* 1929 – Huey P. Long Governor of Louisiana is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.

* 1929 – Willis Hall, English playwright and writer ( d. 2005 )

* 1929 – Joi Lansing, American model and actress ( d. 1972 )

* 1929 – André Previn, German composer and conductor

* 1866 – Princess Viktoria of Prussia ( d. 1929 )

* 1929 – Mukhran Machavariani, Georgian poet ( d. 2010 )

* 1929 – Ira Levin, American author ( d. 2007 )

* 1929 – Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist ( The Foundations )

* 1929 – Roch La Salle, Canadian politician ( d. 2007 )

* 1929 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist ( d. 1979 )

* 1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor

* 2005 – Harald Juhnke, German actor ( b. 1929 )

In Serbia Nikola Pašić ( 1845 – 1926 ) and his Radical Party dominated Serbian politics after 1903 ; they also monopolized power in Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1929 ; during the dictatorship of the 1930s, it furnished the prime minister.

* 1929 – Hafizullah Amin, Afghan politician ( d. 1979 )

* 1929 – Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer ( d. 2006 )

* 1929 – Jiddu Krishnamurti, tapped to be the messianic " World Teacher ", shocks the Theosophy movement by dissolving the Order of the Star, the organisation built to support him.

* 1840 – John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician ( d. 1929 )

* 1929 – Emile Berliner, German-American inverter and businessman, invented the phonograph ( b. 1851 )

* 1929 – Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist ( b. 1857 )

A third generation was led by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie ( 1929 – ) and includes Jacques Revel, and Philippe Ariès ( 1914 – 1984 ), who joined the group in 1978.

The French Historical Revolution: The Annales School 1929 – 89, ( 1990 ), the major study in English excerpt and text search

* 1929 – Don Larsen, American baseball player

* 1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.

* 1876 – Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest ( d. 1929 )

In 1929, he lost the election for mayor to incumbent Democrat Jimmy Walker by a landslide.

* 2012 – Jimmy Tansey, English footballer ( b. 1929 )

* Jimmy Bonthrone, footballer and manager: born Kinglassie, Fife 16 June 1929 ; played for East Fife 1947-58, Dundee 1958-60 ; manager, East Fife 1963-69, Aberdeen 1971-75 ; general manager, East Fife 1980-94 ; married ( two sons ); died Kirkcaldy, Fife 7 June 2008.

* Hello, Daddy ( Music: Jimmy McHugh, Lyrics: Dorothy Fields, Book: Herbert Fields ) Broadway production opened at Lew Fields ' Mansfield Theatre on December 26, transferred to George M. Cohan's Theatre on January 21, 1929 and transferred to Erlanger's Theatre on May 6, 1929 for a total run of 198 performances

In 1929 Jimmy Doolittle developed instrument flight.

* Jimmy Carter ( born 1929 ), American lead singer in The Blind Boys of Alabama

Jimmy Conzelman ran for five touchdowns during that game, setting an NFL record that would remain in place until 1929, when Ernie Nevers scored 40 points alone against the Chicago Bears.

He led many jazz and dance bands, of which the best known was his Victor Recording Orchestra of 1924 – 1929, which included, at various times, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, Chauncey Morehouse, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Bill Rank, Eddie Lang, Frankie Trumbauer, Pee Wee Russell, Steve Brown, Joe Venuti, and arranger Robert Ginzler among others.

The original members were three students ; Jimmy Sacca ( born July 26, 1929, Lockport, New York ), Donald McGuire ( born October 7, 1931, Hazard, Kentucky ), and Seymour Spiegelman ( October 1, 1930 – February 13, 1987 ).

Burrell, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy Rollins became the second trio of Phillies with 30 or more home runs ( and the first since 1929 ).

In the 1929 election, the Tories were able to exploit patronage scandals surrounding the Liberal government of Premier Jimmy Gardiner to achieve a major breakthrough – winning 24 seats.

Benny Goodman and Jimmy McPartland left the band in the summer of 1929, either fired or quit, depending on whose story is to be believed.

* Jimmy Adamson ( 1929 – 2011 ), English footballer

Dana was married to Yale football star and actor Maurice " Lefty " Flynn from 1925 to 1929 and to golfer Jimmy Thomson from 1930 to 1945.

James " Jimmy " William Carruthers ( 5 July 1929 – 15 August 1990 ) was an Australian boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division.

*" Singin ' in the Rain " Prologue-Cliff Edwards from The Hollywood Revue of 1929 ( 1929 ), Jimmy Durante with Sidney Toler from Speak Easily ( 1932 ), Judy Garland from Little Nellie Kelly and the main title sequence from Singin ' in the Rain ( Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O ' Connor )

Jimmy Davies ( August 18, 1929 Glendale, California – June 11, 1966 Chicago, Illinois ) was an American racecar driver in Champ cars and midgets.

James Donald " Jimmy " Griffin ( June 29, 1929 – May 25, 2008 ) was an American politician who served in the New York State Senate ( 56th District, 1967 – 77 ) and then for 16 years as the Mayor of Buffalo, New York ( 1978 – 93 ).

Jimmy Reece ( November 17, 1929 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – September 28, 1958 Trenton, New Jersey ) was an American racecar driver.

However, the period between November 1929 and March 1931, there was a scattering of outstanding hot jazz versions of popular tunes, with notable solos by Bunny Berigan, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, and others.

* Jimmy Carruthers ( 1929 – 1990 ), Australian world champion boxer

* 15 August – Jimmy Carruthers ( born 1929 ), boxer