1929

In October 1929, the Wall Street stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression across Earth. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan) Also this year, in Chicago, the Seventh Doctor and Ace operated a speakeasy called Doc's. (PROSE: Blood Harvest)

On 12 April of this year, The Daily Telegraph reported that Lord Barset's expedition to Antarctica was lost following their claim to have found a lost city of intelligent reptiles. (COMIC: City of Devils, AUDIO: Frozen Time)

That winter, a Triskele known as Engineer Prime crash-landed in England. The British military recovered the stranded alien and planned to return it to its people in exchange for advanced military technology. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

January

 * 5 - Incidental music composer Norman Kay was born.
 * 14 - Actor Peter Barkworth was born.
 * 29 - Actress Stephanie Bidmead was born in Birmingham, England.
 * 30 - Actor Victor Winding was born.

February

 * 5 - Actor John Nettleton was born.
 * 16 - Actor Kevin Manser was born in Adelaide, Australia.
 * 17 - Actor Philip Latham was born.

March

 * 16 - Actor John Breslin was born.
 * 23 - Actor James Maxwell was born.

April

 * 3 - Actor Michael Hayes was born.
 * 12 - Actress Elspet Gray was born.
 * 18 - Actor Peter Jeffrey was born in Bristol.

May

 * 28 - Actor Thane Bettany was born.

June

 * 1 - Actor Ray Handy was born.
 * 16 - Actress Damaris Hayman was born.
 * 19 - Actress Thelma Barlow was born.
 * 20 - Director Paul Bernard was born.
 * 23 - Actor Kristopher Kum was born.

July

 * 21 - Actor John Woodvine was born.

August

 * 10 - Actor and stuntman Peter Diamond was born.

September

 * 6 - Actor Clive Cazes was born.
 * 7 - Actor T. P. McKenna was born.
 * 18 - Actress Elizabeth Spriggs was born.
 * 27 - Actress Barbara Murray was born.

October

 * 20 - Actor Colin Jeavons was born in Newport.
 * 24 - Actor Clifford Rose was born.

November

 * 9 - Actor Eric Thompson was born in, England.
 * 13 - Actor Eric Lindsay was born.
 * 14 - Actor Don McKillop was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK.
 * 26 - Actor William Dysart was born.
 * 30 - Actor Alan Haywood was born.

December

 * 16 - Actor Nicholas Courtney was born in Cairo, Egypt.
 * 17 - Actress Jacqueline Hill was born.
 * 17 - Actor Tony Harwood was born.

Unknown date

 * Actor Frank Mills was born.