Un Chien Andalou
Release year: 1929
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Starring: Pierre Batcheff, Simone Mareuil, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí
May 1929 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 1929.
The US president was Herbert Hoover (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on May 1929: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 1929?
Events
- 01 May 1929 Farm workers' strike begins in East-Groningen.
- 03 May 1929 Prussia bans anti-fascists.
- 04 May 1929 Lou Gehrig hits three consecutive homeruns, New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 9.
- 06 May 1929 AL announces it will discontinue MVP award
- 07 May 1929 quotThe Battle Of Blood Alleyquot is fought in Sydney, Australia
- 08 May 1929 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, is incorporated into Norway.
- 09 May 1929 WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions
- 10 May 1929 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane.
- 11 May 1929 Dr Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin, Texas
- 12 May 1929 Pulitzer prize awarded to Julia Peterkin
- 14 May 1929 Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that plateau.
- 15 May 1929 Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio, USA).
- 16 May 1929 1st Academy Awards - Wings, Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor wins
- 18 May 1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8.
- 19 May 1929 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, New York; two people crushed to death.
- 21 May 1929 Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, New York City.
- 24 May 1929 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings.
- 28 May 1929 First all color talking picture On With the Show exhibited (in New York City).
- 31 May 1929 Atlantic City Convention Center opens
Famous Birthday
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Belgian actress and humanitarian who began as a ballet student and worked as a dancer, chorus girl and cabaret entertainer.
American mystic, the author of the "Seth" books, dictated by a discarnate entity.
French astrologer, an influence and teacher of a number of well known European astrologers such as Françoise Hardy and Catherine Aubier.
French Prime Minister.
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Famous Deaths
Composer, dies at 75.
Soprano.
US gangster, is murdered by Al Capone.
US gangster, murdered by Al Capone.
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Movies
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She Goes to War
Release year: 1929
Directed by: Henry King
Starring: Eleanor Boardman, John Holland, Edmund Burns, Alma Rubens
Week-End Wives
Release year: 1929
Directed by: Harry Lachman
Starring: Monty Banks, Jameson Thomas, Estelle Brody, Annette Benson
The Big Squawk
Release year: 1929
Directed by: Warren Doane
Starring: Charley Chase, Nina Quartero, Gale Henry, Jay Eaton
A Man's Man
Release year: 1929
Directed by: James Cruze
Starring: William Haines, Josephine Dunn, Sam Hardy, Mae Busch