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1929 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 71 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1929.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1929
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First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Further Reservoir Enlargement Underway
Engineers undertook a second heightening of the original Aswan dam to increase the water retained behind it.
Goodbye To All That
Publication of "Goodbye To All That"
Haft Kel Pipeline Completed
A pipeline from Haft Kel is connected near Ahvaz to the main route carrying crude toward Abadan.
Harriet Hume
West published Harriet Hume, a novel concerning music, politics and psychological insight.
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Infantry Training Manual Work Begins
Joins War Office work on revising infantry training doctrine and battlefield methods.
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.
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
Maiden Parliament
Enters Parliament as a young left-wing Labour MP.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale, 1929-60
Member of Parliament
Fails to get re-elected for his Oldham seat
Minister of Transport
Appointed Minister of Transport
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.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering growth-stimulating vitamins.
Opposition
Retains his seat as the Conservatives move into opposition after the election
Original Edinburgh Review Series Ends
The Edinburgh Review's original long running series concluded in 1929 after more than a century of literary and political criticism.
Peerage
Created Baron Baden-Powell, 1st
Peerage
Created Baron Passfield, 1st, of Passfield Corner in the County of Southampton
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.
Public Works
Anounces a public works scheme
Reform of Government
Founds the London Passenger Transport Board
Secretary of State for Dominions
Appointed Secretary for the Dominions
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Appointed Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
State Intervention
Questions the free economy & supports Lloyd George for Government sponsored works. Proposes full employment, lower interest rates & higher investment
The Aftermath Published
Churchill published The Aftermath, a volume of The World Crisis dealing with the consequences of the First World War.
Third Division South Championship
MacFarlane guides Charlton Athletic to the Third Division South title, lifting the club into the Second Division.
Transfer to Arsenal
Joins Arsenal from Exeter City and develops into one of the club's most prolific pre-war goalscorers.
Wall Street Crash and World Economy
The Wall Street crash signalled the start of a worldwide financial crisis that became a central economic problem during Layton's editorship.
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