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[[File:Emil Jannings - no watermark.jpg|200px|thumb|left|May 16, 1929: Actor Emil Jannings receives the first-ever Academy Award]]
[[File:Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg|300px|thumb|May 30, 1929: British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and the Tories lose their majority in the House of Commons]]
[[File:Laurel and Hardy.png|200px|thumb|left|May 4, 1929: Laurel and Hardy make the transition to sound]]


The following events occurred in '''May 1929''':
The following events occurred in '''May 1929''':


==[[May 1]], 1929 (Wednesday)==
==Wednesday, May 1, 1929==
*The [[1929 Koppeh Dagh earthquake|Koppeh Dagh earthquake]] caused 3,800 deaths in [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=5&day=1&submit=View+Date |title=Today in Earthquake History |last= |first= |date= |website=[[United States Geological Survey]] |publisher= |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[1929 Koppeh Dagh earthquake|A 7.2 magnitude earthquake]] killed at least 3,250 people in [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=5&day=1&submit=View+Date |title=Today in Earthquake History |website=[[United States Geological Survey]] |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*32 were killed and 700 arrested in Berlin [[Blutmai|during clashes]] between 8,000 communists and police. The fighting broke out when communists held [[International Workers' Day|May Day]] demonstrations in defiance of a police order to refrain from doing so.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Sigrid |authorlink=Sigrid Schultz |date=May 2, 1929 |title=15 Die in German Red Riots |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Thirty-two people were killed and 700 arrested in Berlin [[Blutmai|during clashes]] between 8,000 communists and police. The fighting broke out when communists held [[International Workers' Day|May Day]] demonstrations in defiance of a police order to refrain from doing so.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Sigrid |author-link=Sigrid Schultz |date=May 2, 1929 |title=15 Die in German Red Riots | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Ralf Dahrendorf]], sociologist, philosopher and politician, in [[Hamburg]], Germany (d. 2009)
*'''Born:''' [[Ralf Dahrendorf]], German sociologist, philosopher and politician; in [[Hamburg]] (d. 2009)


==[[May 2]], 1929 (Thursday)==
==Thursday, May 2, 1929==
*The [[1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreak|Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreak]] killed at least 42 in the states of [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]].
*[[1929 Rye Cove tornado outbreak|Tornadoes swept through the Appalachian Mountains]] killing 42 people and injuring 323 others. Thirteen of the people killed were students and a teacher in a schoolhouse in [[Rye Cove, Virginia]].
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*'''Born:''' [[Édouard Balladur]], Prime Minister of France, in [[İzmir]], Turkey; [[Link Wray]], American rock musician, in [[Dunn, North Carolina]], U.S. (d. 2005)
**[[Édouard Balladur]], [[Prime Minister of France]] 1993 to 1995, in [[İzmir]], [[Turkey]]
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**[[Link Wray]] (Fred Lincoln Wray Jr.), American rock musician; in [[Dunn, North Carolina]] (d. 2005)
*'''Died:''' [[Charalambos Tseroulis]], 49, Greek general
*'''Died:''' [[Charalambos Tseroulis]], 49, Greek general


==[[May 3]], 1929 (Friday)==
==Friday, May 3, 1929==
*Berlin Police stormed barricades erected by communists as rioting continued in the city for a third day.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 4, 1929 |title=Police Besiege Berlin Reds |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Berlin Police stormed barricades erected by communists as rioting continued in the city for a third day.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 4, 1929 |title=Police Besiege Berlin Reds | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
[[File:Cocoanuts lobby card.jpg|200px|thumb|Lobby card for ''The Cocoanuts'']]
*The musical comedy film ''[[The Cocoanuts]]'', starring the [[Marx Brothers]] in their first feature-length movie, was released.
*The musical comedy film ''[[The Cocoanuts]]'', starring the [[Marx Brothers]] in their first feature-length movie, was released.


==[[May 4]], 1929 (Saturday)==
==Saturday, May 4, 1929==
*[[Ernst Streeruwitz]] became [[Chancellor of Austria]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Owen |first1=Bernard |last2=Rodriguez-McKey |first2=Maria |date=2013 |title=Proportional Western Europe: The Failure of Governance |url= |location=New York |publisher=Palgrave MacMillan |page=82 |isbn=9781137374370 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Ernst Streeruwitz]] became [[Chancellor of Austria]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Owen |first1=Bernard |last2=Rodriguez-McKey |first2=Maria |date=2013 |title=Proportional Western Europe: The Failure of Governance |location=New York |publisher=Palgrave MacMillan |page=82 |isbn=9781137374370 }}</ref>
*The [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] ordered the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals|District of Columbia Supreme Court]] to enforce the jail sentence upon [[Harry Ford Sinclair|Harry F. Sinclair]] for contempt of the senate's investigation of the [[Teapot Dome scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 5, 1929 |title=Supreme Court Orders Sinclair to Start Term |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] ordered the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals|District of Columbia Supreme Court]] to enforce the jail sentence upon [[Harry Ford Sinclair|Harry F. Sinclair]] for contempt of the senate's investigation of the [[Teapot Dome scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 5, 1929 |title=Supreme Court Orders Sinclair to Start Term | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=3 }}</ref>
*The comedy duo of [[Laurel and Hardy]] made the jump to [[sound film|talking films]] with the release of ''[[Unaccustomed As We Are]]''. [[Stan Laurel]]'s famous whimper of panic was heard for the first time, as was [[Oliver Hardy]]'s [[catchphrase]], "Why don't you do something to help me!"<ref name=Skretvedt>[[Randy Skretvedt|Skretvedt, Randy]] (1996). ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies''. (2nd ed.) Anaheim, California: Past Times Publishing Co. {{ISBN|0-940410-29-X}}.</ref>
*The comedy duo of [[Laurel and Hardy]] made the jump to [[sound film|talking films]] with the release of ''[[Unaccustomed As We Are]]''. [[Stan Laurel]]'s famous whimper of panic was heard for the first time, as was [[Oliver Hardy]]'s [[catchphrase]], "Why don't you do something to help me!"<ref name=Skretvedt>[[Randy Skretvedt|Skretvedt, Randy]] (1996). ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies''. (2nd ed.) Anaheim, California: Past Times Publishing Co. {{ISBN|0-940410-29-X}}.</ref>
*[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] beat [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] 13-2 in the [[1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season|1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final. It was the first time the Final was held at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/wembley/944481.stm |title=Rugby League's home from home |last= |first= |date=October 1, 2000 |website=[[BBC News]] |publisher= |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] beat [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] 13–2 in the [[1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season|1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final. It was the first time the Final was held at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/wembley/944481.stm |title=Rugby League's home from home |date=October 1, 2000 |website=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*'''Born:'''
*'''Born:''' [[Ronald Golias]], comedian and actor, in [[São Carlos]], Brazil (d. 2005); [[Audrey Hepburn]], Belgian-born British actress, in [[Ixelles]], [[Brussels]] (d. 1993)
**[[Audrey Hepburn]], Belgian-born British stage and film star, winner of the Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award; in [[Ixelles]], [[Brussels]] (d. 1993)
**[[Ronald Golias]], Brazilian comedian and actor, in [[São Carlos]] (d. 2005)


==[[May 5]], 1929 (Sunday)==
==Sunday, May 5, 1929==
*54 Berlin policemen were arrested for mutiny as fighting with communists finally ended after four days.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Sigrid |authorlink=Sigrid Schultz |date=May 6, 1929 |title=Berlin Police Mutiny as Four Day Riots End |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Fifty policemen in Berlin were arrested for mutiny, as fighting with communists finally ended after four days.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Sigrid |author-link=Sigrid Schultz |date=May 6, 1929 |title=Berlin Police Mutiny as Four Day Riots End | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Ilene Woods]], voice actress and singer, in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] (d. 2010)
*'''Born:''' [[Ilene Woods]], voice actress and singer, in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] (d. 2010)


==[[May 6]], 1929 (Monday)==
==Monday, May 6, 1929==
[[File:Harry F. Sinclair, 1-22-23 LCCN2016847165 (cropped).jpg|130px|thumb|left|Sinclair]]
*[[Harry Ford Sinclair|Harry F. Sinclair]] turned himself in to authorities to begin his 90-day prison term.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 7, 1929 |title=Place Sinclair Behind Bars |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Harry Ford Sinclair|Harry F. Sinclair]] turned himself in to authorities to begin his 90-day prison term for the [[Teapot Dome Scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 7, 1929 |title=Place Sinclair Behind Bars | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Paul Lauterbur]], chemist and Nobel laureate, in [[Sidney, Ohio]] (d. 2007)
*'''Born:''' [[Paul Lauterbur]], American chemist and Nobel laureate in 2003 in Medicine for his co-development of magnetic resonance imaging; in [[Sidney, Ohio]] (d. 2007)


==[[May 7]], 1929 (Tuesday)==
==Tuesday, May 7, 1929==
[[File:Al Capone in Florida.jpg|130px|thumb|Al Capone]]
*[[Al Capone]] hosted a party to ostensibly honor gang members [[Albert Anselmi]], [[John Scalise]] and Joseph Giunta. During the festivities Capone accused them of being traitors, then personally beat them with a club and shot them dead. Their bodies were dumped on a roadside near [[Hammond, Indiana]] where they were found the next day.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sifakis |first=Carl |date=2005 |title=The Mafia Encyclopedia |url=https://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0|url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Facts on File, Inc. |page=[https://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/20 20] |isbn=9780816069897 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 8, 1929 |title=3 Slain; Scialsi, Anselmi? |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Al Capone]] hosted a party to ostensibly honor gang members [[John Scalise]], Albert Anselmi and Joseph Giunta. In February, Scalise and Anselmi had been arrested on suspicion of having carried out the [[Saint Valentine's Day Massacre]], but released for lack of evidence. During the festivities Capone accused them of being traitors, then personally beat them with a club and shot them dead. Their bodies were dumped on a roadside near [[Hammond, Indiana]], where they were found the next day.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sifakis |first=Carl |date=2005 |title=The Mafia Encyclopedia |url=https://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0|url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Facts on File, Inc. |page=[https://archive.org/details/mafiaencyclopedi00sifa_0/page/20 20] |isbn=9780816069897 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 8, 1929 |title=3 Slain; Scialsi, Anselmi? | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Dick Williams]], baseball player, manager and coach, in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] (d. 2011)
*'''Died:''' [[Albert Anselmi]], 45, Chicago mobster; [[John Scalise]], 28 or 29, Chicago mobster
*'''Born:''' [[Dick Williams]], baseball player, manager and coach, in [[St. Louis]], Missouri (d. 2011)


==[[May 8]], 1929 (Wednesday)==
==Wednesday, May 8, 1929==
*[[Carl Hubbell]] of the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] pitched an 11-0 [[no-hitter]] against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] at the [[Polo Grounds]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/fd05403f |title=Carl Hubbell |last=Stein |first=Fred |date= |website=SABR Baseball Biography Project |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Carl Hubbell]] of the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] pitched an 11-0 [[no-hitter]] against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] at the [[Polo Grounds]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/fd05403f |title=Carl Hubbell |last=Stein |first=Fred |website=SABR Baseball Biography Project |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
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*'''Born:''' [[Jane Roberts]], author, in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]] (d. 1984); [[Miyoshi Umeki]], actress and singer, in [[Otaru, Hokkaido|Otaru]], Japan (d. 2007)
**[[Jane Roberts]], U.S. author, in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]] (d. 1984)
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**[[Miyoshi Umeki]], Japanese actress and singer, in [[Otaru, Hokkaido]] (d. 2007)


==[[May 9]], 1929 (Thursday)==
==Thursday, May 9, 1929==
*The [[Ibero-American Exposition of 1929]] opened in [[Seville]], Spain.
*The [[Ibero-American Exposition of 1929]] opened in [[Seville]], Spain.
*A [[Solar eclipse of May 9, 1929|total eclipse of the Sun]] took place with visibility in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.


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==Friday, May 10, 1929==
*[[Solar eclipse of May 9, 1929|Total solar eclipse]].
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*[[Dr. Freeland]] won the [[Preakness Stakes]] horse race.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pegler |first=Westbrook |date=May 11, 1929 |title=Dr. Freeland's Victory in Preakness Worth $52, 325 | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=23 }}</ref>

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==[[May 10]], 1929 (Friday)==
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*[[Dr. Freeland]] won the [[Preakness Stakes]] horse race.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pegler |first=Westbrook |date=May 11, 1929 |title=Dr. Freeland's Victory in Preakness Worth $52, 325 |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=23 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*American golfer [[Walter Hagen]] won the [[1929 Open Championship|64th Open Championship]], successfully defending his 1928 title.
*American golfer [[Walter Hagen]] won the [[1929 Open Championship|64th Open Championship]], successfully defending his 1928 title.
*'''Born:''' [[Betty Foss]], baseball player, in [[Metropolis, Illinois]] (d. 1998)
*'''Born:''' [[Betty Foss]], American professional baseball player for the [[AAGPBL]], 1950 Rookie of the Year and 1952 Player of the Year in the league while at first base for the [[Fort Wayne Daisies]]; in [[Metropolis, Illinois]] (d. 1998)


==[[May 11]], 1929 (Saturday)==
==Saturday, May 11, 1929==
*Students rioted at [[Des Moines University]] when the [[Baptists|Baptist]] institution fired its president and most of the faculty over accusations of modernism with regard to the question of [[evolution]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Wuthnow |first=Robert |date=2014 |title=Rough Country: How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State |url= |location=Princeton, New Jersey |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=145 |isbn=9781400852116 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 12, 1929 |title=Riot; Close a University |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Students rioted at [[Des Moines University]] when the [[Baptists|Baptist]] institution fired its president and most of the faculty over accusations of modernism with regard to the question of [[evolution]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Wuthnow |first=Robert |date=2014 |title=Rough Country: How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State |location=Princeton, New Jersey |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=145 |isbn=9781400852116 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 12, 1929 |title=Riot; Close a University | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The silent romantic drama film ''[[Eternal Love (1929 film)|Eternal Love]]'', starring [[John Barrymore]] and [[Camilla Horn]], was released.<ref>{{cite book |last=Munden |first=Kenneth White |date=1971 |title=American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921–1930 |url= |location= |publisher=University of California Press |page=217 |isbn=9780520209695 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The silent romantic drama film ''[[Eternal Love (1929 film)|Eternal Love]]'', starring [[John Barrymore]] and [[Camilla Horn]], was released.<ref>{{cite book |last=Munden |first=Kenneth White |date=1971 |title=American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921–1930 |publisher=University of California Press |page=217 |isbn=9780520209695 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Margaret Kerry]], actress and motivational speaker, in Los Angeles
*'''Born:''' [[Margaret Kerry]], actress, dancer, and motivational speaker; in [[Los Angeles, CA]]
*'''Died:''' [[Jozef Murgaš]], 65, Slovak inventor and priest
*'''Died:''' [[Jozef Murgaš]], 65, Slovak priest and inventor of numerous advances in wireless telegraphy


==[[May 12]], 1929 (Sunday)==
==Sunday, May 12, 1929==
*In a referendum in Switzerland, nearly two-thirds of voters rejected [[prohibition]] by voting against a proposal to institute [[local option]] with regard to the sale of alcoholic beverages.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 13, 1929 |title=Swiss Say 'No' to Prohibition by 2 to 1 Vote |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*In a referendum in Switzerland, nearly two-thirds of voters rejected [[prohibition]] by voting against a proposal to institute [[local option]] with regard to the sale of alcoholic beverages.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 13, 1929 |title=Swiss Say 'No' to Prohibition by 2 to 1 Vote | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
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*'''Born:''' [[Sam Nujoma]], 1st President of Namibia, in [[Ongandjera]]; [[Dollard St. Laurent]], ice hockey player, in [[Verdun, Quebec]], Canada
**[[Sam Nujoma]], the first [[President of Namibia]] (from 1990 to 2005), founder of the [[South West Africa People's Organization]] (SWAPO) and the [[ People's Liberation Army of Namibia]] (PLAN); in Etunda Village, [[Ongandjera]]
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**[[Dollard St. Laurent]], Canadian ice hockey player, in [[Verdun, Quebec]] (d. 2015)


==[[May 13]], 1929 (Monday)==
==Monday, May 13, 1929==
[[File:Lucky Luciano mugshot 1931.jpg|150px|thumb|Lucky Luciano]]
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*Gangsters from eight U.S. states, including [[Lucky Luciano]], [[Al Capone]], [[Johnny Torrio]] and [[Bugsy Siegel]], met in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] to form a [[National Crime Syndicate|national crime syndicate]]. Over the next three days they settled disputes, agreed upon territorial boundaries and strolled along the [[boardwalk]] in full view of the media.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newton |first=Michael |date=2012 |title=The Mafia at Apalachin, 1957 |url= |location= |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |pages=42–43 |isbn=9780786489862 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Newton |first=Michael |date=2007 |title=Mr. Mob: The Life and Crimes of Moe Dalitz |url= |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |page=48 |isbn=9780786453627 |accessdate= }}</ref>
[[File:Mugshot Benjamin Siegel.jpg|150px|thumb|Bugsy Siegel]]
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*[[1929 Estonian parliamentary election|Parliamentary elections]] were held in [[Estonia]]; the [[Estonian Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Workers' Party]] remained the largest party in parliament.
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*Gangsters from eight U.S. states, including [[Lucky Luciano]], [[Al Capone]], [[Johnny Torrio]] and [[Bugsy Siegel]], met in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], to form a [[National Crime Syndicate|national crime syndicate]]. Over the next three days they settled disputes, agreed upon territorial boundaries and strolled along the [[boardwalk]] in full view of the media.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newton |first=Michael |date=2012 |title=The Mafia at Apalachin, 1957 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |pages=42–43 |isbn=9780786489862 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Newton |first=Michael |date=2007 |title=Mr. Mob: The Life and Crimes of Moe Dalitz |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |page=48 |isbn=9780786453627 }}</ref>
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*'''Died:''' [[George Stallings]], 61, American baseball player and manager
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*[[1929 Estonian parliamentary election|Parliamentary elections]] were held in [[Estonia]]. The [[Estonian Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Workers' Party]] remained the largest party in parliament.
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*'''Died:''' [[George Stallings]], 61, American baseball player and manager; [[Arthur Scherbius]], 50, inventer of the [[Enigma machine]].


==[[May 14]], 1929 (Tuesday)==
==Tuesday, May 14, 1929==
*The [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] passed President Hoover's [[Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929|farm relief bill]], 54 to 33.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Arthur |date=May 15, 1929 |title=Farm Bounty Wins in Senate |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] passed President Hoover's [[Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929|farm relief bill]], 54 to 33.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Arthur |date=May 15, 1929 |title=Farm Bounty Wins in Senate | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Gump Worsley]], ice hockey player, in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada (d. 2007)
*'''Born:''' [[Gump Worsley]], Canadian ice hockey player, in [[Montreal]] (d. 2007)


==[[May 15]], 1929 (Wednesday)==
==Wednesday, May 15, 1929==
[[File:Xray file room after disaster 1929 A6159.jpg|150px|thumb|The file room after the fire <ref>attribution: Cleveland Clinic</ref>]]
*The [[Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929|Cleveland Clinic fire]] killed 123 after [[nitrocellulose]] x-ray film ignited in the basement of the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/enwiki/w/Cleveland_Clinic_Fire?rec=490 |title=Cleveland Clinic Fire |last= |first= |date= |website=Ohio History Central |publisher= |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929|A fire at the Cleveland Clinic]] killed 123 people, after [[nitrocellulose]] x-ray film ignited in the basement of the hospital. Most of the victims died from the inhalation of nitric acid fumes generated by the burning of the film stock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/enwiki/w/Cleveland_Clinic_Fire?rec=490 |title=Cleveland Clinic Fire |website=Ohio History Central |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*Germany submitted its reparations counterproposal to the Young Commission.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 16, 1929 |title=German War Debt Parley Reaches Crisis |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=6 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Germany submitted its reparations counterproposal to the Young Commission.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 16, 1929 |title=German War Debt Parley Reaches Crisis | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=6 }}</ref>


==[[May 16]], 1929 (Thursday)==
==Thursday, May 16, 1929==
*The [[1st Academy Awards]] were held at the [[Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]] in Los Angeles. All the winners had already been announced back in February and the ceremony lasted only 15 minutes. ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'' won the first-ever Award for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Outstanding Picture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11405546/The-first-Oscars-what-happened-in-1929.html |title=The first Oscars: what happened in 1929 |last=Chilton |first=Martin |date=February 15, 2015 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]] |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lomography.com/magazine/276490-today-in-history-1929-the-first-academy-awards-ceremony-is-held |title=Today in History (1929): The First Academy Awards Ceremony is Held |last= |first= |date=May 16, 2014 |website=Lomography |publisher= |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*The [[1st Academy Awards|first Academy Awards ceremony]] was held in the ballroom of the [[Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]] in Los Angeles, with a private dinner for 270 guests, followed by the distribution of the 12 awards, whose recipients had been announced in advance in the Academy newsletter. German film star [[Emil Jannings]] was given the very first award, as Academy director [[Douglas Fairbanks]] handed him the statuette for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'' won the first-ever Award for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Outstanding Picture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11405546/The-first-Oscars-what-happened-in-1929.html |title=The first Oscars: what happened in 1929 |last=Chilton |first=Martin |date=February 15, 2015 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lomography.com/magazine/276490-today-in-history-1929-the-first-academy-awards-ceremony-is-held |title=Today in History (1929): The First Academy Awards Ceremony is Held |date=May 16, 2014 |website=Lomography |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*Near [[Cartagena, Spain]], the ''[[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]]'' airship abandoned its second attempt to fly from Germany to the United States and turned back after losing power in two of its engines.<ref>{{cite news |last=Count Montgelas |first= |date=May 17, 1929 |title=Storm Cripples Graf Zeppelin |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Near [[Cartagena, Spain]], the ''[[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]]'' airship abandoned its second attempt to fly from Germany to the United States and turned back after losing power in two of its engines.<ref>{{cite news |last=Count Montgelas |date=May 17, 1929 |title=Storm Cripples Graf Zeppelin | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
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*'''Born:''' [[Adrienne Rich]], poet, essayist and feminist, in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]] (d. 2012)
**[[Natwar Singh]], Indian politician, in Jaghina, [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[British Raj|British India]] (d. 2024)
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**[[Adrienne Rich]], poet, essayist and feminist, in [[Baltimore]] (d. 2012)
*'''Died:''' [[Mary Boyce Temple]], 72, American philanthropist and socialite
*'''Died:''' [[Mary Boyce Temple]], 72, American philanthropist and socialite


==[[May 17]], 1929 (Friday)==
==Friday, May 17, 1929==
*[[Al Capone]] and a bodyguard were arrested in [[Philadelphia]] for carrying concealed weapons. They both pleaded guilty and each were sentenced to a year in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/capone/caponechrono.html |title=The Al Capone Trial: A Chronology |last=Porazzo |first=Daniel M. |website=UMKC School of Law |accessdate=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031183951/http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/capone/caponechrono.html |archivedate=October 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |date=May 18, 1929 |title=Al Capone is Jailed on Gun Toting Charge |url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19290518.2.50# |journal=[[Daily Illini]] |location= |publisher=[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] |page=3 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Al Capone]] and a bodyguard were arrested in [[Philadelphia]] for carrying concealed weapons. They both pleaded guilty and each were sentenced to a year in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/capone/caponechrono.html |title=The Al Capone Trial: A Chronology |last=Porazzo |first=Daniel M. |website=UMKC School of Law |accessdate=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031183951/http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/capone/caponechrono.html |archive-date=October 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |date=May 18, 1929 |title=Al Capone is Jailed on Gun Toting Charge |url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19290518.2.50# |journal=[[Daily Illini]] |publisher=[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] |page=3 }}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Lilli Lehmann]], 80, German operatic soprano
*'''Died:''' [[Lilli Lehmann]], 80, German operatic soprano


==[[May 18]], 1929 (Saturday)==
==Saturday, May 18, 1929==
*Clyde Van Dusen won the [[1929 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]].
*[[Clyde Van Dusen]], a thoroughbred horse ridden by [[Linus McAtee]], won the [[1929 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]].
*[[Al Capone]] was incarcerated in [[Holmesburg Prison]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 19, 1929 |title='Toughest Jail' Closes Doors on Capone |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Al Capone]] was incarcerated in [[Holmesburg Prison]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 19, 1929 |title='Toughest Jail' Closes Doors on Capone | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*''[[Small Talk (1929 film)|Small Talk]]'', the first ''[[Our Gang]]'' short comedy film to be made with sound, was released.
*''[[Small Talk (1929 film)|Small Talk]]'', the first ''[[Our Gang]]'' short comedy film to be made with sound, was released.
*'''Born:''' [[Jack Sanford]], baseball player, in [[Wellesley, Massachusetts#Neighborhoods|Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts]]
*'''Born:''' [[Jack Sanford]], American baseball pitcher, 1957 National League Rookie of the Year and strikeout leader; in [[Wellesley, Massachusetts#Neighborhoods|Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts]] (d. 2000)


==[[May 19]], 1929 (Sunday)==
==Sunday, May 19, 1929==
*2 people were killed at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in a stampede in the right field bleachers for the stairs when a downpour of rain came on during a game between the [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] and [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 20, 1929 |title=Panic at Ball Game Kills 2 in New York |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Two people were killed in a stampede at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], when a sudden rainstorm caused people in the right field bleachers to run for the exits. The disaster happened during the game between the [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] and the visiting [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 20, 1929 |title=Panic at Ball Game Kills 2 in New York | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Curt Simmons]], baseball player, in [[Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania]]
*'''Born:''' [[Curt Simmons]], American baseball pitcher, in [[Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania]] (d. 2022)


==[[May 20]], 1929 (Monday)==
==Monday, May 20, 1929==
*The [[1929 Barcelona International Exposition]] opened in Spain.
*The [[1929 Barcelona International Exposition]] opened in Spain.
*U.S. President [[Herbert Hoover]] appointed the [[Wickersham Commission]] to study crime and policing.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thomas |first=David |date=2011 |title=Professionalism in Policing: An Introduction |url= |location=Clifton Park, New York |publisher=Delmar, Cengage Learning |page=8 |isbn=9780495091899 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*U.S. President [[Herbert Hoover]] appointed the [[Wickersham Commission]] to study crime and policing.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thomas |first=David |date=2011 |title=Professionalism in Policing: An Introduction |url=https://archive.org/details/professionalismp00thom|url-access=limited |location=Clifton Park, New York |publisher=Delmar, Cengage Learning |page=[https://archive.org/details/professionalismp00thom/page/n31 8] |isbn=9780495091899 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Ahmed Hamdi]], Egyptian engineer (d. 1973)
*'''Born:''' [[Ahmed Hamdi]], Egyptian engineer (d. 1973)


==[[May 21]], 1929 (Tuesday)==
==Tuesday, May 21, 1929==
*The ballet ''[[The Prodigal Son (ballet)|The Prodigal Son]]'', choreographed by [[George Balanchine]] with music by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], premiered at the [[Théâtre de la Ville]] in Paris.
*The ballet ''[[The Prodigal Son (ballet)|The Prodigal Son]]'', choreographed by [[George Balanchine]] with music by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], premiered at the [[Théâtre de la Ville]] in Paris.
*Fascist Italy banned [[beauty pageant]]s as "grave inconveniences to the moral order".<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 22, 1929 |title=Beauty Contests are Forbidden by Mussolini |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*Fascist Italy banned [[beauty pageant]]s as "grave inconveniences to the moral order".<ref>{{cite news |date=May 22, 1929 |title=Beauty Contests are Forbidden by Mussolini | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Died:'''
*'''Died:''' [[Elise, Countess of Edla]], 92, American actress, singer and wife of King [[Ferdinand II of Portugal]]; [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose]], 82, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] 1894–1895
**[[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose]], Earl of Rosebaery, 82, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from 1894 to 1895
**[[Elise, Countess of Edla]] (Elise Hensler), 92, German-born American actress and singer and the second wife of the former King [[Ferdinand II of Portugal]], whom she married in 1869 after his 1853 abdication.


==[[May 22]], 1929 (Wednesday)==
==Wednesday, May 22, 1929==
*Croatian politician [[Vladko Maček]] was arrested by Yugoslavian authorities.<ref name="chronology 1929">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1929.htm |title=Chronology 1929 |last= |first= |date=2002 |website=indiana.edu |publisher= |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>
*Croatian politician [[Vladko Maček]] was arrested by Yugoslavian authorities.<ref name="chronology 1929">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~league/1929.htm |title=Chronology 1929 |date=2002 |website=indiana.edu |accessdate=March 18, 2015 }}</ref>


==[[May 23]], 1929 (Thursday)==
==Thursday, May 23, 1929==
*[[Feng Yuxiang]] was expelled from the [[Kuomintang]] for life.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 24, 1929 |title=Supreme Party of China Expels "Christian" Feng |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=8 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Feng Yuxiang]], who had been War Minister of China until attempting a revolt against President Chiang Kai-shek, was expelled permanently from the [[Kuomintang]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 24, 1929 |title=Supreme Party of China Expels "Christian" Feng | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=8 }}</ref>
*[[Mickey Mouse]] was heard speaking on screen for the first time with the release of the cartoon short ''[[The Karnival Kid]]''.
*[[Mickey Mouse]] was heard speaking on screen for the first time with the release of the cartoon short ''[[The Karnival Kid]]''.
*'''Born:''' [[Vic Stasiuk]], ice hockey player, in [[Lethbridge]], Canada
*'''Born:''' [[Vic Stasiuk]], Canadian ice hockey player who was part of the trio of Ukrainian-Canadians to make up "The Uke Line" for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League; in [[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]] (d. 2023)

* [[May 1929 lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]].


==[[May 24]], 1929 (Friday)==
==Friday, May 24, 1929==
*The [[United Free Church of Scotland]] agreed to unite with the [[Church of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 25, 1929 |title=Scotch Churches Unite |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=10 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[United Free Church of Scotland]] agreed to be merged into the larger [[Church of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |date=May 25, 1929 |title=Scotch Churches Unite | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=10 }}</ref>


==[[May 25]], 1929 (Saturday)==
==Saturday, May 25, 1929==
*The Italian senate approved the [[Lateran Treaty|Lateran Accords]] by a vote of 315 to 6.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 26, 1929 |title=Italian Senate Ratifies Accord with Vatican |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Italian Senate]] approved the [[Lateran Treaty|Lateran Accords]] by a vote of 315 to 6.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 26, 1929 |title=Italian Senate Ratifies Accord with Vatican | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Beverly Sills]], operatic soprano, in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] (d. 2007)
*'''Born:''' [[Beverly Sills]] (stage name for Belle Miriam Silverman), American operatic soprano, in [[Brooklyn]] (d. 2007)


==[[May 26]], 1929 (Sunday)==
==Sunday, May 26, 1929==
*The monoplane ''Fort Worth'' set a new [[flight endurance record]], completing 172 hours, 31 minutes and 1 second in the air over [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. The new record was almost a full day longer than the old mark set by ''[[Question Mark (aircraft)|Question Mark ("?")]]'' in January.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 27, 1929 |title=Flyers Down; 172 Hrs. in Air |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The monoplane ''Fort Worth'' set a new [[flight endurance record]], completing 172 hours, 31 minutes and 1 second in the air over [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. The new record was almost a full day longer than the old mark set by ''[[Question Mark (aircraft)|Question Mark ("?")]]'' in January.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 27, 1929 |title=Flyers Down; 172 Hrs. in Air | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] won the [[1929 Belgian general election|Belgian general election]].
*The [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] won the [[1929 Belgian general election|Belgian general election]].


==[[May 27]], 1929 (Monday)==
==Monday, May 27, 1929==
*The [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] decided the "[[Pocket Veto Case]]" (''Bands of the State of Washington v. United States and Okanogan, Methow, San Poelis, Nespelem, Colville, and Lake Indian Tribes v. United States''), interpreting Article I of the U.S. Constitution and the provision that a bill that has not been signed or returned to Congress within 10 days becomes law unless Congress has adjourned. Specifically, the Court determined that adjourning for the summer would not have prevented Congress from reconsidering a bill, as opposed to adjourning without consideration of further legislation.
*The [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] decided the [[Pocket Veto Case]] and ''[[United States v. Schwimmer]]''.
*The Court decided ''[[United States v. Schwimmer]]'', upholding the denial of U.S. citizenship to Hungarian pacifist [[Rosika Schwimmer]], who had refused to agree that she was "willing to "take up arms in defense of her country".
*[[Charles Lindbergh]] and [[Anne Morrow Lindbergh|Anne Morrow]] were married in a surprise ceremony outside [[Englewood, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=Norma |date=May 28, 1929 |title=Lindy and Anne Morrow Wed |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*[[Charles Lindbergh]] and [[Anne Morrow Lindbergh|Anne Morrow]] were married in a surprise ceremony outside [[Englewood, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=Norma |date=May 28, 1929 |title=Lindy and Anne Morrow Wed | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>


==[[May 28]], 1929 (Tuesday)==
==Tuesday, May 28, 1929==
[[File:Smoot and Hawley standing together, April 11, 1929.jpg|150px|thumb|Mr. Smoot and Mr. Hawley]]
*The [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] passed the [[Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act|Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill]] by a vote of 264-147.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Arthur |date=May 29, 1929 |title=House Sends Tariff Soaring |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The all-color musical film ''[[On with the Show (1929 film)|On with the Show]]'' premiered at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dickstein |first=Martin |date=May 29, 1929 |title=The Cinema Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/58264822/ | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |publisher= |page=32 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] passed the [[Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act|Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill]] by a vote of 264–147.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Arthur |date=May 29, 1929 |title=House Sends Tariff Soaring | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=1 }}</ref>
*The all-color musical film ''[[On with the Show (1929 film)|On with the Show]]'' premiered at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dickstein |first=Martin |date=May 29, 1929 |title=The Cinema Circuit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/58264822/ | work=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] |page=32 }}</ref>


==[[May 29]], 1929 (Wednesday)==
==Wednesday, May 29, 1929==
*The [[1929 Ottawa sewer explosion|Ottawa sewer explosion]] killed one person in [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sewer Maintenance in a Cold Climate (Vol. 41, No. 3, Part I)|jstor=25036277|publisher=Water Environment Federation |first=F. E|last= Ayers|date=Mar 1969|page=418}}</ref>
*[[1929 Ottawa sewer explosion|A series of explosions in the sewer system]] of [[Ottawa]], the capital of [[Canada]], killed one person.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sewer Maintenance in a Cold Climate (Vol. 41, No. 3, Part I)|jstor=25036277|publisher=Water Environment Federation |first=F. E|last= Ayers|date=Mar 1969|page=418}}</ref> Mrs. Anna Hayden, a 73-year-old widow, died when the blast had set fire to curtains in her home on Templeton Street. <ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19290530&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Mrs. A. Hayden Died in Hospital; Inquest Opened— Aged Lady Had Bravely Tried to Battle Flamers Which Had Taken Hold Of Curtains in Her Home"], ''Ottawa Evening Citizen'', May 30, 1929, p. 14</ref>


==[[May 30]], 1929 (Thursday)==
==Thursday, May 30, 1929==
[[File:J. Ramsay MacDonald LCCN2014715885 (cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|MacDonald]]
*The [[1929 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election]] resulted in a [[hung parliament]].
*The [[1929 United Kingdom general election|Elections were held in the United Kingdom for the 612-seat House of Commons]], with no party or coalition of candidates winning a majority, resulting in a [[hung parliament]]. The [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] of Prime Minister [[Stanley Baldwin]] lost 152 of its 412 seats in Commons, while the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] of [[Ramsay MacDonald]] gained 136 seats for a plurality of 287. Baldwin resigned and MacDonald formed a government on June 5.
*[[Ray Keech]] won the [[1929 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]].
*[[Ray Keech]] won the [[1929 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]].


==[[May 31]], 1929 (Friday)==
==Friday, May 31, 1929==
*The [[Ford Motor Company]] signed a nine-year contract with the Soviet Union. The Soviets agreed to purchase $30 million worth of Ford products within four years while Ford agreed to provide technical advice and help build an automobile factory in [[Nizhny Novgorod]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=June 1, 1929 |title=Ford and Russia Sign Contract for $30,000,000 |url= | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=5 |accessdate= }}</ref>
*The [[Ford Motor Company]] signed a nine-year contract with the Soviet Union. The Soviets agreed to purchase $30 million worth of Ford products within four years while Ford agreed to provide technical advice and help build an automobile factory in [[Nizhny Novgorod]].<ref>{{cite news |date=June 1, 1929 |title=Ford and Russia Sign Contract for $30,000,000 | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=5 }}</ref> The Nizhegorodsky Avtomobilny Zavod factory would open at the end of 1931 and produce its first vehicle, based on the [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Ford Model A]], and marketed in the USSR as the NAZ-A starting on January 1, 1932.


==References==
==References==

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May 16, 1929: Actor Emil Jannings receives the first-ever Academy Award
May 30, 1929: British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and the Tories lose their majority in the House of Commons
May 4, 1929: Laurel and Hardy make the transition to sound

The following events occurred in May 1929:

Wednesday, May 1, 1929

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Thursday, May 2, 1929

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Friday, May 3, 1929

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  • Berlin Police stormed barricades erected by communists as rioting continued in the city for a third day.[3]
Lobby card for The Cocoanuts

Saturday, May 4, 1929

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Sunday, May 5, 1929

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  • Fifty policemen in Berlin were arrested for mutiny, as fighting with communists finally ended after four days.[8]
  • Born: Ilene Woods, voice actress and singer, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (d. 2010)

Monday, May 6, 1929

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Sinclair

Tuesday, May 7, 1929

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Al Capone
  • Al Capone hosted a party to ostensibly honor gang members John Scalise, Albert Anselmi and Joseph Giunta. In February, Scalise and Anselmi had been arrested on suspicion of having carried out the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, but released for lack of evidence. During the festivities Capone accused them of being traitors, then personally beat them with a club and shot them dead. Their bodies were dumped on a roadside near Hammond, Indiana, where they were found the next day.[10][11]
  • Born: Dick Williams, baseball player, manager and coach, in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2011)

Wednesday, May 8, 1929

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Thursday, May 9, 1929

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Friday, May 10, 1929

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Saturday, May 11, 1929

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Sunday, May 12, 1929

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Monday, May 13, 1929

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Lucky Luciano
Bugsy Siegel

Tuesday, May 14, 1929

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Wednesday, May 15, 1929

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The file room after the fire [21]
  • A fire at the Cleveland Clinic killed 123 people, after nitrocellulose x-ray film ignited in the basement of the hospital. Most of the victims died from the inhalation of nitric acid fumes generated by the burning of the film stock.[22]
  • Germany submitted its reparations counterproposal to the Young Commission.[23]

Thursday, May 16, 1929

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Friday, May 17, 1929

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  • Al Capone and a bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia for carrying concealed weapons. They both pleaded guilty and each were sentenced to a year in prison.[27][28]
  • Died: Lilli Lehmann, 80, German operatic soprano

Saturday, May 18, 1929

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Sunday, May 19, 1929

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Monday, May 20, 1929

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Tuesday, May 21, 1929

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Wednesday, May 22, 1929

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Thursday, May 23, 1929

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  • Feng Yuxiang, who had been War Minister of China until attempting a revolt against President Chiang Kai-shek, was expelled permanently from the Kuomintang.[34]
  • Mickey Mouse was heard speaking on screen for the first time with the release of the cartoon short The Karnival Kid.
  • Born: Vic Stasiuk, Canadian ice hockey player who was part of the trio of Ukrainian-Canadians to make up "The Uke Line" for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League; in Lethbridge, Alberta (d. 2023)

Friday, May 24, 1929

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Saturday, May 25, 1929

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Sunday, May 26, 1929

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Monday, May 27, 1929

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  • The U.S. Supreme Court decided the "Pocket Veto Case" (Bands of the State of Washington v. United States and Okanogan, Methow, San Poelis, Nespelem, Colville, and Lake Indian Tribes v. United States), interpreting Article I of the U.S. Constitution and the provision that a bill that has not been signed or returned to Congress within 10 days becomes law unless Congress has adjourned. Specifically, the Court determined that adjourning for the summer would not have prevented Congress from reconsidering a bill, as opposed to adjourning without consideration of further legislation.
  • The Court decided United States v. Schwimmer, upholding the denial of U.S. citizenship to Hungarian pacifist Rosika Schwimmer, who had refused to agree that she was "willing to "take up arms in defense of her country".
  • Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow were married in a surprise ceremony outside Englewood, New Jersey.[38]

Tuesday, May 28, 1929

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Mr. Smoot and Mr. Hawley

Wednesday, May 29, 1929

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Thursday, May 30, 1929

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MacDonald

Friday, May 31, 1929

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  • The Ford Motor Company signed a nine-year contract with the Soviet Union. The Soviets agreed to purchase $30 million worth of Ford products within four years while Ford agreed to provide technical advice and help build an automobile factory in Nizhny Novgorod.[43] The Nizhegorodsky Avtomobilny Zavod factory would open at the end of 1931 and produce its first vehicle, based on the Ford Model A, and marketed in the USSR as the NAZ-A starting on January 1, 1932.

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