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1 Jan 1929
- Ira Eaker served as the chief pilot aboard the aircraft "Question Mark" on a quest to break the endurance flight record. ww2dbase [Ira Eaker | CPC]
- Trento was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Trento | CPC]
- Andrew McNaughton was promoted to the rank of major-general. ww2dbase [Andrew McNaughton | CPC]
5 Jan 1929
Germany
Germany
- Major worker strikes ended at Atlas Werke AG in Bremen, Germany; nevertheless, several contracts were lost to foreign competitors. ww2dbase [Atlas Werke AG | Bremen, Weser-Ems | AG]
6 Jan 1929
Germany
Germany
- Heinrich Himmler was named the leader of the Schutzstaffel (SS) organization within the Nazi Party. ww2dbase [Heinrich Himmler | CPC]
7 Jan 1929
- Ira Eaker completed a 7-day flight aboard "Question Mark", breaking the endurance flight record. He and the entire crew won Distinguished Flying Cross medals for this feat. ww2dbase [Ira Eaker | CPC]
10 Jan 1929
United States
United States
- P2Y aircraft took its first flight, piloted by Lieutenant A. W. Gorton out of Naval Air Station Anacostia in Washington DC, United States. ww2dbase [P2Y | Washington | CPC]
16 Jan 1929
China
China
- The keel of Minquan was laid down at the Jiangnan Arsenal in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Jiangnan Arsenal | Minquan | Shanghai | CPC]
23 Jan 1929
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
- Starting on this date and lasting through 27 Jan 1929, the US Navy aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Saratoga participated in their first exercise. Sailing with the opposing forces of Fleet Problem IX, Saratoga was detached on a southerly sweep against the Panama Canal, where she arrived undetected, and launched 69 aircraft on a mock dawn raid. ww2dbase [Saratoga | AC]
24 Jan 1929
China
China
- Choibalsan was made the 4th Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural of the separatist Mongolian state in China. ww2dbase [Choibalsan | Mongolia | CPC]
28 Jan 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Amy Johnson earned her pilot's certificate in England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Amy Johnson | England | CPC]
29 Jan 1929
- Quintin Brand was appointed the Engineer Office at the Aircraft Depot in Iraq. ww2dbase [Quintin Brand | CPC]
31 Jan 1929
- London was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [London | CPC]
- He Yingqin was made a member of the finance committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
1 Feb 1929
- Wilhelm Keitel was promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant. ww2dbase [Wilhelm Keitel | CPC]
7 Feb 1929
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
- USS Arizona passed through the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Arizona | CPC]
11 Feb 1929
- Italy and Vatican City signed the Lateran Treaty. ww2dbase [CPC]
- 23-year-old aviatrix Evelyn “Bobbie” Trout landed at Mines Field, Inglewood, California to set an overnight endurance record of 17 hours, 5 minutes while flying the prototype R. O. Bone Co. Golden Eagle Monoplane. ww2dbase [Mines Field | Inglewood, California | DS]
19 Feb 1929
- Douglas Bader made his first solo flight. ww2dbase [Douglas Bader | CPC]
23 Feb 1929
- Henry Stimson stepped down from his position as the Governor-General of the Philippines. ww2dbase [Henry Stimson | CPC]
28 Feb 1929
China
China
- Cadets entered the pilot training program at the Republic of China Military Academy in Nanjing, China. They were divided into two classes. ww2dbase [Nanjing | CPC]
4 Mar 1929
China
China
- He Yingqin stepped down as a member of the budget committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
10 Mar 1929
China
China
- Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Korea and Japan. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Tianjin | CPC]
16 Mar 1929
China
China
- Kenkichi Ueda was made the commanding officer of the Japanese China Garrison Army. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | CPC]
21 Mar 1929
Norway
Norway
28 Mar 1929
- Henry Stimson became the United States Secretary of State. ww2dbase [Henry Stimson | CPC]
- Captain J. D. Campbell was named the commanding officer of HMS Hermes, replacing Captain G. Hopwood. ww2dbase [Hermes | CPC]
- Japan withdrew troops from various Chinese cities in Shandong Province, China, moving them into the Japanese base in nearby Qingdao. ww2dbase [Qingdao, Shandong | CPC]
29 Mar 1929
1 Apr 1929
China
China
- Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Tianjin | CPC]
- HMS Falcon was established in southeastern Malta. ww2dbase [RAF Hal Far | Hal Far | CPC]
- Stephen Beattie was promoted to the rank of sub lieutenant. ww2dbase [Stephen Beattie | CPC]
3 Apr 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- RMS Queen Mary was ordered. ww2dbase [Queen Mary | CPC]
- Franklin Roosevelt gave a 30-minute-long radio address as the governor of New York, United States; he would come to use this medium to communicate with his supporters for the remainder of his career. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | New York | CPC]
4 Apr 1929
Germany
Germany
5 Apr 1929
Brunei
Brunei
- Seria Well Number One (S-1) struck oil in Brunei. ww2dbase [CPC]
8 Apr 1929
- In Russia a new law banned religions from engaging in anything more than divine services. All study groups, bible circles, religious youth and women's movements, church reading rooms and libraries and all forms of religious education were banned. Tax levels were increased on all clergy and priests who tried to buy food in state shops were forced to pay a special deposit. Rules were altered on clerical residence rights forcing many priests to rely on the charity of their congregation for accommodation. ww2dbase [AC]
12 Apr 1929
Japan
Japan
- Ship number 451 of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding's Nagasaki Yard in Japan was launched and named Tatsuta Maru. ww2dbase [Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard | Tatsuta Maru | Nagasaki | CPC]
17 Apr 1929
- Königsberg was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Königsberg | CPC]
- Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant in China. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | CPC]
25 Apr 1929
- Haguro was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Haguro | CPC]
27 Apr 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Roderick Carr became a flight instructor with the No. 4 Flight Training School in Britain. ww2dbase [Roderick Carr | CPC]
1 May 1929
Hungary
Hungary
- Károly Berger was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. ww2dbase [Károly Beregfy | CPC]
2 May 1929
United States
United States
- Benjamin Kelsey was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. ww2dbase [Benjamin Kelsey | CPC]
4 May 1929
United States
United States
- USS Arizona entered Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States for modernization. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Arizona | Portsmouth, Viriginia | CPC]
7 May 1929
United States
United States
- Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant at San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | San Francisco, California | CPC]
8 May 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- The Bristol Bulldog biplane fighter entered service with No. 3 Squadron at RAF Upavon in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Upavon, England | AC]
14 May 1929
United States
United States
- Joseph Stilwell departed San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | San Francisco, California | CPC]
15 May 1929
- The Republic of China established the Order of the Precious Tripod. ww2dbase [CPC]
28 May 1929
Japan
Japan
- Emperor Showa boarded Nachi for his tour of the Kansai region, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
31 May 1929
United States
United States
- Joseph Stilwell arrived at New York, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | New York | CPC]
1 Jun 1929
United States

United States
- Captain Ralph A. Koch was named the commanding officer of USS Marblehead, replacing Captain Harry Kimball Cage. ww2dbase [Marblehead | CPC]
- Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | CPC]

7 Jun 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Oswald Mosley was made the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. ww2dbase [Oswald Mosley | CPC]
8 Jun 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Miss Margaret Grace Bondfield (born 1873) became the first woman to hold a (minor) British government post as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour in the Labour government of Ramsay MacDonald. ww2dbase [London, England | AC]
9 Jun 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Amy Johnson completed her first solo flight. ww2dbase [Amy Johnson | England | CPC]
13 Jun 1929
United States
United States
- James Gavin was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. ww2dbase [James Gavin | CPC]
17 Jun 1929
United States
United States
- Louise Cromwell Brooks MacArthur received decree of divorce from Douglas MacArthur at Reno, Nevada, United States, on the grounds of "failure to provide". ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Reno, Nevada | CPC]
29 Jun 1929
- Commander Richard Wuest was named the commanding officer of USS Canopus, replacing Lieutenant Commander Walter Brown. ww2dbase [Canopus | CPC]
1 Jul 1929
- Quintin Brand was promoted to the rank of wing commander. ww2dbase [Quintin Brand | CPC]
- Edumnd Herring was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. ww2dbase [Edmund Herring | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Kanjiro Hara was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
2 Jul 1929
China
China
- Lieutenant General Huang Bingheng was named the commanding officer of the pilot training program at the Republic of China Military Academy in Nanjing, China, relieving Lieutenant General Zhang Jingyu. ww2dbase [Nanjing | CPC]
3 Jul 1929
- During "Parasite" experiments Lieutenant A. W. Gordon successfully hooked his Vought VO-2 observation biplane onto the airship USS Los Angeles. ww2dbase [AC]
- Heavy cruiser Chester was launched at Camden, New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Chester | Camden, New Jersey | DS]
6 Jul 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- Amy Johnson earned her "A" License for aviation in England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Amy Johnson | England | CPC]
9 Jul 1929
United States
United States
- Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | CPC]
10 Jul 1929
United States
United States
- Joseph Stilwell was made an instructor in tactics at Fort Benning, Georgia, Unietd States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Columbus, Georgia | CPC]
11 Jul 1929
- A secret decree of the Council of the People's Commissars of the Soviet Union established the Gulag system. ww2dbase [CPC]
12 Jul 1929
- The 12-engined Do X flying boat took its maiden flight. ww2dbase [Do X | CPC]
15 Jul 1929
- USS Arizona received a reduced commission status while she was undergoing modernization. ww2dbase [Arizona | CPC]
17 Jul 1929
Australia
Australia
- Peter Drummond married Isabel Drake-Brockman at St John's Anglican Church in Toorak, Victoria, Australia. ww2dbase [Peter Drummond | Toorak, Victoria | CPC]
18 Jul 1929
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
- HMS Exeter was launched at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Exeter | Plymouth, England | AC]
23 Jul 1929
Germany
Germany
- The passenger ship Bremen, arguably the most famous of all German passenger ships, was launched by Deschimag in Bremen, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Bremen, Weser-Ems | AG]
26 Jul 1929
United States
United States
- Joseph Rochefort received orders to transfer to Japan to study the Japanese language. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | CPC]
27 Jul 1929
Switzerland
Switzerland
- The "Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929", commonly known as the Geneva Convention, was signed in Geneva, Switzerland. ww2dbase [Geneva | CPC]
30 Jul 1929
Taiwan
Taiwan
- Eizo Ishizuka was named the governor-general of Taiwan. ww2dbase [CPC]
31 Jul 1929
- Myoko was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Myoko | CPC]
1 Aug 1929
- Iwane Matsui was named the commanding officer of the 11th Division. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | CPC]
- Korechika Anami was made an army advisor to Emperor Showa. ww2dbase [Korechika Anami | CPC]
- General Jiro Minami was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Hanzo Kanaya. Minami named Lieutenant General Kotaro Nakamura as his chief of staff. ww2dbase [Jiro Minami | CPC]
5 Aug 1929
- In Russia a subsidiary law ensured that religious clerics did not become a financial burden on the State by removing all rights to welfare, pensions or health insurance. ww2dbase [AC]
- Clifton Cates was assigned to 4th Marine Regiment in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | Shanghai | CPC]
8 Aug 1929


- The German airship Graf Zeppelin began a round-the-world flight. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Heinrich Himmler's daughter Gudrun was born. ww2dbase [Heinrich Himmler | CPC]
- Acasta was launched by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Acasta | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]


9 Aug 1929
- Quintin Brand was appointed Senior Engineering Officer, RAF Depot, Middle East. ww2dbase [Quintin Brand | CPC]
15 Aug 1929
Germany

Germany
- Jaguar was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Jaguar | CPC]

17 Aug 1929
- Rudolf Höss married Hedwig Hensel. ww2dbase [Rudolf Höss | CPC]
- Masahiro Ota succeeded Kenjiro Kinoshita as the Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Rudolf Höss married Hedwig Hensel. ww2dbase [Rudolf Höss | CPC]
19 Aug 1929
Brunei
Brunei
- Seria Well Number Two (S-2) was drilled in Brunei. ww2dbase [CPC]
20 Aug 1929
- Ashigara was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Ashigara | CPC]
- Captain Ibo Takahashi was named the commanding officer of Tenryu. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
25 Aug 1929
United States
United States
- German airship Graf Zeppelin arrived at Mines Field, Inglewood, California at the end on a 79-hour flight across the Pacific as part of her Round-the-World flight. ww2dbase [Mines Field | Inglewood, California | DS]
26 Aug 1929
United States




United States
- German airship Graf Zeppelin departed Mines Field, Inglewood, California bound for Lakehurst, New Jersey as part of her Round-the-World flight. Due to a morning inversion layer, the 776-foot-long airship had trouble gaining altitude and dug her tail into the ground causing minor damage. ww2dbase [Mines Field | Inglewood, California | DS]




31 Aug 1929
- The Young Plan, which set the total WW1 reparations owed by Germany at US$26,350,000,000 to be paid over a period of 58 1/2 years, was finalized. ww2dbase [CPC]
5 Sep 1929
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima stepped down as the Vice Chief Gunnery Office of battleship Haruna and was assigned to the gunnery department of Sasebo Naval District in Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- Northampton was launched at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. ww2dbase [Northampton | Quincy, Massachusetts | CPC]
6 Sep 1929
China
China
- Yang Guangsheng married Yan Youyun. ww2dbase [Yang Guangsheng | CPC]
- Clifton Cates was made an athletic director within the 4th Marine Regiment in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | Shanghai | CPC]
- Joseph Rochefort, his wife, and his son boarded the passenger ship President Adams at San Francisco, California, United States, bound for Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | San Francisco, California | CPC]
15 Sep 1929
- Asama Maru was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Asama Maru | CPC]
21 Sep 1929
China
China
- Minquan was launched at the Jiangnan Arsenal in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Jiangnan Arsenal | Minquan | Shanghai | CPC]
24 Sep 1929
United States
United States
- Flying a Consolidated NY-2 Husky biplane, equipped with a Sperry artificial horizon, directional gyro, and a Kollsman altimeter, Lieutenant James H. Doolittle USAAC, completed the first successful blind take-off circuit and landing at Mitchell field, Long Island, New York, United States. ww2dbase [James Doolittle | Hempstead, New York | AC]
- Benjamin Kelsey flew with James Doolittle as his safety pilot during the first fully blind instrument flight. ww2dbase [Benjamin Kelsey | CPC]
25 Sep 1929
Japan
Japan
- Minoru Ota was assigned to the Third Naval District in Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
27 Sep 1929
Japan
Japan
- Joseph Rochefort arrived at Kobe, Japan via passenger ship President Adams. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
28 Sep 1929
Japan
Japan
- Joseph Rochefort reported in to the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | Tokyo | CPC]
1 Oct 1929
- Erwin Rommel became an instructor at the Infantry School in Dresden, Germany. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | CPC]
- Werner von Blomberg was promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant. ww2dbase [Werner von Blomberg | CPC]
3 Oct 1929
Germany
Germany
- German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann passed away from a stroke in Berlin, Germany. The strongest figure in the Weimar government, Stresemann had negotiated the reduction in reparations and the treaty of Locarno, as well as getting Germany a seat in the League of Nations. In 1926 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As Foreign Minister he believed that Germany was destined eventually to dominate Europe, but meanwhile should remain conciliatory with the British, French and Americans. His death left the Weimar government considerably weakened. ww2dbase [Berlin | AC]
9 Oct 1929
- Roger Backhouse was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. ww2dbase [Roger Backhouse | CPC]
21 Oct 1929




See all photos dated 21 Oct 1929
- The Do X aircraft took its 70th test flight, breaking a record with 169 people on board. ww2dbase [Do X | CPC]




See all photos dated 21 Oct 1929
28 Oct 1929
United States
United States
29 Oct 1929
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- HMS Hermes arrived in Hong Kong. ww2dbase [Hermes | CPC]
- Black Tuesday: In the United States, Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 12% on the stock market. ww2dbase [New York | CPC]
30 Oct 1929
- Lieutenant Commander Katsuno was named the commanding officer of destroyer Yuzuki. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | CPC]
- Koichi Shiozawa was named the chief of staff of the Japanese 1st Fleet. ww2dbase [Koichi Shiozawa | CPC]
31 Oct 1929
- Commander Laurance Sprague Stewart was made the commanding officer of USS Stewart. ww2dbase [Stewart | CPC]
1 Nov 1929
Germany
Germany
- Josias joined the Nazi Party. ww2dbase [Josias | CPC]
- Károly Berger was made an instructor at the Hungarian military academy. ww2dbase [Károly Beregfy | CPC]
- Captain Isoroku Yamamoto was relieved as the commanding officer of Akagi; the successor was unknown. ww2dbase [Akagi | CPC]
- The conversion of a Tosa-class battleship hull to a fleet carrier completed at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. She was commissioned into Japanese Navy service as Kaga. In her original configuration, she sported three flight decks that form a series of ramps at the bow. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- Captain Yoshio Hachiya was named the commanding officer of Tenryu. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Captain Yoshiyuki Niiyama, commanding officer of Nachi, took on a dual role as the commanding officer of cruiser Myoko. ww2dbase [Myoko | CPC]
- Minoru Ota was assigned to Yokosuka Sailor Corps. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | CPC]
6 Nov 1929
- Karlsruhe was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Karlsruhe | CPC]
14 Nov 1929
France
France
- The keel of French cruiser Dupleix was laid down by the Arsenal de Brest in France. ww2dbase [Dupleix | Brest, Bretagne | CPC]
20 Nov 1929
Taiwan
Taiwan
- Rear Admiral Seizaburo Mitsui was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
21 Nov 1929
China
China
22 Nov 1929
Russia
Russia
- Battleship Parizhskava Kommuna and light cruiser Profintern (later renamed Krasny Krim) departed Leningrad, Russia for the long journey to the Black Sea. ww2dbase [Parizhskava Kommuna | Leningrad | AC]
30 Nov 1929
- Isoroku Yamamoto was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. ww2dbase [Isoroku Yamamoto | CPC]
- Hiroaki Abe became a staff officer with Japanese Navy Destroyer Squadron 2. ww2dbase [Hiroaki Abe | CPC]
- Chuichi Nagumo was promoted to the rank of captain and was given command of the light cruiser Naka. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Nobutake Kondo was named the commanding officer of heavy cruiser Kako. ww2dbase [Nobutake Kondo | CPC]
- Captain Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of Naka. ww2dbase [Naka | CPC]
- Captain Sadae Chiya was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
- An unknown officer assumed command of Nachi. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Nobufusa Wada was made the commanding officer of Maizuru work department in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
- Masaichi Niimi was promoted to the rank of captain. ww2dbase [Masaichi Niimi | CPC]
1 Dec 1929
Japan
Japan
- Kichisaburo Nomura was named the commanding officer of the Training Fleet. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]
5 Dec 1929
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
- The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic was formed. ww2dbase [CPC]
7 Dec 1929
- Kamoi was placed under the command of a new captain. ww2dbase [Kamoi | CPC]
11 Dec 1929
- Salt Lake City was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Salt Lake City | CPC]
15 Dec 1929
China
China
- Cadets of the pilot training program at the Republic of China Military Academy in Nanjing, China was ordered to participate in the Central Plains War by flying reconnaissance missions. ww2dbase [Nanjing | CPC]
27 Dec 1929
- Stalin called for the liquidation of the Kulaks (peasant speculators) as a class. ww2dbase [Joseph Stalin | AC]
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