July 29th in History
July 29th
1566 Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England.
1923 The Communist Party of Germany (KPD) holds Struggle Day against fascism in Germany.
1927 First iron lung installed at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
1930 Airship R100 makes the first passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada.
1933 Police shootout with Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's gang in Iowa leaves one member, Clyde's brother Buck Barrow, dead and one captured; Bonnie and Clyde escape.
1948 King George VI opens the XIV Summer Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium in London.
1965 Beatles movie "Help!" has Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London; Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon attend.
29 Jul 1972
Screaming Lord Sutch was arrested in London after jumping from a bus in Downing Street with four nude women. Sutch was publicising his forthcoming London gigs.
1566 Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England.
1923 The Communist Party of Germany (KPD) holds Struggle Day against fascism in Germany.
1927 First iron lung installed at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
1930 Airship R100 makes the first passenger-carrying flight from England to Canada.
1933 Police shootout with Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's gang in Iowa leaves one member, Clyde's brother Buck Barrow, dead and one captured; Bonnie and Clyde escape.
1948 King George VI opens the XIV Summer Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium in London.
1965 Beatles movie "Help!" has Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London; Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon attend.
29 Jul 1972
Screaming Lord Sutch was arrested in London after jumping from a bus in Downing Street with four nude women. Sutch was publicising his forthcoming London gigs.
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