Smith Scores in FA Cup Final Defeat
Smith represents Portsmouth in their first FA Cup final, although Bolton Wanderers win 2–0 at Wembley.
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1929 in Great Britain
Explore 71 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1929.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1929
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April
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.
May
Birth
Is born in Newcastle upon Tyne to a Scottish mother and an English father who worked as a BBC sound engineer.
Ebbw Vale Election
Wins Ebbw Vale for Labour at the general election.
June
1st Woman Cabinet Member
1st Woman member of cabinet in Britain
Cabinet
Appointed Member of cabinet
Government
MacDonald forms the new Labour Government
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Minister of Health
Is appointed Minister of Health in Ramsay MacDonald’s second Labour government.
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Election
Labour wins 37.1% of votes cast & 287 MPs
Election
Campaigns on an economic policy of "Safety First"
July
Housing Contributions
Presents or defends government proposals affecting housing contributions as Minister of Health.
August
Rebellion of Rebels in Palestine
British troops restore order in Palestine
October
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
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.
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.
Rule of Palestine
Issues the Passfield White Paper revising the Governments policy in Palestine, previously set by the Churchill White Paper of 1922.
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.
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.
Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations
Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations
Birth of Ronald William George Barker
Birth of Ronald William George Barker
November
Appointed Guardians
Answers Commons questions on payments and administration concerning appointed Poor Law guardians.
Other events (month unknown)
A Room of Ones Own
Publication of "A Room of Ones Own"
Agreement on Complete parity in all naval vessels
The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels
Air Vice Marshal
Appointed Air Vice Marshal
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Yugoslavia
Armament
The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels
Battersea Power Station Construction Begins
Work commenced on a large generating station beside the Thames to provide electricity for London.
Blackmail
Directs Blackmail in both silent and sound versions, helping establish the early British talking-picture thriller.
Bloomsbury Influence
Strachey's biography and criticism remained influential among modernist writers and historians.
Bradford Grammar School
Healey attends Bradford Grammar School before winning his Oxford scholarship.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
Completion of Modern Comedy Trilogy
John Galsworthy completed the final volume of his Modern Comedy sequence, extending the social panorama developed in The Forsyte Saga. His fiction examined class, property, and changing English society.
Drama
Drama, "Bitter Sweet"
Early Brentford Goalscoring Career
Holliday became one of Brentford's prolific early forwards, supplying goals that helped shape the club's growing ambitions.
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"
Election
Heavily defeated despite leading a reunited Liberal Party
Election
Loses Stockton at the general election by 2,389 votes
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