Events Date 1929 October | History by KabAstro

Oct 1 Spanish pianist José Iturbi makes his US debut with Leopold Stokowski and The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia
Oct 3 British Labour government recovers diplomatic relations with USSR

Death of Dr. Stresemann

Oct 3 Julius Curtius succeeds Gustav Stresemann as German foreign minister after the later passed away

Oct 3 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia

Viola Concerto

Oct 3 William Walton's Viola Concerto premieres during the Proms at the Queen's Hall, London; composer Paul Hindemith is soloist with the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walton

MacDonald Addresses Congress

Oct 7 Ramsay MacDonald is first British Prime Minister to address US Congress

Oct 8 A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs
Oct 8 Mohammed Nadir Khan occupies Kabul Afghanistan and drives out Habibullah Ghazi
Oct 9 George Kaufman & Ring Lardner's musical "June Moon" premieres in NYC

Piri Reis World Map

Oct 9 Part of lost Piri Reis World Map, compiled by Ottoman general Piri Reis in 1513, rediscovered in the Topaki Palace Library, Istanbul. Earliest map of Columbus's voyages. [1]

Explorer of the New World Christopher Columbus

J. C. Penny Expands Nationwide

Oct 11 JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states.

Department Store Founder James Cash Penney

Oct 11 Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle" premieres in London
Oct 12 Chicago Cubs blow 8-0 Game 4s lead; Philadelphia A's score World Series record 10 runs in 1 inning in 10-8 win
Oct 14 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 3-2 at Shibe Park to clinch 4 games to 1 series victory; A's first title in 16 years
Oct 18 Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
Oct 20 Bayshore Highway opens (San Francisco)

Briand Government Falls

Oct 22 8th French government of Aristide Briand falls

11x Prime Minister of France Aristide Briand

Oct 22 James H Scullin forms Australia government

Black Thursday

Oct 24 "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash of 1929, Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 12.8%

A victim of the Wall Street crash puts his car up for sale in a desperate bid to raise cash

Oct 24 Belgian princess Marie-Jose & Italian crown prince Umberto get engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails

The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour

Oct 24 Rudy Vallee's "The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour" begins broadcasting on NBC radio

Singer and One of the Earliest Crooners Rudy Vallee

Albert B. Fall Convicted

Oct 25 Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe in the Teapot scandal - 1st US Cabinet member to go to jail

Oct 28 Dow Jones plummets 38.33 pts (13%) to 260.64
Oct 29 "Black Tuesday" Wall Street Stock Market crashes triggering the "Great Depression"
Oct 30 The Stuttgart Cable Car is constructed in Germany