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  • Paris, France
    Thursday May 2, 1929
    Eiffel Tower

    A bust of Gustave Eiffel by Antoine Bourdelle was unveiled

    Paris, France
    Thursday May 2, 1929

    A bust of Gustave Eiffel by Antoine Bourdelle was unveiled at the base of the north leg on 2 May 1929.




  • Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
    Saturday May 4, 1929
    Audrey Hepburn

    Birth

    Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
    Saturday May 4, 1929

    Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston or, later, Hepburn-Ruston on 4 May 1929 at number 48 Rue Keyenveld in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She was known to her family as Adriaantje.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    May, 1929
    Great Depression

    Uninterrupted gains

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    May, 1929

    The stock market makes almost entirely uninterrupted gains, gaining 20% over this period (May to September).




  • England, United Kingdom
    Thursday May 30, 1929
    Winston Churchill

    Churchill retained his Epping seat

    England, United Kingdom
    Thursday May 30, 1929

    In the 1929 general election, Churchill retained his Epping seat but the Conservatives were defeated and MacDonald formed his second Labour government.




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