1929 in television

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This is a list of television-related events in 1929.

Years in film:	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
Years in television:	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years:	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932

Contents 1 Global television events 2 Births 3 References

[edit] Global television events

Month	Day	Event
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.
August	20	First transmissions of Baird's experimental 30-line television system by the BBC. [1]

[edit] Births

Month	Day	Name	Occupation/Accolades
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).

[edit] References

Years in television: 1929
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