1929 in television

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The year 1929 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1929.

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 30-line television system by the BBC.
	25	Westinghouse station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania begins broadcasting movies on a daily basis, 60 lines per picture, 16 pictures per second.

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 magic and television personality (d. 1978).