1929

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

• A Humber 1650 Open Tourer Imperial Model car is built which later comes into the possession of the Brigadier, and is then destroyed by Turlough and Hippo ("Mawdryn Undead").

• "Blood Harvest"

History of Doctor Who

January

• 5 - Norman Kay Born
• 29 - Stephanie Bidmead, who played Maaga in "Galaxy 4," is born in Birmingham, England.

February

• 16 - Kevin Manser, who operated Daleks in numerous episodes of Doctor Who and also in the first Dalek film starring Peter Cushing, is born in Adelaide, Australia.

April

• 18 - Peter Jeffrey, who played the pilot in "The Macra Terror" and Count Grendel in "The Androids of Tara," is born in Bristol.

July

• David Kelly, who played Jacob Kewper in "The Smugglers," is born in Dublin, Ireland.

October

• 20 - Colin Jeavons, who played Damon in "The Underwater Menace" and George Tracey in "A Girl's Best Friend," is born in Newport, Monmouthshire.

November

• 9 - Eric Thompson, who played Viscount Gaston de Leran in "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve," is born in Sleaford, England.

• 14 - Don McKillop (Bert the Landlord in The Dæmons) is born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK.

• 26 - William Dysart, who played Alexander McClaren in "The Highlanders" and Reegan in "The Ambassadors of Death," dies.

December

• 16 - Nicholas Courtney, who portrayed Brett Vyon in "The Daleks' Master Plan," and Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, is born in Cairo, Egypt.

• 17 - Jacqueline Hill, who portrayed companion Barbara Wright and Tigellan high priestess Lexa in "Meglos," is born.

Unknown date

• Peter Diamond, who played numerous roles and many of the stunts on the original Doctor Who television series, is born.

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