Editing 1929 (section)

=== May ===
{{Main|May 1929}}
* [[May 1]] – The 7.2 {{M|w|link=y}} [[1929 Kopet Dag earthquake|Kopet Dag earthquake]] shakes the Iran-Turkmenistan border region, with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
* [[May 7]] – "The Battle Of Blood Alley" is fought by a [[razor gang]] in Sydney, Australia.
* [[May 16]] – The [[1st Academy Awards]] are presented in a 15-minute ceremony at the [[Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]], honoring the best movies of 1927 and 1928, ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'' (1927) winning [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. [[Gerald Duffy]] (died 1928) receives the only Academy Award for Best Title Writing ever awarded (for his [[intertitle]]s to the [[silent film]] ''[[The Private Life of Helen of Troy]]'' (1927)).
* [[May 31]] – The [[1929 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election]] again returns a [[hung parliament]]; the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberals]] in Parliament determine which party will govern.