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The following events occurred in July 1929:

July 10, 1929: Large U.S. banknotes taken replaced...
July 25, 1929: Pope Pius XI declares self no longer a "prisoner in the Vatican", goes into Saint Peter's Square
...by notes 17% percent narrower and shorter
July 2, 1929: Warner Bros. film star Gladys Brockwell dies of auto accident injuries

Monday, July 1, 1929

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Tuesday, July 2, 1929

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Wednesday, July 3, 1929

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Thursday, July 4, 1929

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  • During a game at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, Cubs outfielder Hack Wilson charged into the Reds dugout and attacked pitcher Ray Kolp, who had been heckling him. Wilson was ejected from the game. Later that night, as the two teams mingled at the train station, Wilson told several Reds players he was going into their car to make Kolp apologize. When Pete Donohue warned Wilson he would not leave alive, Wilson punched him in the face and knocked him to the floor. Railroad officials and other members of both teams intervened to avert any further fighting.[7]
  • Born: Al Davis, American football coach and Oakland Raiders owner, in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2011)

Friday, July 5, 1929

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Saturday, July 6, 1929

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Sunday, July 7, 1929

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  • A special day of thanksgiving was observed in churches across the British Empire to express gratitude for the recovery of King George V from his lengthy illness.[10]

Monday, July 8, 1929

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Tuesday, July 9, 1929

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Wednesday, July 10, 1929

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  • New, smaller paper currency was put into circulation in the United States in the size that would be the standard more than 90 years later.[13] The new bills were about 69% the size of the previous bills, 6.14 inches vs. 7.42 inches long, and 2.61 inches vs. 3.125 inches wide.
  • The Southern Cross set a new record by completing a flight from the Australian coast to the English coast in 12 days 21 hours and 13 minutes, more than 2 days faster than the old record set in February 1928.[14]

Thursday, July 11, 1929

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Friday, July 12, 1929

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Saturday, July 13, 1929

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  • Belgium and Germany reached a settlement on the question of German money left in Belgium at the end of the war. Germany agreed to pay 500 million gold marks over a series of annuities to make good on the valueless currency. Belgium had insisted on settling the longstanding issue before endorsing the Young Plan.[17]
  • The drama film Dangerous Curves starring Clara Bow and Richard Arlen was released.

Sunday, July 14, 1929

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Monday, July 15, 1929

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  • Another operation was performed on George V to remove portions of two of his ribs in order to drain a lung abscess.[19]
  • Britain invited the Soviet Union to discuss the resumption of diplomatic relations.[1]
  • The Federal Farm Board met for the first time.[20] "In selecting this Board I have sought for suggestions from the many scores of farmers' cooperatives and other organizations and yours were the names most universally commended", President Hoover told the gathering. "... By your appointment I invest you with responsibility, authority and resources such as have never before been conferred by our Government in assistance to any industry."[21]
  • Died: Hugo von Hofmannsthal, 55, Austrian writer

Tuesday, July 16, 1929

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  • China made two demands of its own to the Soviet Union, calling for the release of 1,000 imprisoned Chinese nationals and adequate protection for Chinese in Russia from repression.[22]
  • The Chilean transport ship Abtao sank in a storm off the coast of San Antonio; only two of the crew of 43 survived.[23]

Wednesday, July 17, 1929

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  • The Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations with China and began to mobilize its army along the Chinese border.[1]
  • Born: Roy McMillan, U.S. baseball player and 3-time Gold Glove winner; in Bonham, Texas (d. 1997)

Thursday, July 18, 1929

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Friday, July 19, 1929

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Saturday, July 20, 1929

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  • 2,000 were left homeless in Ankara, Turkey by an early morning fire that razed the old quarter of the city.[26]
  • Born: Roland Dobrushin, Soviet mathematician, in Leningrad (d. 1995)

Sunday, July 21, 1929

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Monday, July 22, 1929

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Tuesday, July 23, 1929

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  • The Soviet Union agreed to meet China for peace talks.[30]

Wednesday, July 24, 1929

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Thursday, July 25, 1929

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  • Pope Pius XI celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and then made an historical entrance into St. Peter's Square as a crowd of approximately 200,000 cheered the end of the pope's status as a "prisoner in the Vatican" (Prigioniero nel Vaticano or Captivus Vaticani. [36] For almost 59 years, beginning with the unification of Italy in 1870 and the annexation of Rome into the Kingdom of Italy, five popes (Pius IX, Leo XIII, Pius X, Benedict XV and Pius XI) had refused to venture outside the walls of Vatican City or even to appear at the balcony of the Vatican Basilica to face Saint Peter's Square, as a gesture of refusing to accept the authority of the Italian government over the Vatican.
  • Died: Doc Scurlock, 80, American cowboy and gunfighter of the Old West

Friday, July 26, 1929

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Lussu, no longer a prisoner on the island of Lipari

Saturday, July 27, 1929

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Sunday, July 28, 1929

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Monday, July 29, 1929

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Tuesday, July 30, 1929

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Wednesday, July 31, 1929

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  • Troops were massed in the capitals of countries all over Europe over fears that communists would stage general strikes and riotous demonstrations on August 1 to mark International Red Day.[45][46]
  • The American children's magazine The Youth's Companion ceased to exist after 102 years as its merger with rival publication The American Boy was announced.[47]
  • Born: Pat Cooper, American actor and comedian (d. 2023) and Don Murray (actor), American actor (d. 2024)

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  4. ^ "4,000 Battle Fire in City of Rich Men". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 3, 1929. p. 1.
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  7. ^ "Hack Wilson as Pugilist Has a Big Day". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 5, 1929. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Wimbledon Crown Won by Hellen Wills". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 6, 1929. p. 15.
  9. ^ Shirer, William (July 7, 1929). "Americans Win Two Wimbledon Doubles Crowns". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. Part 2, p. 2.
  10. ^ "British Millions Give Thanks for King's Recovery". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 8, 1929. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Germany Starts Air Museum in Ex-King's Castle". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 8, 1929. p. 5.
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  14. ^ "Southern Cross Reaches London; Sets a Record". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 11, 1929. p. 3.
  15. ^ "China Orders 300 Reds Out; Soviet Army Held Ready". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 12, 1929. p. 7.
  16. ^ "Stay Up in Air 247 Hours, Then Land; a Record". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 13, 1929. p. 1.
  17. ^ "Germany Signs Belgian Pact for Dud War Marks". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 14, 1929. p. 12.
  18. ^ "Ultimatum of Russia to China Threatens War". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 15, 1929. p. 1.
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  20. ^ "Hoover Starts Farm Board on Relief Problem". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 16, 1929. p. 1.
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  23. ^ "Chilean Warship Sinks in Storm; 41 Lives Lost". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 17, 1929. p. 7.
  24. ^ "9 Dead, 40 Hurt in Train's Plunge Into Creek". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 19, 1929. p. 1.
  25. ^ "Royal Theater of Denmark Badly Damaged by Fire". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 19, 1929. p. 14.
  26. ^ "Fire Wiped Out Old Quarter of Angora; 2,000 are Homeless". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 20, 1929. p. 5.
  27. ^ "French Vote to Pay America". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 21, 1929. pp. 1, 12.
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  29. ^ Crawford, Arthur (July 23, 1929). "China and Russia Pledge to Keep Kellogg Treaty". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 2.
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  40. ^ "10 Die of Heat in Italy; Mercury Tops 100 in Shade". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 27, 1929. p. 2.
  41. ^ "Riot in N. Y. Prison; 2 Dead". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 29, 1929. p. 1.
  42. ^ "Resolutions of the 16th Zionist Congress With a Summary Report of the Proceeding". Berman Jewish Policy Archive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  43. ^ Steele, John (July 29, 1929). "Strike Closes 1,500 British Cotton Mills". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  44. ^ "End Epic Flight; Up 17 1/2 Days". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 31, 1929. p. 1.
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  47. ^ "Youth'sCompanion, 102 Years Old, Loses Identity in Merger". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 1, 1929. p. 8.