Today in History for 29th August 2017:
Historical Events
1862 – Battle of Aspromonte; Italian royal forces defeat rebels
1916 – Congress creates US Naval Reserve
1929 – German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight
1930 – The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
1935 – 2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450)
2016 – Italian coastguard says 6,500 migrants rescued at sea in 40 separate incidents in 1 day off coast of Sabratha, Libya
Famous Birthdays
1905 – Martinus A Jansen, Bishop of Rotterdam (1956-70)
1923 – Lester Albert Trimble, composer
1928 – Thomas Stewart, San Saba Texas, baritone (La Roche Capriccio)
1935 – William Friedkin, American director, producer, writer (The Exorcist, The French Connection), born in Chicago, Illinois
1969 – Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player
1979 – Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1904 – Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876), dies
1977 – Brian McGuire, Australian racing driver, killing practising at Brands Hatch at 31
1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (Casablanca, Gaslight), dies on her 67th birthday
1982 – Lehman Engel, US composer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71
1992 – Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88
1994 – Phillip Gilmore, actress (Malcolm X), dies at 38