Historical Event on July 29

Remembrance on July 29:

International Event:

1585 - Friese Academy opened

1655 - Biggest town hall in the world opened in Amsterdam

1844 - New York Yacht Club formed

1858 - U.S. citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan

1858 - First commercial treaty between U.S. and Japan signed

1899 - Southern California Golf Association formed

1899 - First motorcycle race held in Manhattan Beach

1902 - Union of Orthodox Rabbis of U.S. and Canada formed

1914 - First transcontinental phone link made between New York City and SF

1920 - First transcontinental airmail flight from New York to SF

1938 - Olympic National Park formed

1949 - BBC radio begins broadcasting

1952 - First nonstop transpacific flight by a jet

1957 - International Atomic Energy Agency formed by U.N.

1958 - President Eisenhower signed the NASA and Space Act of 1958.

1959 - First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.

1974 - France performed a nuclear Test at Muruora Island.

National Event:

1876 - Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta.

1911 - Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.

1980 - India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.

1983 - First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment.

Days Observed on July 29:

Name of the Day - Observed Country/Organization 

International Tiger Day - Globally

National Anthem Day - Romania