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'''1929''' was a [[year]].
 
== Events ==
== Events ==
===[[Doctor Who Universe]]===
=== Dated ===
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Ace]] are in [[Chicago]] operating a speakeasky called [[Doc's]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'')
On [[4 March]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Herbert Hoover]] was [[Inauguration of Herbert Hoover|inaugurated]] as [[President of the United States]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})
 
===Real World===
====[[January]]====
*[[5th January|5]] - [[Norman Kay]] is born.
*[[14th January|14]] - [[Peter Barkworth]] is born.
*[[29th January|29]] - [[Stephanie Bidmead]], who played [[Maaga]] in "[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]," is born in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].
*[[30th January|30]] - [[Victor Winding]] is born.


====[[February]]====
On [[12 April]], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that [[Barset|Lord Barset]]'s expedition to [[Antarctica]] was lost following their claim to have found a lost [[city]] of [[Silurian|intelligent reptiles]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|City of Devils (comic story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Frozen Time (audio story)}})
*[[5th February|5]] - [[John Nettleton]] is born.
*[[16th February|16]] - [[Kevin Manser]], [[Dalek Operator]] for numerous episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and the film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', is born in Adelaide, [[Australia]].
*[[17th February|17]] - [[Philip Latham]] is born.


====[[March]]====
On [[6 July]], [[Bob Dovie]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}})
*[[23rd March|23]] - [[James Maxwell]] is born.
*[[29th March|29]] - [[John Breslin]] is born.


====[[April]]====
In [[October]], the [[Wall Street]] [[stock market]] crashed, triggering the [[Great Depression]] across [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)}}) Also this year, in [[Chicago]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] operated a speakeasy called [[Doc's Place]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood Harvest (novel)}})
*[[3rd April|3]] - [[Michael Hayes]] is born.
*[[12th April|12]] - [[Elspet Gray]] is born.
*[[18th April|18]] - [[Peter Jeffrey]], who played the [[pilot (The Macra Terror)|pilot]] in "[[The Macra Terror]]" and Count [[Grendel]] in "[[The Androids of Tara]]," is born in [[Bristol]].


====[[June]]====
In [[November]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] visited [[Devon|North Devon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timeshare (VD short story)}})
*[[16th June|16]] - [[Damaris Hayman]] is born.
*[[20th June|20]] - [[Paul Bernard]] is born.


====[[July]]====
=== Undated ===
*[[21st July|21]] - [[John Woodvine]] is born.
[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s Humber 16/50 open tourer, Imperial model [[automobile]] was made. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}})


====[[September]]====
That winter, a [[Triskele]] known as [[Engineer Prime]] crash-landed in England. The [[Great Britain|British]] military recovered the stranded [[alien]] and planned to return it to its people in exchange for advanced military technology. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}})
*[[7th September|7]] - [[T. P. McKenna]] is born.
*[[18th September|18]] - [[Elizabeth Spriggs]] is born.
*[[27th September|27]] - [[Barbara Murray]] is born.


==== [[October]] ====
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] lived as lord and lady of a manor house in [[London]] while [[K9 Mark II|K9]] led the [[Black Guardian]] on a wild goose chase. However, Romana found herself as a target for marriage by [[Reginald Bassett|Reginald "Reggie" Bassett]] as his aunt [[Ligeia Bassett|Lady Florence Bassett]] wanted her to be possessed by the alien entity that controlled her. Romana considered [[Earth]] in the [[1920s]] to be "harmless, if a bit primitive" considering that [[human]]s had only recently discovered the [[Relativity|theory of relativity]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Auntie Matter (audio story)}})
*[[20th October|20]] - [[Colin Jeavons]], who played [[Damon]] in "[[The Underwater Menace]]" and [[George Tracey]] in "[[A Girl's Best Friend]]," is born in [[Wikipedia:Newport, England|Newport]], [[Wikipedia:Monmouthshire|Monmouthshire]].
*[[24th October|24]] - [[Clifford Rose]] is born.


====[[November]]====
[[Iris Wildthyme]] and [[Panda]] attended a sauna party with [[Greta Garbo]]. After the party, it took ages for Panda to dry out and Iris complained that her [[Celestial Omnibus]] smelled of wet fur for [[day]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rain and Regency (short story)}})
*[[9th November|9]] - [[Eric Thompson]], who played Viscount [[Gaston de Leran]] in "[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]," is born in [[Wikipedia:Sleaford|Sleaford]], [[England]].
*[[13th November|13]] - [[Eric Lindsay]] is born.
*[[14th November|14]] - [[Don McKillop]] ([[Bert the Landlord]] in [[The Dæmons]]) is born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK.
* [[26th November|26]] - [[William Dysart]], who played [[Alexander McLaren]] in "[[The Highlanders]]" and [[Reegan]] in "[[The Ambassadors of Death]]," is born.


====[[December]]====
For five months, Dr "[[Helena (The Last Pharaoh)|Helena Bennet]]" ran a clinic in a poor area of [[Edinburgh]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Three Faces of Helena (novel)}})
*[[16th December|16]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]], who portrayed [[Brett Vyon]] in "[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]," and [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], is born in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
*[[17th December|17]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]], who portrayed [[List of companions|companion]] [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Tigella]]n high priestess [[Lexa]] in "[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]," is born.


====Unknown date====
== Births and deaths ==
* [[Peter Diamond]], who played numerous roles and many of the stunts on the original ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series, is born.
[[Wyatt Earp]] was [[born]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}})
*[[Frank Mills]] is born.


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1929 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 4 March, the Republican Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as President of the United States. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

On 12 April, The Daily Telegraph reported that Lord Barset's expedition to Antarctica was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of intelligent reptiles. (COMIC: City of Devils [+]Loading...["City of Devils (comic story)"], AUDIO: Frozen Time [+]Loading...["Frozen Time (audio story)"])

On 6 July, Bob Dovie was born. (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"])

In October, the Wall Street stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression across Earth. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan [+]Loading...["Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)"]) Also this year, in Chicago, the Seventh Doctor and Ace operated a speakeasy called Doc's Place. (PROSE: Blood Harvest [+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)"])

In November, the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown visited North Devon. (PROSE: Timeshare [+]Loading...["Timeshare (VD short story)"])

Undated

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's Humber 16/50 open tourer, Imperial model automobile was made. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])

That winter, a Triskele known as Engineer Prime crash-landed in England. The British military recovered the stranded alien and planned to return it to its people in exchange for advanced military technology. (AUDIO: Storm Warning [+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"])

The Fourth Doctor and Romana lived as lord and lady of a manor house in London while K9 led the Black Guardian on a wild goose chase. However, Romana found herself as a target for marriage by Reginald "Reggie" Bassett as his aunt Lady Florence Bassett wanted her to be possessed by the alien entity that controlled her. Romana considered Earth in the 1920s to be "harmless, if a bit primitive" considering that humans had only recently discovered the theory of relativity. (AUDIO: The Auntie Matter [+]Loading...["The Auntie Matter (audio story)"])

Iris Wildthyme and Panda attended a sauna party with Greta Garbo. After the party, it took ages for Panda to dry out and Iris complained that her Celestial Omnibus smelled of wet fur for days. (PROSE: Rain and Regency [+]Loading...["Rain and Regency (short story)"])

For five months, Dr "Helena Bennet" ran a clinic in a poor area of Edinburgh. (PROSE: The Three Faces of Helena [+]Loading...["The Three Faces of Helena (novel)"])

Births and deaths

Wyatt Earp was born. (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"])