What Happened on December 31, 1929

Historical Events

Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri

Mies Bouman, Dutch television presenter (Open the Village), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
Peter May, English cricket batsman (66 Tests, 4,537 @ 46.77, 13 x 100, 22 x 50; HS 285no; Surrey CCC), born in Reading, England (d. 1994)
Sidney Greenbaum, British scholar, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 1996)