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| Gregorian calendar | 1929 MCMXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2682 |
| Armenian calendar | 1378 ԹՎ ՌՅՀԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6679 |
| Baháʼí calendar | 85–86 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1850–1851 |
| Bengali calendar | 1336 |
| Berber calendar | 2879 |
| British Regnal year | 19 Geo. 5 – 20 Geo. 5 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2473 |
| Burmese calendar | 1291 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7437–7438 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 4626 or 4419 — to — 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 4627 or 4420 |
| Coptic calendar | 1645–1646 |
| Discordian calendar | 3095 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1921–1922 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5689–5690 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1985–1986 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1850–1851 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5029–5030 |
| Holocene calendar | 11929 |
| Igbo calendar | 929–930 |
| Iranian calendar | 1307–1308 |
| Islamic calendar | 1347–1348 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 4 (昭和４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1859–1860 |
| Juche calendar | 18 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4262 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 18 民國18年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 461 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2471–2472 |
| 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.