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Arrested for trying to enter Ulster contrary to ban which excluded him from province because of his efforts to establish Irish Republic
Sen passes cruiser bill, 68 to 12, with Reed amendment for internatl negotiations for treaty on maritime laws in wartime; amendment was substitute for original proposal by Borah; Coolidge's disapproval of time limit clause is feared; figures on navies of Italy, France, Japan, Gt Britain and U S; text of bill
Mayor Walker's request that Legis push N Y C bills
Runaway market in co shares develops on N Y Curb Market
1929Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian, invented the tranquilliser gun (died 2008)[†]
Colin Albert Murdoch was a New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian who made a number of significant inventions, in particular the tranquilliser gun, the disposable hypodermic syringe and the child-proof medicine container. He had a total of 46 patents registered in his name.
1929Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan author and critic (died 2011)[†]
Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta was a Venezuelan writer, essayist and literary critic, specialized in the life and work of Andrés Bello. In 1978, he won the Municipal Prize of Literature for the work Poesía contemporánea de Venezuela. He served as the president of the Venezuelan Academy of Language, is an honorary member of the Caro y Cuervo Institute, and was president of the National Council of Culture (CONAC) in the late 1990s. He also has hosted the television show Valores (Values).
1929Valentin Yanin, Russian historian and author (died 2020)[†]
Valentin Lavrentievich Yanin was a leading Russian historian who authored 700 books and articles. He had also edited a number of important journals and primary sources, including works on medieval Russian law, sphragistics and epigraphy, archaeology and history. His expertise was medieval Rus' especially Novgorod the Great, where he had headed archaeological digs beginning in 1962.
1929Maria Christina of Austria (born 1858)[†]
Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria was Queen of Spain as the second wife of Alfonso XII. She was queen regent during the vacancy of the throne between her husband's death in November 1885 and the birth of their son Alfonso XIII in May 1886, and subsequently also until her son came of age in May 1902.