Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

July 29, 1874
Birth of J.S. Woodsworth, Canadian socialist. Related Topics: Canadian Socialists
July 29, 1900
Gaetano Bresci assassinates King Umberto I of Italy, in revenge for Umberto’s decision to reward the murderous General Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris, responsible for the slaughter of hundreds of workers in Milan. Related Topics: Assassinations
July 29, 1972
After a five-year strike, the United Farm Workers (UFW) win a contract with the table grape growers in California, ending the first grape boycott. Related Topics: Agricultural Labour – Boycotts – Farmworkers – Strikes: United States
July 29, 1994
Dr. John Britton, a physician, and James Barrett, a clinic escort, are shot to death by a Christian terrorist outside an abortion clinic in Florida. Rev. Paul Jennings Hill is charged with the killings. Related Topics: Anti-Abortion Violence