What happened in 1929

14 entries recorded for 1929, listed by date. That was 97 years ago.

1929 at a glance

January 10
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
Historical event
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.

February 21
Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong
Historical event
In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.
February 21
Nanjing decade
Historical event
Nanjing decade: In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.

May 16
1st Academy Awards
Historical event
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

June 7
Lateran Treaty
Historical event
The Lateran Treaty was ratified to bring Vatican City into existence, thus ending the "Roman question".
June 8
Margaret Bondfield
Historical event
Margaret Bondfield became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald.

August 3
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Historical event
Jiddu Krishnamurti (pictured), believed by some Theosophists to be a likely candidate for the messianic "World Teacher", dissolved the Order of the Star, the organisation established to support him.
August 8
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
Historical event
The German airship Graf Zeppelin departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world.
August 11
Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic
Historical event
The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was held in Chicago.
August 16
Western Wall
Historical event
A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

October 18
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Historical event
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
October 24
Wall Street crash of 1929
Historical event
On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.
October 25
Colleges of Durham University
Historical event
Following a series of similar actions against other sculptures, hundreds of students at Armstrong College in Newcastle tarred and feathered Statue of Industry (pictured), created by the college's master of sculpture Herbert Maryon.

November 29
Richard E. Byrd
Historical event
U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.

This site records 14 entries for 1929, including Tintin in the Land of the Soviets on January 10. They are listed below by date.

97 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1929 turns 97 this year.

1929 falls in the 20th century, in the 1920s.

Silent Generation (1928–1945). Children of the Depression and war years.

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