1929

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
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1929 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1929
MCMXXIX
Ab urbe condita2682
Armenian calendar1378
ԹՎ ՌՅՀԸ
Assyrian calendar6679
Baháʼí calendar85–86
Balinese saka calendar1850–1851
Bengali calendar1336
Berber calendar2879
British Regnal year19 Geo. 5 – 20 Geo. 5
Buddhist calendar2473
Burmese calendar1291
Byzantine calendar7437–7438
Chinese calendar戊辰年 (Earth Dragon)
4626 or 4419
    — to —
己巳年 (Earth Snake)
4627 or 4420
Coptic calendar1645–1646
Discordian calendar3095
Ethiopian calendar1921–1922
Hebrew calendar5689–5690
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1985–1986
 - Shaka Samvat1850–1851
 - Kali Yuga5029–5030
Holocene calendar11929
Igbo calendar929–930
Iranian calendar1307–1308
Islamic calendar1347–1348
Japanese calendarShōwa 4
(昭和4年)
Javanese calendar1859–1860
Juche calendar18
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4262
Minguo calendarROC 18
民國18年
Nanakshahi calendar461
Thai solar calendar2471–2472
Tibetan calendar阳土龙年
(male Earth-Dragon)
2055 or 1674 or 902
    — to —
阴土蛇年
(female Earth-Snake)
2056 or 1675 or 903

1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1929th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade.

This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created.

In Asia, the Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph Stalin expelled Leon Trotsky and adopted a policy of collectivization. The Grand Trunk Express began service in India. Rioting between Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem over access to the Western Wall took place in the Middle East. The centenary of Western Australia was celebrated. The Afghan Civil War, which started in November in the preceding year, continued until October.

The Kellogg–Briand Pact, a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy, went into effect. In Europe, the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy signed the Lateran Treaty. The Idionymon law was passed in Greece to outlaw political dissent. Spain hosted the Ibero-American Exposition which featured pavilions from Latin American countries. The German airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin flew around the world in 21 days.