SIAM'S ROYALTY CONDOLES.; King and Queen Profoundly Grieved by Death of Hostess.
Date: 30 April 1931
Lonnie Donegan Birthday, Date of Birth
Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival, but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line", which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement.
Donegan had 31 UK top-30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top-10 hits. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1995, and in 2000, he was appointed MBE. Donegan was a pivotal figure in the British Invasion due to his influence in the US in the late 1950s.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Wednesday, April 29, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Glasgow
- Age
- 94
- Star Sign
- ♉
The April 29, 1931 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 118 day of the year. President of the United States was Herbert Hoover.
If you were born on this day, you are 94 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 138 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in 226 days. You have lived for 34,472 days, or about 827,330 hours, or about 49,639,806 minutes, or about 2,978,388,360 seconds.
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29th of April 1931 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 29, 1931
HOME BONDS REACH 1931 LOW AVERAGE; Declines in Domestic Issues Extend to Most Sections of Stock Exchange List. FOREIGNS LOSE HEAVILY Queensland 6s Drop Hardest, Receding 14 Points--Washington Loans Continue Firm.
Date: 30 April 1931
TOPICS IN WALL STREET; News, Comment and Incident on the Stock Exchange and in the Financial Markets. The Rediscount Rate. Sun Life Holds Stocks. The Day's Turnover. Brokers' Loans Report. Railroad Stocks. Cross Currents in Stocks. The Last Throes. Character of the Selling. Colombian Oil Law.
Date: 30 April 1931
DR. BUTLER EXTOLS THE MODERN PRESS; Declares Newspapers Have Gained Greatly in Ideals of Public Service. SAYS THEY PICK PRESIDENT Tells Alumni of the school of Journalism That Theirs Is Now Oneof Highest Professions. Praises Pulitzer Awards.
Date: 30 April 1931
N M Butler praises modern press, at annual dinner of Alumni Assn
ACADEMY PAINTINGS FOUND TO BE PHOTOS; British Royal Discovers Three Fake Canvasses After Accepting Them for Display.ART WORLD IS STUNNED R.G. Eves, Well-Known PortraitPainter, Said to Have SubmittedWorks--Boy's Picture Removed. Boy'S Painting Removed. Refuses to Disclose Name.
Date: 30 April 1931
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Painting removed from Royal Acad exhibit on ground that it is copy
BACK PUBLISHERS IN STAND ON RADIO; Circulation Managers Favor Charging Stations for Printing Their Programs.DEPRESSION NEWS SCOREDPaper by Abram Newman Urges an "Honest Well-Founded, 'Good Times' Ballyhoo." Newman Would Stress Good News. Sees Good Times Ahead.
Date: 30 April 1931
Backs newspapers' stand on charging for publication of radio programs
HOOVER LAUDS MRS. REID.; Calls Her Death National Loss-- Tributes by Others.
Date: 30 April 1931
ACCIDENTS DELAYED GREENLAND RESCUE; Hunt for Courtauld on Ice Cap Began Feb. 8--Planes and Sledges Were Wrecked. WATKINS AGAIN ON WAY Lone Guard at Meteorological Station Is Believed Too Ill to Place Guiding Signals. Two Courses Available. Airplane Flights Delayed. Find No Trace of Courtauld. Courtauld Believed Ill.
Date: 30 April 1931
By Captain E. LEMON, Wireless Officer of the British Aretic Air Route Expedition.World Copyright, 1930, by The Times, London, and the New York Times Company. All rights reserved.Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Captain LEMON
Capt A Ahrenberg, with Radio Operator Ljunglund and Mechanic Malm, starts flight from Malmoe, Sweden, to rescue A Courtauld; arrives at Bergen, Norway; plans; map; Iceland fishing ship Odin with plane of S Jonsson leaves on independent relief expedition; previous rescue efforts described