ยท Lazaro Cardenas

PNR

Co-founds the Partido Nacional Revolucionario

1929 ยท Netherlands ยท Amsterdam ยท Government ยท Government of Netherlands ยท Hendrikus Colijn

Constitution of Netherlands, The

Appointed Member of Lower House

1929 ยท New Zealand ยท Humanities ยท Social Science ยท ApIrana Turupa Ngata

Nga Moteatea", anthology of Maori tribal songs and chants

Publication of "Nga Moteatea", anthology of Maori tribal songs & chants

1929 ยท New Zealand ยท Humanities ยท Social Science ยท ApIrana Turupa Ngata

Nga Moteatea

Publication of "Nga Moteatea", anthology of Maori tribal songs & chants

1929 ยท Poland ยท Lviv ยท Science ยท Mathematics ยท Hugo Steinhaus

Functional Analysis Journal

Creates an international publication associated with the Lviv mathematical school.

1929 ยท Poland ยท Lviv ยท Science ยท Mathematics ยท Hugo Steinhaus

Studia Mathematica Founded

Co-founds Studia Mathematica as a specialist journal in functional analysis.

1929 ยท Poland ยท New York ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Marie Sklodowska Curie

Second American Tour

Visits the United States to support radium work in Warsaw.

1929 ยท Portugal ยท Politics ยท Portuguese Communist Party ยท Bento Gonzalves

Portuguese Communist Party

The party is reorganized under Bento Gonzalves, adapting to its new illegal status, the party reorganizes as a network of clandestine cells

1929 ยท Russia ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Varlam Shalamov

First Political Arrest

Shalamov was arrested after a police raid on an underground printing operation distributing political leaflets.

1929 ยท Russia ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Varlam Shalamov

Vishera Labour Camp Transfer

Shalamov was sent to the Vishera labour camp, an experience that informed his subsequent autobiographical writing.

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leon Trotsky

Open Letter to the Workers of the USSR

Addresses Soviet workers from exile after his deportation from the Soviet Union.

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leon Trotsky

The Defense of the Soviet Union and the Opposition

Writes The Defense of the Soviet Union and the Opposition, defining his position toward the Soviet state from exile.

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Maxim Maximovich Litvinov

Bratislava Declaration

Promises to protect socialism in Czechoslovakia, to keep the Bratislava Declaration, to denounce the 14th Party Congress and its resolutions, to restrain critical Czechoslovak media and to reject interference in the Eastern Bloc

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Maxim Maximovich Litvinov

Moscow Protocol

Promises to protect socialism in Czechoslovakia, to keep the Bratislava Declaration, to denounce the 14th Party Congress and its resolutions, to restrain critical Czechoslovak media and to reject interference in the Eastern Bloc

1929 ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Education

Sent by his local party to the Stalin Industrial Academy

1929 ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Stalin Industrial Academy

Is sent by the Communist Party to study at the Stalin Industrial Academy in Moscow.

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergey Nikolayevich Bulgakov

Ladder of Jacob

Publication of "Ladder of Jacob"

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Congress of Communist Party, 15th

The NEP is replaced by a 5 yr plan at the 15th Party Congress

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Economy of Russia

The NEP is replaced by a 5 yr plan at the 15th Party Congress. Kulaks respond to increased collectivization by reducing output & slaughtering stock

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Five Year Plan

The NEP is replaced by a 5 yr plan at the 15th Party Congress

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Pact between Kellogg-Briand Signatory Nations

Forestalls a possible formation of an anti-Soviet front by the Kellogg Pact states

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Purge

Expels TU leader Tomsky for opposition to industrialization & collectivization. Expels the "right opposition" ftom the CP. Expels Rykov from the CP for opposition to industrialization & collectivization. Expels Bukharin from the CP for opposition to industrialization & collectivization

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Treaty of East European

Forestalls a possible formation of an anti-Soviet front by the Kellogg Pact states

1929 ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Joseph Stalin

Writers Union

Founds a conformist Writers Union

1929 ยท Russia ยท Paris ยท Humanities ยท Political Writing ยท Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Revolution Analysis

Analyses causes of the Provisional Government collapse.

1929 ยท Russia ยท Science ยท Humanities ยท Nikolai Bukharin

Imperialism and the World Economy

Publication of "Imperialism & the World Economy"

1929 ยท Russia ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher

Commander of Far East Red Army

Appointed Commander of the Far Eastern Red Army

1929 ยท Russia ยท Siberia ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Vasily Konstantinovich Blucher

Commander of Siberia

Appointed Commander of Eastern Siberia

1929 ยท Saudi Arabia ยท Sibilla ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Abdal al-Aziz

Battle of Sibilla

Defeats the Ikhwan to ensure the dominance of the House of Saud

1929 ยท South Africa ยท Government ยท Government of South Africa ยท James Hertzog

Election

The National Party is returned with a majority of 7

1929 ยท South Africa ยท Pretoria ยท Government ยท Government of South Africa ยท James Hertzog

South Africa begins sending diplomats broad

South Africa begins sending diplomats broad

1929 ยท South Africa ยท Waterberg ยท Politics ยท National Party ยท Johennes Gerhardus Strijdom

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Waterberg

1929 ยท South Africa ยท Langlaagte ยท Politics ยท South Africa Party ยท Jacob Gideon Nel Strauss

Member of Parliament

Elected MPC for Langlaagte

1929 ยท Spain ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Manuel Parera

Barcelona First League Goal

Scores Barcelona's first goal in the newly created Spanish league championship.

1929 ยท Spain ยท Barcelona ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Roma Forns

First Barcelona La Liga Title

Coaches Barcelona as the club become the first champions of the Spanish league.

1929 ยท Switzerland ยท Zurich ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Felix Bloch

Bloch Electron States in Crystals

Shows that electrons moving in a periodic crystal potential have wavefunctions with the periodic form now called Bloch states.

1929 ยท Switzerland ยท Geneva ยท Science ยท Psychology ยท Jean Piaget

Director

Appointed Assistant Director at the JJ Rouseau Institute

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Warner Baxter

Academy Award

Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

Publication of "A Farewell to Arms"

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Government of USA ยท Henry Lewis Stimson

Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State

1929 ยท United States of America ยท London ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Charles Gates Dawes

Ambassador to Great Britain

Appointed United States ambassador to Great Britain after leaving the vice presidency.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Dominican Republic ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Charles Gates Dawes

Dominican Financial Mission

Heads a mission advising the Dominican Republic on financial administration.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Agreement on Complete parity in all naval vessels

The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Economy of USA

When the depression spreads to Europe Hoover accepts a moratorium on debts

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Federal Farm Board

Creates the Federal Farm Board

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

President of USA

Appointed President of the USA, 31st President

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Herbert Clerk Hoover

Treaty of Naval

The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท Charles Curtis

Vice President

Appointed Vice President of the USA

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Politics ยท Democratic Party ยท Owen Young

Reparations

Appointed Chairman of the Reparations Committee

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Clyde Tombaugh

Blink Comparator

Tombaughs task was to systematically image the night sky in pairs of photographs taken two weeks apart, then examine each pair and determine whether any objects had shifted position. Using a machine called a blink comparator

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Clyde Tombaugh

Discovery of Planet X

The search for Planet X resumes when the Lowell Observatory director, Vesto Melvin Slipher, summarily hands the job of locating Planet X to Clyde Tombaugh

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Clyde Tombaugh

Discovery of Pluto

Tombaugh is assigned to systematically photograph the night sky and compare paired plates with a blink comparator in the renewed search for Planet X.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Milton Humason

Hubbles Law

The redshift in light coming from distant galaxies is proportional to their distance, the law is first formulated by Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason after nearly a decade of observations

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Vesto Melvin Slipher

Discovery of Pluto

Lowell Observatory director Vesto Melvin Slipher assigns Clyde Tombaugh the task of searching for Planet X.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Edwin Powell Hubble

Messier 31 as a Stellar System

Hubble publishes his extensive Astrophysical Journal study of Messier 31 as a stellar system, analysing its resolved stars, variables and structure as an external galaxy.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Edwin Powell Hubble

On the Curvature of Space

Hubble publishes a short Carnegie Institution article on the curvature of space, relating extragalactic observations to questions about the geometry and scale of the universe.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Edwin Powell Hubble

Preliminary Estimate of the Coma Cluster

Hubble publishes a preliminary estimate of the Coma cluster of nebulae in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, extending his quantitative work to a rich galaxy cluster.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Edwin Powell Hubble

The Exploration of Space

Hubble publishes The Exploration of Space in Harper's Monthly Magazine, explaining to a broad audience how observations of nebulae were transforming knowledge of the universe beyond the Milky Way.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Edwin Powell Hubble

The Structure of the Universe - A Clue

Hubble writes The Structure of the Universe - A Clue for the Carnegie Institution news service, presenting contemporary observational evidence about the large-scale organisation of galaxies.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Mount Wilson Observatory ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Edwin Powell Hubble

Velocity-Distance Relation

Hubble publishes observational evidence for a roughly linear relation between the distances of external galaxies and their radial velocities. The relation is now commonly called the Hubble-Lemaitre law.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Mount Wilson Observatory ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Milton Lasell Humason

Hubbles Law

Humason provides redshift measurements used by Hubble to support the velocity distance relation

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Berlin ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein

Unified Field Theory Publication

Publishes a widely publicized unified-field theory based on teleparallel geometry.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Berlin ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein

Unified Field Theory and Hamilton Principle

Publishes a unified field formulation based on distant parallelism and Hamilton's principle, continuing his search for equations joining gravitational and electromagnetic fields.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท New York ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Lester Germer

Polarized Electron Scattering Data

Records low-energy electron scattering data later recognized as evidence of significant electron polarization.

1929 ยท Vietnam ยท Politics ยท Indochinese Communist League ยท Nguyen Th Minh Khai

Indochinese Communist League

The New Vietnam Revolutionary Party became communist and reformed as the Indochinese Communist League

1929 ยท Vietnam ยท Politics ยท New Vietnam Revolutionary Party ยท Nguyen Th Minh Khai

New Vietnam Revolutionary Party

The New Vietnam Revolutionary Party became communist and reformed as the Indochinese Communist League

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Rebecca West

Harriet Hume

West published Harriet Hume, a novel concerning music, politics and psychological insight.

1929 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Lytton Strachey

Bloomsbury Influence

Strachey's biography and criticism remained influential among modernist writers and historians.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Hannah Arendt

Love and Saint Augustine

Arendt published her dissertation on the concept of love in Augustine's thought.

1929 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Hannah Arendt

Marriage to Gunther Stern

Arendt married philosopher Gรผnther Stern, later known as Gรผnther Anders.