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April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining.
[edit] Events
- 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
- 1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands.
- 1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.
- 1854 - The Ashmun Institute is officially chartered, becoming the first college for African American students.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- 1862 - American Civil War: New Orleans falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.
- 1864 - The Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
- 1882 - The "Elektromote" – forerunner of the trolleybus – trialed by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.
- 1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada.
- 1910 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time.
- 1916 - Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
- 1945 - World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
- 1945 - World War II: Start of Operation Manna.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
- 1945 - The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.
- 1946 - Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes.
- 1951 - A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government was presented with a treaty draft regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
- 1965 - Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches seventh rocket in their Rehber series.
- 1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
- 1970 - Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.
- 1974 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
- 1975 - Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind – The last U.S. citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. United States involvement in the war comes to an end.
- 1986 - Roger Clemens sets a major league baseball record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- 1986 - Fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library, some 400,000 books and other items damaged or destroyed.
- 1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, follow the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
- 1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories.
- 1999 - Avala TV Tower near Belgrade destroyed in NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- 2002 - The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years.
- 2004 - Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
- 2005 - Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation.
[edit] Births
- 534 - Taliesin, Welsh poet, according to legend in Mabinogion
- 1665 - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)
- 1667 - John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735)
- 1686 - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
- 1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer (d. 1810)
- 1745 - Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
- 1762 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal (d. 1833)
- 1780 - Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844)
- 1837 - Georges Boulanger, French general and politician (d. 1891)
- 1842 - Karl Millöcker, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
- 1854 - Henri Poincaré, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
- 1863 - William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951)
- 1863 - Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
- 1863 - Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
- 1872 - Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1930)
- 1875 - Rafael Sabatini, Italian/British writer (d. 1950)
- 1876 - Zauditu of Ethiopia (d. 1930)
- 1879 - Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961)
- 1882 - Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945)
- 1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)
- 1893 - Harold Urey, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
- 1895 - Sir Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (d. 1967)
- 1899 - Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974)
- 1901 - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (d. 1989)
- 1907 - Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997)
- 1909 - Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1916 - Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (b. 1850)
- 1917 - Celeste Holm, American actress
- 1918 - George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)
- 1919 - Gérard Oury, French film actor and director (d. 2006)
- 1920 - Harold Shapero, American composer
- 1922 - Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer, journalist and motorcycle racer (d. 2001)
- 1924 - Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)
- 1925 - Ned Austin, American character actor (d. 2007)
- 1929 - Walter Kempowski, German author
- 1929 - Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer
- 1929 - Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (d. 2003)
- 1930 - Jean Rochefort, French actor
- 1931 - Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter
- 1931 - Lonnie Donegan, Scottish musician (d. 2002)
- 1933 - Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium
- 1933 - Rod McKuen, American poet and composer
- 1934 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1934 - Otis Rush, American musician
- 1936 - Zubin Mehta, Indian-born conductor
- 1936 - April Stevens, American singer
- 1936 - Lane Smith, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1937 - Jill Paton Walsh, English writer
- 1938 - Fred Dibnah, English television personality (d. 2004)
- 1942 - Klaus Voormann, German illustrator and musician
- 1942 - Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
- 1944 - Richard Kline, American actor and director
- 1944 - Princess Benedikte of Denmark
- 1945 - Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970)
- 1946 - John Waters, American film director and writer
- 1947 - Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher
- 1947 - Tommy James, American musician
- 1947 - Jim Ryun, American athlete and politician
- 1950 - Debbie Stabenow, United States Senator
- 1951 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
- 1952 - Nora Dunn, American actress
- 1952 - David Icke, British writer
- 1952 - Bob McClure, American baseball player
- 1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian
- 1955 - Kate Mulgrew, American actress
- 1956 - Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer
- 1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, Irish actor
- 1957 - Timothy Treadwell, American bear enthusiast (d. 2003)
- 1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
- 1958 - Eve Plumb, American actress
- 1960 - Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian writer
- 1960 - Phil King, English bassist
- 1964 - Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
- 1966 - Phil Tufnell, English cricketer
- 1967 - Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 - Master P, American rapper
- 1968 - Carnie Wilson, American singer
- 1970 - Andre Agassi, American tennis player
- 1970 - Uma Thurman, American actress
- 1973 - David Belle, French creator of parkour
- 1974 - Anggun, Indonesian singer
- 1974 - Pascal Cygan, French footballer
- 1974 - Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
- 1975 - Eric Koston, Thai-born skateboarder
- 1976 - Jay Orpin, Swedish composer and producer
- 1977 - Rocío Carrasco, Spanish actress/singer
- 1977 - Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
- 1978 - Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, American tennis players
- 1978 - Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
- 1979 - Ryan Sharp, British racing driver
- 1980 - Kian Egan, Irish musician (Westlife)
- 1981 - George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
- 1982 - Kamran Jawaid, Pakistani film critic and producer
- 1983 - Jay Cutler, American football player
- 1983 - Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress.
- 1984 - Pham Van Quyen, Vietnamese footballer
- 1987 - Matthew Doherty, Northern Irish football player
- 1988 - Younha, Korean pop singer
- 2003 - Maud Behn, granddaughter of the King of Norway
[edit] Deaths
- 1380 - Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)
- 1594 - Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer
- 1630 - Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552)
- 1658 - John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)
- 1676 - Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
- 1688 - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
- 1698 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)
- 1707 - George Farquhar, Irish dramatist (b. 1678)
- 1743 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (b. 1658)
- 1768 - Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. 1694)
- 1776 - Edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713)
- 1782 - Richard Kempenfelt, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1718)
- 1793 - Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi (b. 1713)
- 1793 - John Michell, English scientist (b. 1724)
- 1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (b. 1723)
- 1854 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (b. 1768)
- 1920 - William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839)
- 1933 - Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (b. 1863)
- 1937 - William Gillette, American actor (b. 1853)
- 1944 - Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851)
- 1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (b. 1889)
- 1956 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (b. 1876)
- 1966 - William Eccles, English physicist and radio pioneer (b. 1875)
- 1979 - Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (b. 1907)
- 1980 - Alfred Hitchcock, English film director (b. 1899)
- 1988 - James McCracken, American tenor (b. 1926)
- 1993 - Mick Ronson, British musician (b. 1946)
- 1997 - Mike Royko, American columnist (b. 1932)
- 2002 - Lor Tok, Thai comedian and actor (b. 1914)
- 2005 - William J. Bell, American television writer and producer (b. 1927)
- 2005 - Mariana Levy, Mexican actress, singer, and television show host (b. 1966)
- 2006 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)
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