Historical anniversaries in 2029 (USA edition) • ideas4writers

The Date-A-Base Book 2029: 3,880 historical anniversaries in 2029

Now includes a free Excel spreadsheet!
Sort, group and search the
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More than 3,880 historical anniversaries in 2029.

Includes significant historical events, inventions, discoveries, and famous births and deaths.

Fully cross-checked for accuracy.

Perfect for writers, journalists, broadcasters, producers, production companies, and event planners.

Packed with ideas for newspaper and magazine articles, TV and radio features, films and documentaries, and more.

Ideal for “On This Day in History” features and historical anniversary tie-ins.

Size: 11.7″ x 8.3″ (A4). 296 pages.

E-book: $16.96 (approx.)
PDF format + free Excel spreadsheet.
(View or print with the free Adobe Reader.)

Paperback: $19.99 (approx.)

Product details

This book gives details of more than 3,880 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries in 2029.

Every entry has been fully cross-checked with official sources for complete accuracy.

We only list significant anniversaries (for example 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200 years ago) not 17, 54 or 101 years ago.

NOTE:

If you buy the e-book edition you will receive two volumes: the anniversaries listed in chronological order and sorted by date. (See the sample pages below.)
You will also receive a free Excel spreadsheet so you can sort, group and search the anniversaries however you like.
If you buy the printed edition the anniversaries are only listed in chronological order.
We will be happy to send you the e-book version of the sorted-by-date edition plus the spreadsheet too,
for no extra charge. Just send us a message (mail@ideas4writers.com) with your proof of purchase.

22nd annual edition.

Sample pages
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Sample page (chronological order)

Anniversary	Date	Event
1100	Jan 16, 929	The Caliphate of Córdoba was established when Emir Abd al-Rahman III declared himself caliph. It is now the southern two-thirds of Spain.
300	Jan 22, 1729	Birth of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German dramatist, publicist, philosopher and art critic. Regarded as the world’s first dramaturg. (Died 1781, aged 52.)
300	Jan 31, 1779	Death of Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer. (Aged 69.) The first European to discover Easter Island, Bora Bora and Samoa.
250	Jan 5, 1779	Birth of Stephen Decatur Jr., American naval officer and war hero. He played a leading role in the development of the U.S. Navy and reached the rank of captain at the age of 25 – the Navy’s youngest-ever captain. (Killed in a duel in 1820, aged 41.)
250	Jan 18, 1779	Birth of Peter Mark Roget, British lexicographer. Best known for Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. (Died 1869, aged 90.)
250	Jan 20, 1779	Death of David Garrick, British actor, playwright, producer and theater manager (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London). (Common cold, aged 61.) The Garrick Theatre and the Garrick Club in London were named for him, as were several other buildings and establishments.
200	Jan 5, 1829	Birth of Roger Tichborne, British heir who is thought to have died on a shipwreck in 1854. In 1865 an Australian man claimed to be the missing heir. This led to a long-lasting trial that captivated Victorian England. The jury concluded that the claimant was not the missing heir, and he served ten years in prison for perjury. Modern reassessments indicate an element of doubt – the claimant might actually have been the missing man.
200	Jan 17, 1829	Birth of Catherine Booth, British co-founder of the Salvation Army (with her husband, William Booth). (Breast cancer, aged 61.)
200	Jan 21, 1829	Birth of Oscar II, King of Sweden (1872–1907), King of Norway (1872–1905). (Died 1907, aged 78.)
200	Jan 25, 1829	Death of William Shield, British violist, violinist and composer. (Aged 80.) Master of the King’s Music (1817–29). He was admired by the composers Haydn and Beethoven.
200	Jan 28, 1829	Death of William Burke, Scottish murderer and body snatcher (the Burke and Hare murders). He and William Hare murdered 16 people and sold their bodies to an anatomist for dissection during his lectures. (Executed, aged 36. His body was then publicly dissected. His skeleton is on display at the Anatomical Museum at the Edinburgh Medical School.)
175	Jan 9, 1854	The Astor Library opened to the public in New York City, USA. It now forms part of the New York Public Library.
175	Jan 18, 1854	Birth of Thomas A. Watson, American inventor. Best known as Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant in the invention of the telephone. The recipient of the first-ever phone call. (Died 1934, aged 80.)
175	Jan 21, 1854	The British clipper ship RMS Tayleur ran aground and sank off Lambay Island near Dublin, Ireland on her maiden voyage. At least 370 of the 650+ passengers and crew were killed. One cause (of many) was that the compass did not work properly because of the ship’s iron hull.
150	Jan 1, 1879	German composer Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major (Opus 77) was performed for the first time, in Leipzig.
150	Jan 1, 1879	Birth of E. M Forster, British novelist (A Room with a View, Howards End, A Passage to India). (Died 1970, aged 91.)

Sample page (sorted by date)

Anniversary	Date	Event
100	Jan 1929 to May	The Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong, China. Government victory: the warlord forces (probably supported by Japan) were destroyed or dispersed – thousands were killed.
150	Jan 1, 1879	German composer Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major (Opus 77) was performed for the first time, in Leipzig.
150	Jan 1, 1879	Birth of E. M Forster, British novelist (A Room with a View, Howards End, A Passage to India). (Died 1970, aged 91.)
150	Jan 1, 1879	Birth of William Fox, Hungarian-born American movie industry executive and entrepreneur who founded the Fox Film Corporation (now 20^th Century Studios and the Fox Corporation). (Died 1952, aged 73.)
125	Jan 1, 1904	Birth of Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan (1973–78). (Died 1982, aged 78.)
100	Jan 1, 1929	Point Grey and South Vancouver were amalgamated into the city of Vancouver, Canada.
90	Jan 1, 1939	The information technology company Hewlett-Packard (now HP Inc.) was established in a garage in Palo Alto, California, USA.
80	Jan 1, 1949	The British Nationality Act came into effect. It established the status of “Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies” and granted those citizens the right to enter and live in the United Kingdom.
80	Jan 1, 1949	The undeclared war between India and Pakistan ended when the United Nations negotiated a ceasefire in Kashmir.
75	Jan 1, 1954	The first coast-to-coast color television broadcast in the USA: the Tournament of Roses Parade on NBC. The Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl were broadcast later that day and were the first sports events to be broadcast coast-to-coast in color.
70	Jan 1, 1959	Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, overthrowing Fulgencio Batista and ending the revolution. He arrived in the capital, Havana, on January 9^th and formed a provisional government. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on February 16^th. This led to a severing of U.S.–Cuban relations. A trade embargo was imposed against Cuba from October 1960, extended in 1962, and extended to a total embargo in 2000.
65	Jan 1, 1964	Following the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on December 31, 1963, Northern Rhodesia became the independent state of Zambia, and Nyasaland became Malawi. Southern Rhodesia remained under British control until November 1965 when it declared its independence as Rhodesia.
65	Jan 1, 1964	The first episode of the pop music chart show Top of the Pops was broadcast on BBC One in the UK. It ran weekly until 2005, then switched to BBC Two for a year. It was canceled in 2006, except for Christmas and New Year’s specials.
60	Jan 1, 1969	Marien Ngouabi became President of the Republic of the Congo (until his assassination in 1977).
60	Jan 1, 1969	Birth of Verne Troyer, American dwarf actor. Best known for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies. (Died 2018, aged 49, suicide.)

Reminder: the e-book edition includes both versions: chronological and sorted by date, plus a free Excel spreadsheet.

Customer reviews

Browse through the dates and names and let your imagination go in to overdrive. These are “must have” lists for you reference library. The allure of these people, places and times are indeed a Pandora’s Box for the enquiring mind of storytellers everywhere. Just the gift for a fellow writer.
Frances Johnson, Gold Coast Writers’ Association, Queensland, Australia.

What a magnificent tool. It’s easy to find out what happened on a particular day or month. Or you can dip straight in and find something to write about and, with your own added research, submit your work well ahead of the game. The information can also be used for quizzes, authenticating historical articles, and a multitude of other formats. Go for it!
Dee Watson, Writer, Editor, Proofreader and Reviewer

Magazines have notoriously long lead-in times, so if you’re an aspiring (or indeed successful) writer of articles you need to be looking well ahead for that all-important “hook” to get the editor interested. That’s where The Date-A-Base Book comes in. Hundreds of notable events, births, deaths, anniversaries of myriad kind from 10 years ago to 1000 years ago. Whatever your area of interest you’ll find something in here to get you started, or to flesh out your background or your characters, or to use in your marketing. The only problem with it is that you might get too engrossed in the who, what, where, and when to actually do any writing.
Lesley Mason