1929 in television
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This is a list of television-related events in 1929.
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[edit] Global television events
Month | Day | Event |
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June | 27 | Herbert Ives and his colleagues at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City demonstrate color mechanical television (this was first achieved by John Logie Baird the previous year). The 50-line color images are of a bouquet of roses and an American flag. The images are transmitted between New York and Washington, DC. |
[edit] Births
Month | Day | Name | Occupation/Accolades |
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April | 28 | Carolyn Jones | U.S. actress (Morticia in The Addams Family) (d. 1983). |
September | 05 | Bob Newhart | U.S. stand-up comedian and actor. |
25 | Ronnie Barker | British comedian, half of The Two Ronnies (d. 2005). | |
December | 31 | David Nixon | British magician and television personality (d. 1978). |
Years in television: 1929 |
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United Kingdom | United States |