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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ (1999) The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
| Years in television: 1929 |
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| United Kingdom | United States |
