April 1929
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The following events occurred inApril 1929:
Monday, April 1, 1929
[edit]- IndustrialistWilliam C. Durantaddressed telegrams to 100 leading executives asking them if they agreed with the suggestion of theFederal Reserve Boardthat market prices of the securities of their companies were artificially high. "At a time when banking reserves of the country are in no way threatened, the Federal Reserve Board, by questioning the right of banks to loan on stock market collateral, is giving the public the impression that our best securities are selling above their market value", Durant wrote in the telegram. "It is my belief that the attitude of the Board, the method of handling and the thoughtless character of the publicity are most harmful to our business interests and threatening the prosperity of the country."[1]
- TheFive Nations Championshiptournament of rugby concluded;Scotlandwon the championship with 3 wins against 1 loss.
- TheLoray Mill StrikeinGastonia, North Carolina,began.
- Born:
- Barbara Bryne,English actress, in London (d. 2021)
- Milan Kundera,writer, inBrno,Czechoslovakia (d. 2023)
- Jane Powell,actor, dancer and actress, inPortland, Oregon(d. 2021)
Tuesday, April 2, 1929
[edit]- In a special referendum inWisconsin,almost two-thirds of voters approved repealing the state's prohibition enforcement act and legalizing 2.75% beer. The vote was not binding upon state lawmakers.[2][3]
- British Foreign Affairs MinisterAusten Chamberlainmet withBenito MussoliniinFlorenceto discuss European policies.[4][5]
- Born:Ed Dorn,poet, inVilla Grove, Illinois(d. 1999)
Wednesday, April 3, 1929
[edit]- Ignaz Seipelresigned asChancellor of Austriawhen his coalition government broke down.[6]
- Born:Poul Schlüter,Prime Minister of Denmark; inTønder(d. 2021)
Thursday, April 4, 1929
[edit]- Twenty people were killed and 59 injured in a train derailment nearBuzăuin Romania.[7]
- Died:
- Karl Benz,84, German engineer and car designer
- William Michael Crose,62,U.S. NavyCommanderand the seventhNaval Governor of American Samoa
Friday, April 5, 1929
[edit]- Canada sent a note of protest to the United States over the sinking of therum-runningshipI'm Alone,saying theU.S. Coast Guardviolated international law by shelling and sinking the ship.[8]
- Born:
- Ivar Giaever,Norwegian physicist and Nobel laureate inBergen
- Nigel Hawthorne,English actor inCoventry(d. 2001)
Saturday, April 6, 1929
[edit]- Citizens of the tiny German archipelago ofHeligolandattacked the building of a local pro-German newspaper as they staged a demonstration calling for the return to British rule.[9]
- TheBuster Keatonsilent comedy filmSpite Marriagewas released.
Sunday, April 7, 1929
[edit]- Austro-Italian relationsdeteriorated over a football match after Austria defeated Italy 3–0 inCentral European International Cupplay. Italians complained that a sidewaysHungarian flagwas used to represent Italy and that the Austrian band played the wrong Italian song. Italian newspapers also accused the Austrians of unfair play and called for a refusal to float the country any new loans.[10][11]
Monday, April 8, 1929
[edit]- Indian revolutionariesBatukeshwar DuttandBhagat Singhthrew bombs from the gallery of theCentral Legislative AssemblyinNew Delhiat the government benches. Five were wounded but there were no deaths and the duo were quickly arrested.[12]
- The musical filmThe Desert Songpremiered in Los Angeles.[13]
- The talking crime filmAlibipremiered at the44th Street Theatrein New York City.[14]
Tuesday, April 9, 1929
[edit]- The surviving crew of the rumrunner boatI'm Alonewas released at the request of a U.S. District Attorney inNew Orleans.No reason was given for the dismissal of charges.[15]
Wednesday, April 10, 1929
[edit]- Fifty people were killed bytornadoesthat swept through northernArkansas.[16][17]
- Born:
- Mike Hawthorn,English racing driver, inMexborough(d. 1959)
- Max von Sydow,Swedish-born U.S. film actor, inLund,Sweden (d. 2020)
Thursday, April 11, 1929
[edit]- The German government refused to grant political asylum toLeon Trotsky.[4]
- The four-man crew of the airplaneSouthern Crosswas found alive and well east ofWyndhamby search pilots, twelve days after the plane went missing above northwest Australia.[18][19]
- TheCoat of Arms of Italywas modified to include a pair offasces,replacing theSavoylions.[20]
Friday, April 12, 1929
[edit]- Arches National ParkinUtahwas named aNational Monument.
- Died:Enrico Ferri,73, Italian criminologist and socialist
Saturday, April 13, 1929
[edit]- The Young Commission handed Reichsbank PresidentHjalmar Schachtits proposal for the restructuring ofreparations payments,which would have Germany pay $20–24 billion U.S. over 58 years. Schacht issued a statement that night saying the terms were unacceptable.[21]
Sunday, April 14, 1929
[edit]- William Grover-Williams,representing the United Kingdom, won the first-everMonaco Grand Prix.[4]
- The firstair maildelivery from India to the United Kingdom was completed atCroydon Aerodromewith the arrival of 15,000 letters.[4]
- Born:
- Gerry Anderson,British TV producer, director and writer, inBloomsbury,London (d. 2012)
- Chadli Bendjedid,the third President of Algeria; inBouteldja(d. 2012)
- Paavo Berglund,Finnish conductor and violinist, inHelsinki(d. 2012)
Monday, April 15, 1929
[edit]- AuthorJ. M. Barriedonated the copyright fee of hisPeter Panworks to theGreat Ormond Street Hospitalin London in perpetuity.[4]
- Onbudget dayin the United Kingdom a month ahead of a general election,Chancellor of the ExchequerWinston Churchillannounced the abolition of the 325-year-old duty ontea,cutting its price by fourpence a pound. Overall taxes, however, were higher than the previous year.[4][22]
Tuesday, April 16, 1929
[edit]- OnOpening Dayin major league baseball,Earl Averillmade his major league baseball debut with theCleveland Indians,going 1-for-4 with ahome runto help defeat theDetroit Tigers5–4 in 11 innings.[23]The Indians also became the first ballclub to wearplayer numberson the backs of their jerseys; theNew York Yankeeswould have shared that distinction if their game hadn't been rained out that day.[24][25]
- France rescinded its permission to allow English occultistAleister Crowleyto live there and gave him 24 hours to leave the country. Crowley had been living abroad since becoming unwelcome in England after being branded a traitor for writing articles supporting Germany during the war. "The expulsion order and the slanderous articles on my character do not worry me. Magick is the sole thing in life and lifts the soul above petty annoyances", Crowley declared from his sick bed.[26]
- Born:Roy Hamilton,American singer, inLeesburg, Georgia(d. 1969)
- Died:Jack Fitzgerald,56, British socialist
Wednesday, April 17, 1929
[edit]- Babe Ruthmarried his second wifeClaire Merritt Hodgsonat the Church of Saint Gregory the Great in New York City.[27]
Thursday, April 18, 1929
[edit]- Broadway singerHelen Morganwas acquitted by a federal jury on a charge of violating liquor laws.[28]
- Nearly 100 masked men destroyed the headquarters of the National Textile Workers Union in apparent retaliation for its support of theLoray Mill Strike.[29]
- TheColeman Theatrealong historicU.S. Route 66opened inMiami, Oklahoma.[30]
Friday, April 19, 1929
[edit]- CanadianJohnny Mileswon theBoston Marathon.[19]
- Rick Ferrellmade his major league baseball debut with theSt. Louis Browns,going 0-for-1 in a pinch-hitting appearance during a 5–4 loss to theDetroit Tigers.[31]
- Died:John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke,65, British banker
Saturday, April 20, 1929
[edit]- The first all-Fascistparliament opened in Italy.[4]
- Died:Prince Henry of Prussia,66, German admiral and brother ofKaiser Wilhelm II
Sunday, April 21, 1929
[edit]- AMaddux Air Linespassenger plane collided in midair with a U.S. Army plane nearSan Diego,California. A total of six people were killed.[32]
Monday, April 22, 1929
[edit]- In a speech to anAssociated Pressluncheon in New York, PresidentHerbert Hooverdeclared thatcrimewas the nation's most serious problem, warning of "the possibility that respect for law as law is fading from the sensibilities of our people", and that "life and property are relatively more unsafe than in any other civilized country in the world."[33][34]
- The Japanese steamshipTokyo Kuni Marusank after striking rocks offCape Erimoin southernHokkaido;two steamers arrived in time to rescue 97 survivors but over 100 others were believed drowned.[35][36]
- Born:Michael Atiyah,British mathematician, inHampstead,London (d. 2019)
- Died:Henry Lerolle,80, French painter
Tuesday, April 23, 1929
[edit]- A group of 35 communists were arrested inRomaniaby police on allegations of a plot against the government.[37]
Wednesday, April 24, 1929
[edit]- Elections for theFolketing,the parliament of Denmark, were held. TheSocial Democratsled byThorvald Stauningremained the largest party.
- Canada agreed to arbitration with the United States in theI'm Alonesinking.[19]The case was finally resolved in 1935 with a compensation settlement for the crew.[38]
- Died:Caroline Rémy de Guebhard,73, French feminist
Thursday, April 25, 1929
[edit]- Tornadoes killed 40 people inGeorgiaandSouth Carolina.[39]
- TheUnited States House of Representativespassed President Hoover'sfarm relief bill,367 to 34.[40]
- The cabinet of Danish Prime MinisterThomas Madsen-Mygdalresigned following defeat in the Folketing elections.[19]
- Persiadiplomatically recognizedIraq.[19]
Friday, April 26, 1929
[edit]- TheRoyal Air Forcecompleted the first non-stop flight from Britain to India. The flight was made in aFairey Long-range Monoplaneand took 50 hours 37 minutes.[4]
- The musical filmInnocents of ParisstarringMaurice Chevalierwas released.[41]
- Born:Robert Sommer,environmental psychologist, in New York City (d. 2021)
Saturday, April 27, 1929
[edit]- Bolton WanderersdefeatedPortsmouth2–0 in theFA Cup FinalatWembley Stadium.
Sunday, April 28, 1929
[edit]- A crowd of 10,000 Belgian, British and French war veterans dedicated a monument in Steenstrate, Belgium on the fourteenth anniversary of the firstpoison gas attackin thatFlandersvillage.[42]
- The silent drama filmBetrayal,starringEmil JanningsandGary Cooper,premiered in New York City.
Monday, April 29, 1929
[edit]- KingVictor Emmanuel IIIaccepted the resignation ofGiovanni Giuriatias Minister of Public Works and immediately gave the position toBenito Mussolini,who now held eight out of thirteen cabinet posts.[43]
- At least 500 Mexican rebels surrendered inSonoraand more fled into the United States as theCristero Warwound down.[44]
- Born:Mickey McDermott,baseball player, inPoughkeepsie, New York(d. 2003)
Tuesday, April 30, 1929
[edit]- Thorvald StauningbecamePrime Minister of Denmarkfor the second time.
- Born:
- Will Holt,U.S. singer and songwriter, inPortland, Maine(d. 2015)
- Fleming Mackell,Canadian hockey player, inMontreal(d. 2015)
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- ^"Wisconsin Votes to Repeal Its Dry Laws".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 3, 1929. p. 1.
- ^"Wisconsin Votes 2 to 1 To Repeal State Dry Enforcement Laws".Brooklyn Daily Eagle:1. April 3, 1929.
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- ^"Report Canada Charges U. S. Broke Treaty".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 6, 1929. p. 2.
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- ^"Austria national football team: record v Italy".11v11.RetrievedMarch 18,2015.
- ^"Italy, Austria Lose Temper Over Soccer".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 13, 1929. p. 1.
- ^"India Assembly in Panic as Reds Throw 2 Bombs".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 9, 1929. p. 1.
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- ^"I'm Alone Crew Freed by Order of Prosecutor".Brooklyn Daily Eagle.April 9, 1929. p. 1.
- ^"Tornado Wipes Out Arkansas Towns".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 11, 1929. p. 1.
- ^"Tornado Death Toll Mounts to 50 in Arkansas".Chicago Daily Tribune:4. April 12, 1929.
- ^Myers, Jack (April 12, 1929). "Southern Cross Found; Report Crew Safe, Well".Chicago Daily Tribune.p. 5.
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- ^"Berlin Delegate Rejects Allied War Debt Bill".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 14, 1929. p. 6.
- ^"Britain Ends 300 Year Tea Tax; Vote Bate".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 16, 1929. p. 1.
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- ^"6 Die in Crash 2,000 Feet Up".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 22, 1929. p. 1.
- ^"Hoover Warns Law Breaking Perils Nation".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 23, 1929. pp. 1–2.
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- ^"Fear 100 Dead as Japanese Ship Sinks on Rocks".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 24, 1929. p. 12.
- ^"Roumanian Reds Active, Police Seize 35 in Plot".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 24, 1929. p. 17.
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- ^"Mexican Rebel Generals Seek Asylum in U.S.".Chicago Daily Tribune.April 30, 1929. p. 12.